Getting there & away
The general bus stand is south of Fowara Chowk, and nearby are some smaller yards dedicated to the numerous minibuses or larger and more-comfortable Coasters travelling to Thandiani, Rawalpindi and Swat/Peshawar, which leave when full. For Kohistan or the Kaghan Valley, change at Mansehra. You may need to do the same for destinations north on the KKH. Destinations from Abbottabad include the following:
Aliabad (Hunza; Rs 750) Silk Route buses and Coasters pass through the general bus stand after originating in Rawalpindi, but are often full.
Gilgit (Rs 750) As for Aliabad.
Lahore (Rs 200/300 non air-con/air-con, eight hours) Bus to Grand Trunk Rd bus stand. Air-con bus goes to the motorway.
Mansehra (Rs 20, one hour) Minibus.
Mardan (Rs 100, two hours) Most of the Peshawar- and Mingora-bound transport stops here en route.
Mingora (Swat district; Rs 240, six hours) Bus.
Murree (Rs 70, five hours) Minibus.
Peshawar (Rs 100, three hours) Minibus. Air-con Coasters (Rs 120) are worth the small extra expense.
Rawalpindi/Islamabad (Rs 75, 2½ hours) Minibuses leave all day from the general bus stand and next to the Al-Zahra Hotel. More comfortable air-con Coasters (Rs 85) also go to Rawalpindi from the general bus stand.
Thandiani (Rs 50, one hour) Minibus.
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