538 Bus Route: Al Sudan Metro Station Circular Via DECC Metro Station

🚌 Karwa Bus 538 — Al Sudan Metro Station — circular service via DECC Metro Station

🚌 Route 538: Al Sudan Metro Station — circular service via DECC Metro Station | 🏢 Mowasalat (Karwa) | 📍 Doha City Local

The 538 is a doha city local service run by Mowasalat (Karwa), Qatar’s public bus operator. This page gives the published termini, the official frequency, the fares consensus and how to pay — without invented timetables or stop lists. For the wider network, see the Doha city hub.

📋 Route 538 Essential Information

Route: 538 — Al Sudan Metro Station — circular service via DECC Metro Station
Service type: Doha City Local
Operator: Mowasalat (Karwa)
Hours: about 4:00 AM to 12:00 midnight, daily
Frequency: varies by time of day — this feed-listed route is not in the June 2024 Routes Guide table, so check the Karwa Journey Planner app for today’s pattern
Payment: Karwa Smart Card only (no cash)

🚏 Termini & Main Points

Starts: Al Sudan Metro Station
Ends: DECC Metro Station

These are the published termini from Mowasalat’s official Routes Guide. Karwa does not publish a full stop-by-stop sequence openly, so we do not invent one — the complete stop list for the 538 is in the Karwa Journey Planner app.

The 538 is listed in the current Mowasalat network feed as a separate service from the L538: the 538 loops from Al Sudan Metro Station via DECC Metro Station, while the L538 loops from Msheireb Metro Station via City Center Mall. Because it does not appear in the June 2024 Routes Guide, published detail for the 538 is thinner than for most routes here.

📖 About Route 538

The 538 runs between Al Sudan Metro Station and DECC Metro Station. It is part of the network Mowasalat rebuilt in June 2022 under the Sila integrated transport programme, when Doha’s buses were re-based to the city’s modern bus stations (Al Sudan, Al Gharrafa, Industrial Area, Msheireb, West Bay, Education City, Lusail and Al Wakra). Karwa services run on published headway patterns — a bus every so many minutes — rather than a minute-by-minute public timetable.

🎟️ Fares & Payment

Fares are distance-based. Mowasalat does not publish an open fare table, so the figures here are the widely reported consensus (Expat Focus, TicketsToDo, hotel guides): about QAR 2.50-3 for short trips within Doha, QAR 4-9 for longer and out-of-city journeys, with QAR 9 the maximum (the Abu Samra border fare). Confirm the exact fare for your trip in the Karwa Journey Planner app before you travel.

Payment is by Karwa Smart Card only — Karwa buses do not take cash, and boarding without a valid card carries a QAR 10 penalty fare. The cards are: Classic (QAR 30, rechargeable), Limited (QAR 10, two journeys within 24 hours) and Unlimited (QAR 20, 24 hours). Buy and top up at bus stations and authorised outlets.

⏰ Service Pattern

Frequency: varies by time of day — this feed-listed route is not in the June 2024 Routes Guide table, so check the Karwa Journey Planner app for today’s pattern. Hours: about 4:00 AM to 12:00 midnight, daily (Mowasalat Routes Guide). Qatar publishes no open timetable feed, so this page gives the official frequency pattern from Mowasalat’s Routes Guide rather than a fabricated minute-by-minute timetable. For today’s exact departures, use the Karwa Journey Planner app or Sila (sila.qa — the Ministry of Transport’s integrated journey planner).

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How often does the 538 run?
Varies by time of day — this feed-listed route is not in the june 2024 routes guide table, so check the karwa journey planner app for today’s pattern, about 4:00 AM to 12:00 midnight, daily.

How much is the fare on the 538?
Distance-based: about QAR 2.50-3 within Doha and QAR 4-9 for longer journeys (reported consensus — Mowasalat publishes no open fare table). Pay by Karwa Smart Card only; there is no cash fare.

Where can I see live times for the 538?
In the Karwa Journey Planner app or on Sila (sila.qa). Qatar has no public timetable feed, so no website can honestly show live 538 departures.

Sources: Mowasalat (Karwa) official Routes Guide, June 2024 edition (termini and frequencies), cross-checked against the current Mowasalat network feed listings (2025-26) and Qatar press launch reports. Fares are the multi-source reported consensus described above — Mowasalat publishes no open fare table. Page verified October 2026.