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Kuwait » Getting There

Getting There By Air

The national airline is Kuwait Airways (KU) (website: www.kuwait-airways.com).

Departure Tax

KWD2; transit passengers not leaving the airport transit area and children under 12 are exempt.

Flight Times

From London to Kuwait is 7 hours 30 minutes, and from New York is 15 hours.

Getting There By Water

Main ports: Kuwait City . More than 30 shipping lines call regularly at Kuwait City. Most traffic is commercial.

Getting There By Road

All road links with Iraq, and therefore through to the Syrian Arab Republic and Jordan, are advised against due to political instability within Iraq. It is also wise to check with the embassy before considering travelling to Lebanon.

There are bus services between Kuwait City and Cairo (Egypt), via Aqaba in Jordan and Nuweiba in Egypt. Buses also operate to Damman in Saudi Arabia. The main land route into Saudi Arabia is Beirut–Damascus–Amman– Kuwait, which follows the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (TAP line) through Saudi Arabia.

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Information in this section was last updated: Fri Apr 12 2013