There are many ways to travel around in Pakistan. They include Motorbikes, rickshaws, buses, taxi cabs, trains and by domestic airlines.

Major transport in Pakistan is by land. The total length of the roadways is 258,340 km from which 167,146 km is paved roads (including 711 km of express ways) and 91,194 km is unpaved roads. The number of vehicles on Pakistani roads is estimated to be 4.2 million vehicles including 250,000 commercial vehicles.

Motorbikes and scooters are the popular vehicles used by many people to move around in cities, as they are easy and less stressful compared to buses and cars. However law requires motorbike or scooter riders to wear a helmet for the safety.

Auto rickshaw is another type used as transport in Pakistan. They are very similar to those used in India. The fare is negotiable before commencing a journey.

Yellow taxi cabs, like the black cabs of London are another common way of travelling in the cities of Pakistan. The drivers take the passengers to their destination and charge according to the meter located on the dash board of the car. However fares can be negotiable if there is no meter.

Bus services run by public and private companies are cheap and easy way of travelling in the country. There are air-conditioned buses which ease travelling during the hot summers and operate constantly throughout the day. The buses not only travel within a city, rather there are buses which travel from city to city.

Pakistan railways provide an important mode of transportation for the people and freights. Railway service is provided by the state run Pakistan Railways under supervision of the ministry of railways. The total railways in Pakistan are 8,163 km from which 7,718 km 1.676 –m gauge are broad gauges and 445 km 1.000 –m gauge are narrow gauges. (2006)

Pakistan’s domestic airlines connect the major cities in the country. There are 146 airports in Pakistan from which 92 with paves runways and 54 with unpaved runways. Pakistan also has 18 heliports.