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By Air:
More than 5 airlines
fly to Pakistan from
over 40 countries.
Most of the flights
arrive at Karachi,
but PIA, British
Airways, Emirates,
Saudi and China
Xinjiang Airlines
fly direct to the
twin cities of
Rawalpindi/
Islamabad. PIA,
Indian Airlines,
Saudi and Thai
Airways fly direct
to Lahore. Pakistan
International (PIA)
has direct flights
from the main
Mediterranean and
European cities, as
well as from New
York, Toronto and
Nairobi. It also
runs a Far East
Network from Tokyo,
Beijing, Jakarta,
Singapore, Kuala
Lumpur and Bangkok.
PIA have also
flights to Tashkent
and Almatay from
Islamabad, Lahore,
Peshawar, and
Karachi while
another Pakistan
Airlines, Aero Asia
has a weekly flight
between Karachi,
Bishkek and Dubai.
BY LAND:
From China:
From China; The
Khunjerab Pass is
open from 1st May to
31st October for
groups and to 15th
November for
individual tourists.
Customs, Immigration
post shall remain
open daily from
08:30 to 11:00 for
outgoing travelers
and up-to 16:00
(Pakistan Standard
Time) for incoming
tourists. Travel
Time from Sost to
Tashkurgan (China)
is 05 hours (20 kms).
The Chinese border
post, Tashkurgan is
open 12:00 noon to
14:00 (Beijing Time)
for outgoing
tourists and up-to
19:00 for incoming
travelers. PTDC and
NATCO (Northern
Areas Transport
Corporation) run
daily buses, vans
and jeeps from Sost
to Tashkurgan and
one-way fare is
fixed at US $ 23 per
person or equivalent
in Pak. rupees
(subject to change
without notice).
From India:
Wagha is the only
land border open
between Pakistan and
India (Lahore-Amritsar
route). The Wagha
bordser post is open
daily for
foreigners; Summer
(16 April to 15
October) 08:30 to
14:30 hrs. and
Winter (16 October
to 15 April) 09:00
to 15 hrs.
TRAIN AND BUS
SERVICE TO AND FROM
INDIA
In addition to
Lahore -Delhi
Samjhota Train
service on Mondays
and Thursdays,
Pakistan Tourist
Development
Corporation (PTDC)
and Delhi Transport
Corporation (DTC)
has started a luxury
direct bus service
between Lahore and
Delhi. The air
conditioned bus
service leaves
simultaneously from
Falteti's hotel,
Egerton Road, Lahore
and New Delhi on
every Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday.
LAND ROUTE FROM IRAN
Pak- Iran border
crossing is only
possible through
Taftan - Zahidan.
Several buses and
coaches daily leave
from Taftan to
Quetta (634 kms and
18 hours drive).
Train service is
also available for
the sector Quetta-Zahidan
-Quetta.
TRAVEL WITHIN
PAKISTAN
AIR
PIA serves 38
domestic airports
with schedule
connections,
including multiple
daily flights
between major cities
of Karachi, Quetta,
Multan, Lahore,
Islamabad, and
Peshawar. Two
private airlines,
Aero Asia and
Shaheen Airline,
also serve Karachi,
Lahore and
Islamabad. PIA has
daily flights
linking the northern
tourist towns of
Gilgit, Skardu and
Saidu Sharif with
Islamabad and
Chitral with
Peshawar. All
flights to the
northern region are
subject to good
weather.
ROAD
Pakistan has an
extensive network of
roads and highways,
linking every big
and small town.
There are several
highways like the
Grand Trunk road (G.T.
Road) between Lahore
and Peshawar, Supewr
Highway and National
Highway linking
Karachi with
Interior of Sindh
and Punjab, Indus
Highway linking
Peshawar with the
Southern Punjab, RCD
Highway linking
Karachi and Qetta
and onto Taftan
(Pak-Iran border)
and the Karakoram
Highway joining
Islamabad with
kashgar (China)
through abbottabad,
Gilgit Hunza and
Khunjerab Pass. A
landmark has been
achieved with the
completion of
Lahore-Islamabad
Motorway (M2), and
Faislabad-Pindi
Bhatian Motorway
(M3), which have
opened some of the
remote areas of
Pakistan for
visitors. Another
project of Motorway
i.e; Islamabad-
Peshawar (M1) will
be completed in near
future.
TRAIN
Pakistan has over
12,700 kilometers of
railways, including
8,500 kms inherited
from the British.
Main line runs from
Karachi to Peshawar
connecting important
tourist places like
Moenjodaro, Sukkur,
Bahawalpur, Multan,
Lahore, Rawalpindi/
Islamabad, Taxila
and Peshawar.
Another main line
link Quetta with the
rest of the country.
There are several
daily trains running
on these lines,
however, the faster
trains like Shalimar
Express
(Lahore-Karachi) and
Railcar (Lahore-Rawalpindi)
have more
comfortable
air-conditioned
compartments for
travelers. Pakistan
Railways allows a
25% concession in
all classes, to
foreign tourists and
50% discount for
foreign students
(both for groups and
individuals). This
concession is
allowed on
production of a
recommendation
certificate issued
by any PTDC Tourist
Information Center
and original
passport, to the
Divisional
Superintendent of
Pakistan Railways
(at Karachi, Quetta,
Lahore, Sukkur,
Multan, Peshawar and
Rawalpindi or
Station Masters of
other principal
Stations.
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