Traveling in the big city can seem overwhelming, but multiple public and private buses can make commuting easy!
In this article, we bring to you the most popular public buses with their detailed routes so you can commute for work or studies without any hassle.
Public Buses in Karachi
Below are 7 bus services in Karachi that you can consider for your daily travel. Thousands of people use these buses daily, which are quite popular among the masses.
- KMC Buses – Over 30 Routes
- UTS Buses – 2 Routes from Kohkrapar
- CNG Buses – 2 Routes from Surjani town
- Peoples Bus Service – Red, White, & Pink Buses
- Orange Line – Orangi Town to Jinnah University
- Blue Line – Guru Mandir to Bahria Town
- Green Line – Chowrangi Bus stations to Saleem Center
Now, let’s explore each bus service with its detailed route.
1. KMC – Over 30 Routes
Below are the buses operating under the KMC Bus Service. Their bus stops are listed below:
Bus 1-B
- Nazimabd
- Bara Maidan
- Lasbela
- Lawrence Road
- Barness Street
- Bandar Road
- Tower
Bus 1-C
- M.P.R Colony
- Qasba Colony
- Banaras Colony
- Pathan Colony
- S.I.T.E
- Habib Bank
- Bismillah Hotel
- Gandhi Garden
- Garden Road
- Plaza Regal
- Shahra-e-Liaquat
- National Museum
- Tower
- Sultanabad
Bus 1-F
- Naval Colony
- Mauripur
- Gulbai Chowk
- Tower
- Juna Market
- Ramswami
- Garden Bara Board
- Valika
- Orangi Township No. 10
Bus 1-G
- M.W Tower
- Frere Road
- Sadar
- Numaish
- Goro Mandir
- Teen Hatti
- Liaquat No. 10
- Petrol Pump
- Nazimabad No. 2
- Gandhi Chowk
- Paposh Nagar
- Abdullah College
- Metro Cinema
- Data Chowk Orangi Town
Bus 11-C
- Azam Basti
- Corporation
- Kalapul
- Jinnah Hospital
- Saddar
- 7th Day Hospital
- Numaish
- Guru Mandir
- Islamia College
- Jail Road
- New Town Police Station
- Sabzi Mandi
- Civic Centre
- Urdu College
- N.I.P.A Chowrangi
- Safari Park
- University Road
- Safoora Goth
Bus 2-D
- Federal B. Area
- Noorani Masjid
- Peoples Colony
- Imam Bara
- Humayun Road
- K.D.A Office
- North Nazimabad
- Board Office
- Nazimabad No. 7
- Petrol Pump
- Lasbella
- Sabil Wali Masjid
- Soldier Bazar
- Saddar
- Frere Road
- M.W Tower
- Noorani Masjid
Bus 17-J
- Babar Market
- Landhi No. 3 ½
- Landhi No. 5
- Korangi No. 6
- Korangi No. 5
- Korangi No. 3
- Korangi No. 1
- Korangi Crossing
- Qayumabad
- Akhtak Colony
- Defence Society
- Kala Pul
- Jinnah Hospital
- Luck Star Hotel
- Hijaz Dairy Farm
Bus 2-K
- North Nazimabad Block M
- Shahra-e-Jehangir
- Water Pump
- Hyderi
- Paposh Nagar
- Bara Maidan
- Nazimabad No. 2
- Petrol Pump
- Guru Mandir
- Saddar
- Burns Road
- Mereweather Tower
- Keamari
Bus 22-A
- Rashidabad
- Bihar Colony
- Ghani Chowrangi
- Shershah
- Chakiwara
- Lee Market
- Herchandrai Road
- Haji camp Road
- Nishter Road
- Baba-e-urdu
- Frere Road
- Court Road
- Sarwar Shaheed Road
- Shahrah-e-Iraq
- Masjid-e-khizra
- Burns Road
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Cantt Station
Bus 22-B
- Agra taj Colony
- Kalri
- Baghdadi
- Meesa lane
- Kharadar
- Khajeer Bazar
- Lea Market
- Purani haji camp
- Ranchore lines
- Sho Market
- Garden
- Pakistan quarters
- Khaja Jamat khana
- Lasbela, Teen Hatti
- New Town
- Liaquat hospital
- Dhoraji society
- National Stadium
- National Cement Factory
- Naval Quarters
- Labour Quarters
- Drigh Road
- Natha khan Goth
- Airport, Malir
- Landhi
- Quaidabad
- Qazafi Town
Bus 4-C
- New Karachi Block 5-F
- Industrial Area
- Karimabad
- Liaquatabad
- Teen Hatti
