How Doha's Bus Network Changed Around the 2022 World Cup
Electric buses, new stations and stops, and today's route network: how Doha's buses changed around the 2022 World Cup.
Around the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar rebuilt much of its public bus system: new electric buses, plans for new bus stations and stops, and closer links with the Doha Metro.
Correction, October 2026: an earlier version of this article gave a specific "launch day" and claimed every planned station had opened. We couldn't confirm those details, so we've rewritten it with sourced facts.
Electric buses
Qatar ordered 741 electric buses for the World Cup; the last batch arrived in 2022, and Mowasalat (Karwa) took them into its regular fleet afterwards (Ministry of Transport).
New stations and stops
The Public Bus Infrastructure Programme planned eight bus stations (Al Sudan, Industrial Area, Al Wakra, Education City, Lusail, Al Gharrafa, Msheireb and West Bay) and about 2,600 bus stops, with electric bus charging at depots, stations and Metro stations (ABB, The Peninsula).
The network today
| Type | Routes | What they do | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| L (Local) | 38 | Neighbourhood routes within Doha | QAR 3 on most, QAR 9 on longer ones |
| T (Transit) | 17 | Longer trunk routes across the city, some 24 hours (including the airport T612 and T613) | QAR 3 or QAR 9 |
| R (Regional) | 11 | Routes to towns outside Doha, such as Al Khor, Dukhan and Al Ruwais | QAR 9 |
| M (Metrolink) | 61 | Feeder buses from Metro stations | Free |
Figures from our Doha route data (127 routes in total).
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