R704 Bus Route: Al Gharrafa Bus Station To Al Shamal (Al Ruwais)

🚌 Karwa Bus R704 — Al Gharrafa Bus Station ↔ Al Shamal (Al Ruwais)

🚌 Route R704: Al Gharrafa Bus Station ↔ Al Shamal (Al Ruwais) | 🏢 Mowasalat (Karwa) | 📍 Qatar Regional Route

The R704 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 R704 Essential Information

Route: R704 — Al Gharrafa Bus Station ↔ Al Shamal (Al Ruwais)
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: Al Gharrafa Bus Station
Ends: Al Shamal (Al Ruwais)

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 R704 is in the Karwa Journey Planner app.

At over 115 km end to end, the R704 is the longest route on the Karwa network (feed data).

📖 About Route R704

The R704 runs between Al Gharrafa Bus Station and Al Shamal (Al Ruwais). 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 R704 run?
Every 45 minutes, about 4:00 AM to 12:00 midnight, daily.

How much is the fare on the R704?
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 R704?
In the Karwa Journey Planner app or on Sila (sila.qa). Qatar has no public timetable feed, so no website can honestly show live R704 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.