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Travel Warning: Non-essential travel to Kuwait is not recommended. For further advice visitors should contact their local government travel advice department.
AIR: Kuwait’s national airline, Kuwait Airways (KU), operates daily non-stop flights to Kuwait from London. Other airlines serving Kuwait include British Airways, Alitalia, Air France, Emirates, Gulf Air, KLM, Lufthansa Airlines and United Airlines.
Approximate flight times: From Kuwait to London is 7 hours, to New York is 13 hours, to Los Angeles is 19 hours, to Singapore is 11 hours 30 minutes and to Sydney is 17 hours.
International airports: Kuwait (KWI) (website: www.kuwait-airport.com.kw) lies 16km (10 miles) south of Kuwait City (travel time – 20 minutes). Reliable transport to and from the city is available, including bus (travel time – 30 minutes) departing every 45 minutes (0600-2300) and taxi service. Airport facilities include restaurants, shops, cafeteria, bank/bureau de change, car hire (Al Mulla, Avis, Budget, Hertz, Sanbouk and Europcar), conference room and post office.
Departure tax: KD2; children under 12 are exempt.
SEA: More than 30 shipping lines call regularly at Kuwait City, Kuwait’s major port. Most traffic is commercial.
ROAD: All road links with Iraq, and hence through to Syria and Jordan, are currently suspended 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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