Kuwait City Getting there & around

Getting around

Bus & tram

Bus

The main bus station is near the intersection of Al-Hilali and Abdullah al-Mubarak Sts in the Safat district. On printed timetables the station is referred to as ‘Mirqab bus station’.

Buses run from approximately 5am to 10pm. Fares are 100, 150 or 200 fils, depending on the distance travelled. An office on the ground floor of the Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC) building at the main bus station sells a route map for 150 fils.

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Local transport

Taxi

Any trip within the city centre costs 250 fils plus 100 fils per kilometre. Longer trips outside the city centre (eg to Salmiya) cost about KD3. Some reliable taxi companies are Al-Salmiyah Taxi (572 2931) and Al-Ghanim Taxi (481 1824).

Call taxis often offer tours of the city for a flat rate of KD5 per hour, but finding a driver that doesn’t have a death wish is not always easy. One highly recommended driver for safe and knowledgeable service is Mohammed Hanif (962 5140). Another is Mr Ramsi of Taxi Al-Amana (656 8270). Both are available 24 hours a day and have many years of experience driving in and around the city.

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