Karachi

By ship
By ship

Karachi is a major trading hub for dhows from around the Indian Ocean. Travellers wanting to arrive in the city this way will probably need to make their own arrangements with the captain of the vessel.

By bus
By bus

Daewoo Sammi (http://www.sammi.com.pk) offers some direct services to/from Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore and Islamabad, UAN ☎ +92 21 111 007-008.

By plane
By plane

Jinnah International Airport IATA: KHI ICAO: OPKC, (http://www.karachiairport...), is Karachi's largest international and domestic airport. It has connections to many other hubs such as Toronto, London, Dubai, Delhi Singapore and basically any major international city. It is also the hub for Pakistan International Airlines (http://www.piac.com.pk/), Pakistan's national carrier, which flies to numerous destinations, including all the major cities in Pakistan, and international cities such as Beijing, Barcelona, London, New York, Toronto, Istanbul, Kabul, Copenhagen, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Milan, Kuala Lumpur, Oslo, Abu Dhabi, Chicago, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow], Hong Kong, Dhaka, Sharjah, Al Ain, Kathmandu, Kuwait, Mumbai, Muscat, Riyadh, Jeddah, Amman, Bangkok, Tokyo and a couple of others. Facilities in the airport include a McDonald's, ATMs in Arrivals, free internet in departure, wifi, hotels and a duty free shop that doesn't sell alcohol. Immigration used to be a lengthy process, but after a rearrangement of counters and the introduction of a green channel in 2006 this is no longer the case.

By train
By train

First Class travel with Pakistan Railways (http://www.pakrail.com) is good, and Karachi has railway connections with various major cities in Pakistan including Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi, & Peshawar. The Karachi Circular Railway which has not been used for years is planned to be re-started.India is directly connected with Karachi via Rail, using the Thar Express which started in Feb-2007. The Thar Express runs weekly between Bhagat Ki Kothi near Jodhpur, India and Karachi.