Getting There
Karkhanay Bazar is one of the most cheaper shopping centers in Peshawar is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the District Khyber, which in turn borders Afghanistan, and it’s located at the distance of 209 km from Islamabad Motorway M-1 and from Peshawar 25 km
By Air: The nearest airport that can be used for air travel to Karkhanay bazar is Bacha Khan International Airport
By Train: Train service to Karkhanay Bazaar is up to Peshawar. You can use BRT, local bus or taxi to go further.
By Road: Through a car, bus and Jeep you can easily reach to Karkhanay Bazaar from Islamabad via Motorway M-1 in one and half hours. The distance of Karkhanay Bazaar from Islamabad is 209 Km and from Peshawar is 25 km.
What to Expect
Karkhanay Bazar is the famous Bazar for the tourist attraction is one of the cheaper shopping centers visit this bazaar from all over the country and especially from all the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. People in and around Peshawar usually turn to these bazaars as the prices of items in the shops are lower than in other commercial parts of Peshawar.
In the Karkhanay bazaar, you can find all the essentials under one roof in which you can easily find a wide variety of foreign blankets, bicycles, utensils, carpets, sheets, and more. Most tourists can easily come here and buy a variety of things for themselves. The Market sells anything from electronics to clothing including clothes, cosmetics, toys, watches, cigars, video games, shoes, etc.
History
The Karkhanay Bazar was established in 1985 has more than 4,500 shops, owned by Pashtun traders. The name Kārkhānō means “industries” in the Pashto language. On the right side of the markets are many industries that are actually located in the Hayatabad industrial estate.
Facilities Available
- Local guides are available
- People of Peshawar are very hospitable
- PC Hotel, Shelton’s Rezidor Peshawar, Fort Continental Hotels, Hotel Gateway, Emaraat Hotel, Green’s Hotel Restaurant
- Karkhanay Bazar can be easily accessible thought local transport and can book a car on rent.
- Tourism Department helps the Tourist/ Visitors through providing broachers in both Urdu and English languages. The local Police and the local Guides can speak multi languages (i.e local languages, Urdu, English and some of them can speak Chinese also).
- There is a bus stand in Karkhanay Bazar for public transportation.
- Filling stations are available in Karkhany Bazar which includes Petrol and Diesel.
- Taxis are available in Karkhanay Bazar on daily rent basis.
- Shops are available in Karkhanay Bazar
- You can easily travel to Karkhanay Bazar in BRT bus service is a comfortable service for the tourist. The BRT buses run from Chamkani to Karkhanay a total distance of 26 Kilometer with 31 stations.
