Transit in DOH
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Harrogate
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Transit in DOH
I have a 7 hour transit in DOH coming up (arrive 11pm, depart 6am). Is it worth leaving the airport at all? I was thinking of maybe going landside just to get a passport stamp, then going back through security and sleeping overnight airside. Any other ideas?
#2


Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United Arab Emirates & Arizona, USA
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Not really, but few experiences could be worse than hanging around in that airport overnight.
There's not much to do in Doha at any hour, especially at that hour. I would recommend taking a taxi to Souq Waqif (which will cost less than USD 10) and sitting at one of the Arabic restaurants/cafes. None of them have great food or service -- and a couple are open 24 hours -- but it's a nice environment, and at midnight when you arrive, there will still be some activity. Then take a taxi back to the airport when you're ready, though taxis can be hard to find so allow plenty of time.
The bars in Doha are open until 2:00. There are decent bar/lounge options at a few hotels near the airport, especially the Sharq Village or Oryx Rotana.
There's not much to do in Doha at any hour, especially at that hour. I would recommend taking a taxi to Souq Waqif (which will cost less than USD 10) and sitting at one of the Arabic restaurants/cafes. None of them have great food or service -- and a couple are open 24 hours -- but it's a nice environment, and at midnight when you arrive, there will still be some activity. Then take a taxi back to the airport when you're ready, though taxis can be hard to find so allow plenty of time.
The bars in Doha are open until 2:00. There are decent bar/lounge options at a few hotels near the airport, especially the Sharq Village or Oryx Rotana.
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Transfering QR to QR, or interline to other carriers. Will your checked (if you have any) go across/through or do you have to go an collect it ?
We need to understand a couple of other things here. 1st/Biz or Econ = Premimum Terminal or normal terminal.
PT has all the attractions you will need to entertain yourself - food, drinks and some quiet couches to nap.
Normal Terminal, you may well look for a excursion into Doha.
We need to understand a couple of other things here. 1st/Biz or Econ = Premimum Terminal or normal terminal.
PT has all the attractions you will need to entertain yourself - food, drinks and some quiet couches to nap.
Normal Terminal, you may well look for a excursion into Doha.
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Harrogate
Programs: BA, KL, DL
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Transfering QR to QR, or interline to other carriers. Will your checked (if you have any) go across/through or do you have to go an collect it ?
We need to understand a couple of other things here. 1st/Biz or Econ = Premimum Terminal or normal terminal.
PT has all the attractions you will need to entertain yourself - food, drinks and some quiet couches to nap.
Normal Terminal, you may well look for a excursion into Doha.
We need to understand a couple of other things here. 1st/Biz or Econ = Premimum Terminal or normal terminal.
PT has all the attractions you will need to entertain yourself - food, drinks and some quiet couches to nap.
Normal Terminal, you may well look for a excursion into Doha.

