Getting Around

Which apps actually work here, what a fair fare is, and how to leave the city.

The app locals use

Instead of Omio or Trainline

A widely used ticketing platform. Many bus operators with seat selection, plus flights, trains and events.

International cards are sometimes declined. If payment fails, terminals sell the same seats for cash.

We earn nothing from these. Why?

Coming later: Car & driver hire, Fuel stations

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Widely used ride-hailing app. You offer a fare and drivers accept or counter, which works well once you know fair prices.

No fixed upfront price, so check our fair fares first and confirm the amount in chat before boarding.

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Fixed price shown before you book, English interface, shareable trip tracking. The least stressful option for a first week.

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Motorbike taxis that cut through traffic at a fraction of car fares. Also does parcels.

It is a motorbike: skip it in rain, at night on highways, or with luggage. Ask for a helmet.

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The premium intercity bus standard: assigned seats, scheduled departures, secured terminals. Islamabad to Lahore in roughly four and a half hours.