- Goro Mandir
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Bandar Road
- Preedy Street
- Police Station
- Saddar
Bus 20
- Shirin Jinnah Colony
- Clifton
- Mehata palace
- Clifton bridge
- Bagh-e-Jinnah
- Metropole Hotel
- Lucky star, Saddar
- Garden
- Old golimar
- Bara Board
- Habib bank
- Valika stop
- Police Station
- S.I.T.E
- Labor square
- Rashidabad
Bus 1-D
- Ittehad Town
- Torri Chowk Sector II
- Orangi Township
- Banaras Colony
- Pathan Colony
- Petrol Pump
- Liaquatabad No. 10
- Liaquatabad
- Post Office
- Teen Hatti
- Jehangir Road
- Empress Market
- Cantt Station
Bus 4
- New Karachi
- K.D.A Office
- Al-Hyderi
- State Bank Quarters
- Board Office
- Nazimabad No 1
- Petrol Pump
- Lasbela
- Ranchor Line
- Juna Market
- Napier Road
- Tower
Bus 4-H
- Surjani Town
- Yosuf Goth
- Lal Market
- New Karachi
- Water Pump
- Karimabad
- Liaquatabad No. 10
- Teen Hatti
- Goro Mandir
- 7th Day Hospital
- Empress Market
- Lucky Star
- Jinnah Hospital
- Cantt Stations
- Clifton Bridge
- Gizri
- Sea View
Bus 1-H
- Gulshan-e-Bahar
- Orangi Sector No. 14
- Orangi Sector No. 13
- Orangi Sector No. 7
- Orangi Sector No. 5
- Qadafi Chowk
- Qasba Mour
- Banaras Colony
- Valika Hospital
- Valika Mill
- Habib Bank
- S.I.T.E
- Post Office
- Maroon Mill
- Laltain Factory
- Ghani Chowk
- Shershah
- Miran Naka
- Chakiwara
- Lee Market
- Kharadar
- Jamat Khana
- Tower
- Kemari
Bus 4-J
- Faqir Colony
- Ruby Cinema
- Hub River Road
- Shershah
- Chakiwara
- Lee Market
- Haji Camp
- Jamila Street
- Nishter Road
- Baba-e-Urdu Road
- Shahrah-e-Liaquat
- Fresco Chowk
- Mohammad Bin Qasim Road
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Mansfield Street
- Empress Market
- Mir Karam Ali Talpur Road
- Wellington Street
- Cantt Station
- Clifton
- Delhi Colony
- Gizri
4-K
- Kali Market
- New Karachi
- K.D.A Office
- Al-Hyderi
- State Bank Quarters
- Nazimabad No 7
- Petrol Pump
- Lasbela
- Gurumandir
- Namaish Chowrangee
- Saddar
- Empress Market
- Regal
- Tibet Centre
- Bander Road
Bus 4-L
- Maymar Complex
- Al-Asif Plaza
- Sohrab Goth
- Water Pump
- Karimabad
- Liaquatabad
- Teen Hatti
- Numaish
- Saddar
- Empress Market
- Burns Road
- M.A.Jinnah Road
Bus 4-S
- Surjani Town
- Two Minutes Chowrangi
- Saleem Centre
- U.P Mour
- Nagan Chowrangi
- Shadman Town
- Sakhi Hassan
- Hyderi
- Board Office
- Nazimabad No. 7
- Nazimabad No. 6
- Nazimabad Chowrangi
- Lasbela House
- Goro Mandir
- Numaish
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Eidgah
Bus 5
- Al-Noor Society
- Gulberg
- Water Pump
- Aisha Manzil
- Karimabad Chowrangi
- Liaquatabad
- Teen Hatti
- P.I.B Colony
- Jamshed Road
- Goro Mandir
- Numaish Chowrangi
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Bandar Road
- Keamari
Bus 52-A
- Labour Square
- Gul Mohammad Chowrangi
- Metropolitan Steel Corporation
- Qazafi Town
- Quaidabad
- Landhi
- Malir City
- Drigh Road
- Jail Road
- Nishter Road
- Lee Market
- Agha Khan Jamat Khana
- G.Allana Road
- Kheja Jamat Khana
- Dockyard
- Fisheries
Bus 5-C
- Gulberg Chowrangi
- Rahimabad
- K.D.A Pump House
- Wahadat Colony
- Saghirabad
- Nasirabad
- Dastagir Colony
- Azizabad
- Aisha Manzil
- Karimabad
- Liaquatabad
- Teen Hatti
- Goro Mandir
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Saddar
- Empress Market
- Burns Road
Bus 5-D
- Musa Colony
- Federal B. Area
- Liaquatabad No. 10
- Teen Hatti
- Goro Mandir
- Old Exhibition
- Empress Market
- Frere Road
- Buns Road
- Bandar Road
