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Getting There by
Air
The national airline
is Pakistan
International
Airlines (PK)
(website: www.piac.com.pk)
and links Pakistan
with 47 destinations
around the world.
Main Airports
Karachi
(KHI) (Jinnah
International
Airport) (website:
www.karachiairport.com)
is 15km (10 miles)
northeast of the
city (travel time –
30 to 45 minutes).
To/from the airport:
Coaches to the city
run every 25
minutes. A bus runs
from dusk to dawn
every 15 minutes.
Taxi services to the
city are available.
Facilities: Duty
free shops,
restaurant, post
office, bank and
shops.
Lahore
(LHE)
(website:
www.lahore-airport.com)
is 18km (5 miles)
southeast of the
city (travel time –
20 minutes). To/from
the airport: Coaches
and buses leave
regularly for the
city. Taxi services
to the city are also
available.
Facilities: Car
hire, bank,
restaurant and
shops.
Islamabad (ISB)
(Islamabad
International) is
8km (5 miles)
southeast of the
city (travel time –
20 minutes). To/from
the airport: Coach
and taxi services to
the city are
available.
Facilities: Duty
free is available.
Peshawar
(PEW) is
4km (2.5 miles) from
the city (travel
time – 10 minutes).
To/from the airport:
Full bus and taxi
services to the city
are available.
Approximate flight
times
From Karachi to
London is eight
hours 40 minutes, to
Los Angeles is 22
hours 30 minutes, to
New York is 21 hours
40 minutes, to
Riyadh is three
hours 35 minutes and
to Singapore is
seven hours 15
minutes.
Departure tax
PKR400-800 depending
on the airport and
class of travel.
Transit passengers
and children under
two years of age are
exempt. Departure
tax is payable by
cash only; credit
cards are not
accepted.
Getting There by
Water
Main port: Karachi (Kemari).
It is both
Afghanistan’s and
Pakistan’s port for
goods, together with
Port Qasim. No
passenger boats or
ships for the
general public sail
to or from Pakistan
at present.
Getting There by
Rail
A rail link extends
from Quetta (via the
border crossing at
Taftan) to Zahedan,
Iran; the express
train (travel time –
27 hours) runs
weekly from Quetta,
as does the
passenger train,
which only travels
as far as Taftan.
For more information
contact Pakistan
Railways (website:
www.pakrail.com).
Getting There by
Road
From China: The Khunjerab Pass is
often snow-covered
and, during the
rainy season
(December to April),
it is closed due to
the high risk of
mudslides. Transport
includes buses, vans
and 4-wheel drive
vehicles.
From India: Wagha is
the only land border
open between
Pakistan and India
(Lahore–Amritsar
route). The border
post is open daily
0830-1430 from 16
April to 15 October,
and 0900-1500 from
16 April to 15
October. A minibus
runs from Lahore
railway station to
Wagha and there are
also taxis available
(travel time – 30
minutes). The
Pakistan Tourism
Development
Corporation (PTDC)
operates two weekly
buses from Lahore to
Delhi on Friday and
Tuesday, returning
on Saturday and
Wednesday (travel
time - 12 hours).
The Delhi Transport
Corporation (DTC)
also operates two
weekly services from
Delhi.
From Iran: travel is
only possible via
the Quetta–Taftan–Zahedan
route. The border is
open from 0900-1300
and 1400-1700.
Several buses and
coaches leave daily
from Quetta to
Taftan (travel time
– 18 hours). There
is also a road from
Kabul, Afghanistan
to Peshawar.
Note: Visitors
exiting Pakistan by
land routes are
subject to a road
toll. Travel to the
federally
administered tribal
areas and the border
areas with
Afghanistan is not
recommended. For
further information,
visitors should seek
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