R701 Bus Route: Industrial Area Bus Station to Al Khor — Timings, Frequency & Fares (2026)
🚌 Karwa Bus R701 — Industrial Area Bus Station ↔ Al Khor
🚌 Route R701: Industrial Area Bus Station ↔ Al Khor | 🏢 Mowasalat (Karwa) | 📍 Qatar Regional Route
The R701 is a qatar regional route 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 R701 Essential Information
- Route: R701 — Industrial Area Bus Station ↔ Al Khor
- Service type: Qatar Regional Route
- Operator: Mowasalat (Karwa)
- Hours: about 4:00 AM to 12:00 midnight, daily
- Frequency: every 45 minutes
- Payment: Karwa Smart Card only (no cash)
🚏 Termini & Main Points
- Starts: Industrial Area Bus Station
- Ends: Al Khor
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 R701 is in the Karwa Journey Planner app.
📖 About Route R701
The R701 runs between Industrial Area Bus Station and Al Khor. 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: every 45 minutes. 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 R701 run?
Every 45 minutes, about 4:00 AM to 12:00 midnight, daily.
How much is the fare on the R701?
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 R701?
In the Karwa Journey Planner app or on Sila (sila.qa). Qatar has no public timetable feed, so no website can honestly show live R701 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.