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Getting around Doha
How to move around Doha on a 3-day walking trip: metro, tickets and the notes that matter.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Doha
Transit and walking
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Getting around
- The Doha Metro's Red, Green and Gold lines serve the city and, according to Qatar Tourism, you can explore all day for a maximum cost of QAR 6; services may run on extended or reduced hours during events, and the metro shuts on Friday mornings for prayers.Source: Visit Qatar, Qatar Tourism · checked Sep 2026
Questions
Quick answers
How much do the tickets cost?
Mathaf, the Msheireb Museums, the souq, Katara, The Pearl and the Corniche are free, and so is the Inland Sea itself, though the 4x4 tour is not. The Museum of Islamic Art and the National Museum of Qatar are ticketed for non-residents, with tickets sold online through Qatar Museums; residents and children under 16 enter free.
How do I get around?
The Doha Metro's three lines cover the museums, the souq and Education City, and the site's own rule is that you can ride all day for a maximum of QAR 6; it does not run on Friday mornings. Karwa taxis are metered and cheap, and Uber and Careem work. The souq, the Corniche and Msheireb are walkable in the cooler months; from May to September walk only in the early morning and after dark.
How much walking is this itinerary?
About 2.5 km in a straight line on day one along the Corniche and through the souq, about 1 km on foot plus three taxis on day two, and only the museum and the dunes on day three. Summer temperatures pass 40°C, which is why the walking is concentrated in the mornings and after dark.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Doha
Doha is spread along a bay and built for cars, so the plan groups the sights into three areas and uses taxis or the metro between them. Day one is the only walking day: the Museum of Islamic Art at opening, the Corniche promenade to Souq Waqif for lunch, the four restored houses of the Msheireb Museums, and the souq again after dark, when it comes alive. Day two starts at the National Museum of Qatar, visits the State Mosque, and ends up the coast at Katara and The Pearl. Day three goes west to Mathaf and then south into the desert for Khor Al Adaid, the Inland Sea, on a half-day 4x4 tour. The museums each close one day a week, the Museum of Islamic Art on Wednesdays, the National Museum on Tuesdays and Mathaf on Mondays, so set the days accordingly.
