Karachi (also Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas etc.) · City bus
People's Bus Service
Run by Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA), Transport & Mass Transit Dept, Government of Sindh.
Checked 4 Nov 2026Official website
Key facts
- Hours
- Not published on the sources we could read.
- Fare
- Distance-based. From 1 Feb 2025 (announced by Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon): minimum fare Rs 80 (up from Rs 50), Rs 120 for journeys beyond 15 km (Dawn). At 2022 launch: Rs 25–50. News report, not confirmed by the operator source
- How to pay
- Not published on the sources we could read.
Stations
The operator does not publish a station list on the pages we could read, so we don’t show one.
Routes (20)
As published by the operator.
| Route | Service | Stops |
|---|---|---|
| Route 01Active | Pink Bus31 km | Khokharapar 04 to Dockyard via Malir Halt, Kokharpar 04, Suadabad, Model Colony, Malir Halt, Colony Gate, Nata Khan, PAF Base Faisal, Karsaz, Nursery, FTC, Regent Plaza, Metropole Hotel, Press Club, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Tower, ICI Flyover, Dockyard. |
| Route 02Active | Pink Bus31 km | North Karachi to Korangi Crossing via Nagan, Shafiq Mor, Sorab Goth, Gulshan, Nipa, Johar, COD, Nata Khan, Colony Gate, Shah Faisal Colony, Singer Chowrangi, Korangi #05, Nasir Jump, Indus Hospital, Korangi Crossing. |
| Route 03Active | Pink Bus32 km | North Karachi to Nasir Jump via Nagan, Five Star Chowrangi, Board Office, Nazimabad Petrol Pump, Essa Nagri, National Stadium, Karsaz, Nursery, FTC, Kala Pull, Akhtar Colony, Shan Chowrangi, Nasir Jump. |
| Route 04Active | People's Bus Service26 km | North Karachi to Kemari via Nagan, Shafiq Mor, Sorab Goth, Ayesha Manzil, Lalukhait, Teen Hatti, Jahangir Road, Guru Mandar, Numaish, Taj Complex, Sindh High Court, Tower, Jackson Market, Kemari. |
| Route 05Inactive | People's Bus Service28.2 km | Surjani to Masroor via New Karachi, Shafiq Mor, Ziauddin Chowrangi, KDA Chowrangi, Mosa Colony, Mangopir, Site Area, Gulbai. |
| Route 06Inactive | People's Bus Service29.6 km | Gulshan-e-Bihar Orangi Town to Singer Chowrangi via Orangi Town, Banaras, Paposh Nagar, Site Area, Golimar, Garden, PIB, Jail Road, Bahadurabad, Baloch Colony, Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, DHA Phase 1, Shan Chowrangi, Bilal Chowrangi, Singer Chowrangi. |
| Route 07Inactive | People's Bus Service | Mosamiyat to Gulshan-e-Ghazi via Dow University, Suparco, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Abdul Hasphani, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Muqa Chowk, Shepowner, Kati Pahari, Orangi, Gulshan-e-Ghazi G7 Stop. |
| Route 08Active | People's Bus Service17 km | Yousuf Goth to Tower via Hub River Road, Yousuf Goth, Saeedabad, Baldia, Ittehad Town, Naval Colony, Moach Goth, Sher Shah, Gulbai, Agra Taj, Dua Restaurant, ICI, Tower. |
| Route 09Active | Pink Bus48 km | Gulshan-e-Hadeed to Tower via Steel Town, Port Qasim Chowrangi, Bahan Colony, Manzil Pump, Qaidabad, Malir 15, Malir Halt, Colony Gate, Nata Khan, PAF Base Faisal, Karsaz, Nursery, FTC, Regent Plaza, Metropole Hotel, Press Club, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Tower. |
| Route 10Active | Pink Bus30 km | Numaish to Ibrahim Hyderi via Taj Complex, Zaibunisa Street, Zainab Market, Metropole, Frere Hall, Teen Talwar, Do Talwar, Pak Tower, Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Dolmen Mall, Clock Tower, Khayaban-e-Ittehad, Akhtar Colony, Korangi Crossing, Ibrahim Hyderi. |
