In Numbers: How Qatar Prepared Transportation During the World Cup

The exceptional experience that Qatar promises to hundreds of thousands of football fans is not limited to the unique and luxurious stadiums, which are an exceptional precedent in the history of global sports but go beyond that in the host country of the World Cup to take into account every detail and step in the fan’s journey from his arrival to his departure after the end of the most prominent football event in the world.

In the following lines, we highlight “in numbers” the options that Qatar has prepared to transport the fans from airports to vital and recreational places, hotels, fan areas, stadiums, and other destinations.

As soon as the plane carrying the fan lands at Hamad and Doha airports, whose readiness has been announced to receive hundreds of thousands in the coming period, he will find transportation and transportation options available to serve the fans coming to Qatar, including buses, Doha Metro, and taxis, in addition to ordering taxis via smart apps.

** Doha Metro

According to the organizers of the World Cup, transport operations revolve around transportation by metro through:

37 metro stations

110 subway cars

3 metro lines are red, gold, and green

Direct metro connection with 5 World Cup stadiums

30% to 50% of the fans will be transported by the metro to the stadiums (free for Hayya card holders)

Trip cards and weekly tickets in all stations for non-Hayya card holders

21 working hours for the metro from 6 am to 3 am, while on Friday from 9 am to 3 am

165 seconds the time between the arrival of one train and the next train

43 lines of Metro Link services to serve (23) metro stations

Metro Express services will be available from 6 am to 12 pm.

** Lusail Tram

7 tram stations with 18 vehicles.

The Lusail Tram is under service, and its working hours are parallel to the Doha Metro, from 6 am to 3 am.

** Taxis

3000 taxi and limousine.

11,500 taxis (Uber).

3,500 taxis (Karim).

** Public Transport Buses

Hundreds of buses will operate and 25 percent of them will be environmentally friendly (all electric).

800 public transport buses from 4 am to 11 pm.

2,300 buses operate 24 hours a day, in addition to stadium buses.

** Advanced road network

An integrated network of highways and main roads facilitating access to all stadiums, training venues, accommodation, and vital areas.

143 tunnels

100 intersections

207 bridges

1180 sign boards

6 million square meters of parking space to serve championship buses and utility vehicles.

2,131 km freeway pedestrian and bicycle paths, connected to all host stadiums

16 bridges and 5 pedestrian tunnels

2,400 bus stops on operating tracks

80 lanes to serve the championship buses, in addition to 72 lanes for public transport, and nearly 50 lanes for the Metrolink.

Road network control center