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1 way to the airport

Hamad International Airport asks you to arrive at least three hours before your flight. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Red Line metro to Msheireb

Red Line · Qatar Rail (Doha Metro)
16 min ride05:32–00:44
Msheireb metro stationHamad International Airport
Non-stop
QAR 2total for 1 adultQAR 2 eachBuy ticketOn Qatar Rail
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Msheireb metro station, Red Line trains towards Hamad Intl Airport T1

QAR 2 a trip on a Standard travel card, which costs QAR 10 from the station machines; or a paper Standard day pass for QAR 6, unlimited rides that day. Children under 5 ride free.

Hours. Saturday to Thursday 05:32 to 00:44; on Fridays from 09:37 to 00:44. Trains towards Al Wakra do not go to the airport.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer to Doha, Kiwitaxi transfer to Doha. Every way from Doha airport into Doha

How do I get from Doha city centre to Doha airport?

For one traveler the Red Line metro to Msheireb is the way we recommend: QAR 2 in total, 16 min, boarding at Msheireb metro station. The first one leaves at 05:32 and is at the airport by about 05:48; the last leaves at 00:44. Hamad International Airport asks you to arrive at least three hours before your flight; economy check-in opens three hours before departure and closes one hour before.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Red Line metro to Msheireb

First 05:32 from Msheireb metro station, at the airport by about 05:48.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Before you leave for Doha Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

Hamad International Airport asks you to arrive at least three hours before your flight; economy check-in opens three hours before departure and closes one hour before.

At the station

Take a Red Line train marked Hamad Intl Airport T1, not Al Wakra. From Msheireb the first leaves at 05:32 (09:37 on Fridays) and the last at 00:44.

Taxis to the airport

Karwa taxis to the airport can be booked ahead in the Karwa app, on the Karwa website or by calling 800 8294.

Questions

When is the first Red Line metro to Msheireb from Msheireb metro station?

05:32. It reaches the airport at about 05:48.

How early should I be at Doha airport?

Hamad International Airport asks you to arrive at least three hours before your flight; economy check-in opens three hours before departure and closes one hour before.

What does a taxi to Doha airport cost from the centre?

Karwa taxis to the airport can be booked ahead in the Karwa app, on the Karwa website or by calling 800 8294.

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