- Dockyard
Bus 6
- Fayyaz Plaza
- Dastagir Colony
- Azizabad
- Karimabad
- Liaquatabad
- Teen Hatti
- Goro Mandir
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Saddar
- Empress Market
- Burns Road
Bus 6-B
- Yasinabad Alliaabad
- Hussainabad
- Karimabad
- Liaquatabad No. 10
- Petrol Pump
- Nazimabad Chowrangi
- Golimar
- Lasbela
- Goro Mandir
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Saddar
- Buns Road
- Light House
Bus 7-C
- Dockyard
- Aga Khan Jamat Khana
- Lee Market
- Chakiwra
- Miran Naka
- Shershah
- Taj Silk Mill
- Habib Bank
- Bara Board
- Muslim League Quarters
- Nazimabad Chowrangi
- Liaquatabad Post Office
- Liaquatabad No. 10
- Karimabad
- Imam Bara
- Ziauddin Hospital
- Peoples Chowrangi
- Saifee Technology College
- Buffer zone
Bus 60
- Sindhi Hotel New Karachi
- Manhgopir Road
- Banaras Colony
- Valika Mills
- Bara Board
- Rexer Lines
- Dhobi Ghat
- Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road
- Herchandrai Road
- Lee Market
Bus 7-H
- Keamari
- Tower
- Bolton Market
- Eidgah
- Ranchore Lane
- Garden
- Lasbella
- Postoffice
- Sindhi Hotel
- New Town
- Civic Centre
- N.I.P.A
- University Road
- Safora Goth
- Tokyo Terrace Plaza
Bus 8
- P.I.B Colony
- Hyderabad Colony
- Goro Mandir
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Bandar Road
Bus 8A
- P.I.B Colony
- Hyderabad Colony
- Goro Mandir
- M.A Jinnah Road
- Frere Street
- Preedy Street
- Frere Road
- Ingle Road
- Mcleod Road
- Napier Road
- Keamari
2. UTS – 2 Routes from Kohkrapar
Below are the buses operating under the UTS Bus Service with their bus stops.
Bus UTS-12
- Kohkrapar
- Saudaabad
- Kalaboard
- Main Shrah-e-Faisal
- Airport
- Natakhan
- Drig Road
- Karsaz
- Balouch Colony
- Nursery
- Regent Plaza
- Sadder
- Zanib Market
- Shehen Complex
- I.I. Chundrigar Road
Bus UTS-13
- Kohkrapar
- Saudaabad
- Liqat Market
- Jinnah Square
- Malir City
- Kalaboard
- Main Shrah-e-Faisal
- Airport
- Natakhan
- Drig Road
- Rashid Minhas Road
- Millennium Mall
- NIPA
- Gulshan Chowrangi
- Sohrab Goth
- Nagan Chowrangi
- Baradari
- Surjani town
3. CNG Buses – 2 Routes from Surjani Town
Below are the buses operating under the CNG Green Bus Service with their bus stops.
Bus CNG-1
- Surjani town
- Baradari
- Nagan Chowrangi
- Hyderi
- Nazimabad
- Lasbela
- Gurumandir
- M.A Jinnah road
- Numaish
- Urdu Bazaar
- Jama cloth
- Boltan Market
Bus CNG-2
- Surjani town
- Baradari
- Nagan Chowrangi
- Bufferzone
- Sohrabgoth
- Rashid Minhas Road
- Gulshan Chowrangi
- NIPA
- Millennium mall
- Drig Road
- Sharah-e-Faisal
- Nathakhan
- Shah-Faisal expressway
- Korangi Industrial area
- Korangi crossing
Bus CNG-3
- Sujani
- Gulshan-e-Maymar
Bus CNG-4
- Gulshan-e-Maymar
- Liaquatabad
4. Peoples Bus Service – Red, White, & Pink Buses
The People’s Bus Service offers 3 types of buses: Red, White, and Pink. The detailed route of each is mentioned below:
Red Buses
These buses cover a wide range of areas on 6 different routes, as listed below:
Route 1 | Route 2 | Route 3 | Route 9 | Route 10 | Route 11 |
Malir Halt | Nagan Chowrangi | 5 Star Chowrangi | Salah Uddin Ayubi Road | Numaish | Bilawal Chowrangi |
Colony Gate | Shafiq Morr | KDA Chowrangi | Allah Wali Chowrangi | Taj Complex | Boat Basin |
Nata Khan | Sohrab Goth | Nazimabad Eid Gah Ground | National Highway 5 | Capri Cinema | US Consulate General |
Bridge | Gulshan Chowranei | Liaquatabad 10 Number | Steel Mill More | Abdullah Haroon | Mauripur, Keamari |
