- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
- Aero Asia International
- Shaheen Air International(SAI)
- Airblue
| By Train |
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| Pakistan has train links with India and Iran. |
| India has two links: The Samjhauta Express from Lahore to Attari near
Amritsar in Punjab. The Thar Express restarted in February 2006 after 40
years out of service. It runs from Munabao in the Indian state of Rajasthan
to Khokrapar in Pakistan's Sindh province, but is not open to foreign
tourists. Iran has one link, from Zehadan to Quetta. Neither train is the fastest or most practical way to enter Pakistan. Should speed be a priority it is better to take the bus, or if you are really in a hurry, to fly, however the trains are sights in their own right. |
| By Car |
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| From ancient times people have been travelling through Pakistan using the
Grand Trunk Road and the Silk Road that run through Pakistan and into the
Asian subcontinent. It's a rewarding but time consuming way to see this part
of the world. New highways have been developed and the country is due for an
expansion in its highway network. Currently, a world-class motorway connects
the cities of Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad, with extension up to
Peshawar due to be completed soon. Pakistan is connected to China through the Karakoram Highway, a modern feat of engineering that traverses a remarkably scenic route through the Karakoram and Himalayan mountains. There are two routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan: The Khyber Pass connects Peshawar to Jalalabad and Kabul and requires an armed escort and a permit to travel through the tribal regions between Peshawar and the border. Onward travel from the border to Kabul is of questionable safety, check the current situation locally. The Bolan Pass connects Quetta to Kandahar and is considered very dangerous. This route is currently only open to locals and aid workers. |
| By Bus |
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| From India: While there is international service running from Delhi
to Lahore it is just as fast, much more flexible, and much cheaper to take
the journey by stringing together local transport and crossing the border on
foot. From China: You can take a bus from Kashi over the Karakoram Highway to Pakistan. From Iran: One comes to Pakistan from Iran via the Mijva border in Iran which is half an hour’s drive from Mashad. The Pakistani border town is called Taftan and has facilities of immigration, customs, hotels etc. |
| A large portion of travel between cities in Pakistan is carried out by bus.
Travelling between Karachi and any of the country's other major cities by
bus may take days, and is usually advised against, because of highway
robbery, known locally as 'dacoitry'. With that exception, however, travel
by bus is often the cheapest and most convenient alternative. |
| The Daewoo company runs a regular bus service between several major cities,
with air-conditioned buses and seats booked one day ahead. While rather
unexpensive, they are still almost five times as expensive as the cheap and
uncomplicated rides offered by minibuses or larger buses between the major
bus stations of the cities. Fares are often (though not always) paid
directly on the bus, there is no aircondition, and sometimes very little
knee space, but you get where you are going all the same, and I have never
met with anything but kind interest and friendly conversation on my many
rides. Buses leave almost incessantly from the major bus stations for all
the major cities, and many smaller locations, so booking ahead is neither
possible nor necessary on the simpler buses. When travelling between major
cities, smaller buses are to be preferred over the larger ones, as these
tend to take up passagers along the way, and therefore travel more slowly. www.samidaewo.com.pk |
| The situation is similar for local transport. While the organization of local transport may look a little different between cities, there is usually an active bus service running through the city, with varying levels of government control. |