Afghanistan Transportation

Getting to Afghanistan by air

by Wakhan

There are few flights from Europe to Kabul. Ariana Afghan Airlines has flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Istanbul. Azerbaijan Airlines operates 3 flights a week to Kabul from the major european capitals, with a stopover in Baku. In spring 2003 a return ticket Paris Kabul on AZAL ( Azerbaijan Airlines ) was about 600 €

Bus from Kabul to Bamiyan

by Wakhan

There are several minibuses ( TownAce 4WD ) departing from Kabul to Bamiyan daily. The trip takes 8 hours for 180 km, and costs about $ 5. Only the first 20 km are paved.Buses to Bamiyan depart from Pol-e Sokhta bus terminal.

Flights and Taxi

by smartfrank

There are now two choices for you to arrive in Kabul by air. One is by UN flight, which gets to Kabul from Islamabad and Dubai twice a week. The other is by Afghan Arianna , which runs flights to Kabul from Islamabad, Dheli, Dubai and Tehran. The former is more expensive, but costs more than Arianna flights. As for the transportation in Kabul, taxi is the only choice unless you work in foreign agencies

AEROPLANEAriana Airlines is...

by shemsuddin

AEROPLANEAriana Airlines is running daily flights to Delhi, the cost is $50. They also fly to Abu Dhabi. There are also Here are contact details for Ariana in Delhi:Suryakiran BuildingFlat 409, Fourth Floor19 Kasturba Gandhi MargNew Delhi 110001IndiaTel.: (+91-11) 3311432Tel.: (+91-11) 3755163/4 reservationTel.: (+91-11) 5452173 airport handling agentTel.: (+91-11) 5481152 cargoFax: (+91-11) 3755162http://afghanairlines.tripod.com UNHAS flights from Islamabad go three times every day to Kabul, and also to other main Afghan cities. Seats cost costs $600 one-way and $1,000 return for non-UN personnel. For NGO people there will be absolutely no problem in getting a seat, most UNs turn up and fly so there must always be plenty of free seats. If its overbooked I think they just use their bigger plane. To get a flight you have to go to the UNHAS (UN Humanitarian Air Services) office in...

The transportsystem in...

by Narviking

The transportsystem in Afghanistan has been a mysterium recently. As far as I know no international airlines fly there and I am not sure if any buses goes there. But what I know is that a letter sent to me from Kabul on 1 november 2001, during the middle of the bombing campaign against the city, arrived here in my postbox on 12 november 2001 ! So even in the worst of times there were some sort of transport system working !!!!LATEST NEWS: A new letter arrived from Kabul on 31 january 2002. It took only one week to reach Norway.My friend in Kabul says things are getting better and better and ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES has started flying.Maby other airlines will start flying as well and so it will be easier to get in and out of Afghanistan.

Ariana Afghan Airlines

by susanhall

Preferably Armored

by Jacquelynn

Until it is completely safe, the preferable way to get around Afghanistan is in something armored. Be ready to share the road with everyone and everything. Driving is insane! (See warnings)

Torkhum to Kabul

by Kanjoo

From Pak-Afghan Torkhum border, I boarded on a van (frequent service) which costed me 200 Afghan Riyals (almost 270 Pakistani Rupees). It took almost 7 hours for such 200 odd km.

Ariana Afghan Airlines

by Wakhan

A one-way ticket from Herat to Kabul costs $ 40