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Transport
The Peshawar
International
Airport serves the
city and the
province of the
North-West Frontier
as the main
international
airport in the
region. It is served
by all airlines of
Pakistan as well as
many major airlines
including Emirates
and Qatar Airways
who have regular
flights to the Gulf
and forward
connections to
Europe. The city is
linked to the main
motorway as well as
the Karakorum
Highway from which
it is connected to
all of the major
cities of Pakistan
including Karachi,
Lahore, Islamabad,
Rawalpindi,
Faisalabad and
Multan. The roads
are also linked to
Afghanistan and
China. Afghanistan
is linked through
the Khyber Pass,
which the main
gateway for most
cargo and passenger
travel. There is
also a central
railway station run
by Pakistan
Railways, the
largest operator of
rail companies in
Pakistan, with
connections to all
parts of Pakistan as
well as Afghanistan.
In the city, there
are all sorts of
methods to travel
around the city,
from coaches, buses,
rickshaws (Auto
rickshaws), yellow
and black taxis as
well as traditional
methods such as
horse and carts.
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