Drigh Road Station | NIPA, Johar Morr | Essa Nagri, Civic Centre | Port Bin Qasim More | Bohri Bazar | Lyari |
PAF Base Faisal | COD | National Stadium | Razzakabad, Abdullah Goth | Tower | |
Laal Kothi | Drigh Road Station | Karsaz | Chowkundi More | I.I. Chunrigar Road | |
Karsaz | Colony Gate | Nursery | Fast University | Shaheen Complex | |
Nursery | Shah Faisal Colony | FTC | Bhains Colony More | Arts Council | |
FTC | Singer Chowrangi | Korangi Road | Manzil Pump | Fawara Chowk | |
Regent Plaza | Landhi Road | KPT Interchange | Quaidabad, Murghi Khana | Metropole | |
Metropole | Shan Chowrangi | Prince Aly Boys School, Nadra Center Malir | Frere Hall | ||
Regal Chowk | Malir Session Court | PSO Head Office | |||
I.I.Chundrigar | Malir 15 | 3 Talwar | |||
Kalaboard, Malir Halt | Ocean Mall | ||||
Colony Gate, Nata Khan Bridge | 2 Talwar | ||||
Drigh Road Station | Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar | ||||
PAF Base Faisal | Bagh Ibn E Qasim | ||||
Laal Kothi | Dolmen Mall Clifton | ||||
Karsaz | Seaview Clock Tower | ||||
Nursery | |||||
FTC | |||||
Regent Plaza | |||||
Metropole | |||||
Regal Chowk | |||||
I.I.Chundrigar |
White Buses
The White Buses include Electic vehicles that are powered by electricity instead of liquid fuel like petrol or diesel.
White buses under the People’s Bus Project covers the following stops:
- Tank Chowk
- Model Colony Mor
- Jinnah Ave
- Airport
- Colony Gate
- Nata Khan Bridge
- Drigh Road Station
- PAF Base Faisal
- Laal Kothi, Karsaz
- Nursery
- FTC
- Korangi Road
- DHA Phase 1
- Masjid e Ayesha
- Clock Tower DHA
Pink buses
The Pink buses are for Ladies Only and cover the following bus stops:
- Tank Chowk
- Model Colony Mor
- Malir Halt
- Colony Gate
- Nata Khan Bridge
- Drigh Road Station
- PAF Base Faisal
- Laal Kothi, Karsaz
- Nursery, FTC
- Regent Plaza
- Metropole
- PIDC
- Shaheen Complex
- I.I.Chundrigar
5. Orange Line – Orangi Town to Jinnah University
The orange line was inaugurated in Sept 2022 and covers 4 bus stops that are 1km away.
- Town Municipal Administration Office (Orangi Town)
- Pone Panch Chowrangi
- Abdullah Chowrangi
- Jinnah University for Women, Karachi (near Matriculation Board Office)
6. Blue Line – Guru Mandir to Bahria Town
The Karachi Blue Line covers 48km distance and has the following major bus stops listed below:
- Guru Mandir
- Teen Hatti
- Liquatabad No 10
- Shahrah-e-Pakistan
- Sohrab Goth
- M-9 (Till Bahria Town)
7. Green Line – Chowrangi Bus stations to Saleem Center
Heer is the bus route of the Karachi Green Line.
- Chowrangi Bus stations
- Numaish Chowrangi
- Patel Para (Guru Mandir) Station
- Lasbela Chowk Station
- Sanitary Market (Gulbahar) Station
- Nazimabad No.1 Station
- Enquiry Office Station
- Annu Bhai Park Station
- Board Office Station (to Orange Line)
- Hyderi Station
- Five Star Chowrangi Station
- Jummah Bazaar (Bayani Center) Station
- Erum Shopping Mall (Shadman No.2) Station
- Nagan Chowrangi Station
- U.P. More Station
- Road 4200 (Saleem Center) Station
- Power House Chowrangi Station
- Road 2400 (Aisha Complex) Station
- 2 Minute Chowrangi Station
- Surjani Chowrangi (4K) Station
- Karimi Chowrangi Station
- KDA Flats Station
- Abdullah Chowk Station
Have a Safe Travel!
So here where the 7 most popular bus services in Karachi. We hope you were able to choose the route that suits you the most.
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