7.2.9. Mobility and internal travel

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In 2025, Jinnah International Airport (KHI) handled the largest share of travellers of Pakistani airports.2182 It is situated 14 kilometres east of Karachi’s city centre.2183 The flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 listed the following flight connections for KHI for the period 25 February 2026 to 4 March 2026. Flights to and from Skardu (Pakistan), Baghdad and Al Najaf (Iraq) operate irregularly.

international flights from Jinnah

Table 3: International flight connections to and from KHI (25 February 2026 – 4 March 2026)2184

domestic flights from Jinnah

Table 4: Domestic flight connections to and from KHI (25 February 2026 – 4 March 2026)2185

Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have led to 'widespread disruption' of Pakistan’s air travel, due to flight cancellations.2186

Karachi is connected to the rest of the country through motorways and national highways, including the motorways M-9 Hyderabad – Karachi, M-10 Karachi Northern Bypass, and the national highways N-5 Karachi – Torkham, N-10 Karachi – Gwadar, N-25 Karachi – Chaman.2187 Pakistan Railway provides train connections from Karachi to major cities across Pakistan. The country’s main railway line starts in Karachi and ends in Peshawar connecting among others Lahore and Islamabad.2188 Public transport is primarily provided through the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which comprises two bus routes.2189 In February 2025, the Sindh Government launched a new public transport service, ‘Peoples Bus Service’, operating 8 routes, including electric vehicles and buses dedicated to women.2190 Depending on the length, a ride costs 80 or 120 Pakistani rupees [approximately EUR 0.2 or 0.3].2191

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    World Travel Guide, Karachi Jinnah International Airport, n.d., url

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    Table 3 lists international flights and is based on flight connections scheduled from 25 February to 4 March 2026. The data was obtained from Flight

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    Table 4 lists domestic flights and is based on flight connections scheduled from 25 February to 4 March 2026. The data was obtained from Flight

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    Express, Tribune (The), 92 flights cancelled as Middle East tensions disrupt Pakistan air travel, 18 March 2026, url

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    RSIL, Road Network, n.d., url

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    Train

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    Ndiaye, P. M., Combined Project Information Documents / Integrated Safeguards Datasheet (PID/ISDS), World Bank Group, 17 November 2025, url, pp. 3-4

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    Think Transportation, Karachi Bus Route Map, 1 January 2025, url

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    Think Transportation, New Red Bus Karachi (People Bus Service) Route Maps, 3 February 2025, url