Other airlines serving Kuwait include British Airways, Alitalia, Air France, KLM and Lufthansa Airlines . 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. More than 30 shipping lines call regularly at Kuwait City, Kuwait's major port.
Most traffic is commercial.
Owing to the current political and military situation in both Lebanon and southern Iraq, it is wise to check with the Embassy before selecting a route. There are excellent road links with Saudi Arabia and Iraq and hence on to Syria and Jordan.