KWI · Layover Guide
Kuwait City
Stop in Kuwait City.
Best layover: 2–18h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Kuwait City for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 68 · Discover 50 · Ease 20
Why Kuwait City scores 68
Getting there
Uber/Careem $12 · Airport Taxi $18
min to center
taxi- 01Taxi (20-30 min to city center)
- 02Uber/Careem (25 min, widely available)
- 03Airport bus (45 min, limited routes)
432 min by bus
- 01Kuwait Towers observation deck with panoramic Gulf views
- 02Grand Mosque tour (one of the largest in the region)
- 03Souq Al-Mubarakiya for spices, gold, and traditional textiles
- 04The Avenues Mall mega shopping complex
- 05Scientific Center aquarium and IMAX theater
Experiences in Kuwait City
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- صب واى~60 min1 min walk
- الفريد~60 min1 min walk
- الفحيحيل~75 min1 min walk
- ميوزيك جريد~75 min3 min walk
- دولة بني خالد~90 min1 min walk
- فانسي ميوزيمكو~90 min1 min walk
- Kuwait Towers4.5
- Al Shaheed Park4.6
- Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre4.7
- Liberation Tower4.2
- Grand Mosque of Kuwait4.8
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Kuwait Airport Left Luggage
Terminal 1 arrivals
$3/day
2 min walk
Radisson Blu Kuwait
City center, near souq
$60/day
0 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Uber/Careem
to city center
Most convenient option
25 min
$12.00
Airport Taxi
to city center
Fixed rate, metered taxis also available
25 min
$18.00
KPTC Bus
to city center
Route 501 to city, limited frequency
45 min
$1.00
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01New Terminal 4 (T4) with premium lounges
- 02Duty-free gold and perfume shopping
- 03Al Muhallab Lounge with shower facilities
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