Gujranwala - Transport

Transport

Gujranwala is an extremely accessible city, benefiting from excellent road and rail links built during the reign of the British that have allowed the city to grow and prosper. By road, the city is less than two hours away from Lahore and three hours drive from Islamabad. The city has a dry port for the export of local products to the rest of the world. The Grand Trunk Road and the motorways have helped the logistical movement of cargo as well as communiting from one city to the next. Important highways off shooting Gujranwala are, Gujranwala-Hafizabad-Pindi Bhattian-Chiniot-Jhang road, Gujranwala-Sialkot road, Gujranwala-Shiekhupura road, Gujranwala-Pasrur road and Gujranwala-Alipure Chatha road.

There are also rail links with major cities in Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Faisalabad as well as smaller cities within the country. The Gujranwala Railway Station was built by the British before the Independence of Pakistan and was one of the largest railway stations of the Asia. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road which passes through the centre of the city.

Sammi Daewoo, a Korean company, has also started its transport services from Gujranwala to many major cities of the Pakistan since 2006 and provides luxury transportation for people of Gujranwala. The terminal is situated on G.T. road near Aziz Cross (Rawalpindi bypass Chowk). Star Travels is an important private road transport terminal situated on Sheikhupura road. General Bus Stand is the largest road transport terminal of the city located on G.T. road. Gujranwala City Tours is the urban transport set up of the city.

The city is served by two international airports at Lahore and Sialkot which offer flights domestically as well as internationally. Allama Iqbal International Airport (80 km from the city) and Sialkot International Airport (40 km from the city) are the prime airports that provide flights to Gujranwala. There is an air base run by Pakistan Air Force known as PAF Airbase Rahwali, located on Shara-e-Quaid in Cantt. area.