Arriving at Hamad International Airport: a meeting point set in advance
Hamad International Airport (DOH), opened in 2014, is Qatar’s gateway. Its terminal serves five concourses, A to E. Finding your chauffeur is not left to chance on landing: the meeting point is arranged beforehand, from the details in your request.
For a transfer from the airport, we ask for:
- your flight number, with the date and scheduled arrival time;
- the number of passengers and bags, including anything bulky such as golf bags, pushchairs or trunks;
- your destination address, any stops on the way, and a phone number you can be reached on after landing;
- the airport’s arrival assistance service, if you have booked it, so that the meeting point can be set accordingly.
The exact meeting point is given in your confirmation voucher, which reaches you before departure. Keep it to hand when you land, and if your schedule changes, message us on WhatsApp as soon as you know.
Assistance as far as the arrivals hall
The airport presents its own meet and assist service, Al Maha Services. On arrival, it includes expedited immigration clearance at the lounge, help through customs and a porter for your luggage. It can be booked on the Al Maha Services website or at its sales desk on the ground floor of the arrivals hall. This service is not the Federation’s: you book it yourself.
If you choose it, mention it in your request: your chauffeur meets you at the agreed point once the formalities are over.
Private flights: Hamad International or Doha International Airport
Business aviation also has ground services at Doha International Airport (DIA), the city’s former airport. The arrival airport of a private flight should therefore be checked with the flight operator.
Tell us the airport, the scheduled arrival time and the contact details of the operator or the handling company receiving you. The pick-up point is agreed with them, in line with the airport’s access rules, then set out in your confirmation voucher. Whether a car can reach the aircraft itself is checked case by case: it is never promised in advance.
From the airport to your address, and back
From the airport, your chauffeur takes you straight to where your stay begins. A few typical journeys:
- West Bay and the Corniche: the hotels and offices of the business district, the Museum of Islamic Art;
- The Pearl: a residence or a hotel on the island, the quays of Porto Arabia;
- Katara: the cultural village, between West Bay and The Pearl;
- Lusail: the new city, north of Doha.
We do not quote journey times: they depend on the hour and the traffic. For a departure, the pick-up time is agreed together, from your flight time, your airline’s check-in deadline and the time of day; for a private flight, the time agreed with the operator is the reference. During Ramadan, the city comes alive after the fast is broken at sunset, and the timing takes this into account.