| Route 11Active | People's Bus Service21 km | Mera Naka to Ziauddin Hospital via Maripur Road, Agra Taj Colony, KPT, Bahria Complex, PIDC, Punjabi Chowrangi, Gizri, Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar, Bilawal Chowrangi, Ziauddin Hospital. |
| Route 12Active | People's Bus Service36 km | Memon Goth to Sadar Lucky Star via Saudabad, Memon Goth, Khokharapar RCD Ground, Kala Board, Malir 15, Qaidabad, Dawood Chowrangi, 89 Chowrangi, Landhi, Korangi, Korangi Crossing, Qayyumabad, Kala Pull, FTC, Sadar Lucky Star. |
| Route 13Active | People's Bus Service19 km | Hawksbay to Tower via Gulbai, Hawksbay, Maripur, Pakistan Marine Academy, Maripur Truck Adda, Gulbai, Agra Taj, Dua Restaurant, ICI, Tower. |
| Route 14Active | People's Bus Service29 km | Maymar to Tower via Nawaz Sharif Park, Maymar Ext, Maymar Mor, Ahsanabad, Jamali Pull, Al-Asif, Sorab Goth, Ayesha Manzil, Lalukhait, Teen Hatti, Jahangir Road, Guru Mandar, Numaish, Taj Complex, Sindh High Court, Tower. |
| EV-01Active | EV-Bus41 km | CMH Malir Cantt to Dolmen Mall via CMH, Cantt Bazar, Checkpost 02, Tank Chowk, Model Colony, Malir Halt, Colony Gate, Nata Khan, PAF Base Faisal, Karsaz, Nursery, FTC, Kala Pull, Gold Mart, Akhtar Colony, Khayaban-e-Ittehad, Clock Tower, Dolmen Mall. |
| EV-02Active | EV-Bus44 km | Bahria Town to Malir Halt via Usmania, Domba Goth, Karachi Toll Plaza, Checkpost 05, Checkpost 06, Tank Chowk, Model Colony, Malir Halt. |
| EV-03Active | EV-Bus23 km | Quaid-e-Azam Square Malir Cantt to Numaish via X-20, Phase 2, Askari 5, Allahwala Chowk, Checkpost 05, Safoora, Mosamiyat, Kamran Chowrangi, Johar, Millennium Mall, Bahria University, Aga Khan Hospital, Liaquat National Hospital, New Town, Islamia College, Numaish. |
| EV-04Active | EV-Bus58 km | Bahria Town to Ayesha Manzil via M9, Usmania, Domba Goth, Karachi Toll Plaza, Malir Link Road, Old Sabzi Mandi, Maymar Mor, Al-Asif Square, Sorab Goth, Ayesha Manzil. |
| EV-05Active | EV-Bus48 km | DHA City to Sorab Goth via M9, Kathore, Usmania, Domba Goth, Karachi Toll Plaza, Malir Link Road, Old Sabzi Mandi, Maymar Mor, Al-Asif Square, Sorab Goth. |
| DD01Active | Double Decker24 km | Model Colony to Tower via Malir Halt, Model Colony Pathak, Malir Halt, Colony Gate, Nata Khan, PAF Base Faisal, Karsaz, Nursery, FTC, Regent Plaza, Metropole Hotel, Press Club, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Tower. |
Notes
Route list/stops copied verbatim from SMTA official Route Map 'Full Provincial Route Directory' (Karachi). Per-route pages exist at smta.gos.pk/routes/{n}. The route index on the same page uses different end-point labels for some routes (e.g. R2 'Powerhouse – Indus Hospital', R4 'Powerhouse – Keamari', R11 'Miran Naka – Shireen Jinnah Colony', R12 'Naddi Kinara – Lucky Star'). No official fares or hours published on SMTA site. Official PDF map: https://smta.gos.pk/downloads/karachi-bus-route-map.pdf (not downloaded). Helpline toll-free 0800-07682.
Questions
What is the People's Bus Service fare?
Distance-based. From 1 Feb 2025 (announced by Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon): minimum fare Rs 80 (up from Rs 50), Rs 120 for journeys beyond 15 km (Dawn). At 2022 launch: Rs 25–50. (from a news report; not confirmed by the operator).