Getting there & away
Land
Bus
Long-distance transport goes from the general bus stand on GT Rd. There are regular minibuses to Peshawar (Pekhora in Swati Pashto; Rs 110) and Mardan (Rs 70). Large buses depart all day for Rawalpindi (Rs 140). Daewoo operates from its own station near the main bus stand, with several daily services to Peshawar (Rs 240, four hours) via Mardan, and daily to Rawalpindi (Rs 360, seven hours) and Lahore (Rs 750, 10 hours).
Minibuses go upvalley all day to Miandam (Rs 25, 1¼ hours), Madyan (Rs 40, 90 minutes), Bahrain (Rs 50, two hours) and Kalam (Rs 60, 2½ hours).
Minibuses also go all day to Besham (Rs 80, 3½ hours), via Khwazakhela and the Shangla Pass. Change in Besham for Gilgit, Mansehra, the Kaghan Valley and Abbottabad. For Dir and Chitral, you’ll probably have to take a minibus to Timargarha (Rs 25) and change.
Car
Hiring a car is a good idea if you want to roam the valley in search of archaeological sites. Midrange hotels usually have their own drivers, while taxis from the general bus stand should cost around Rs 2500 per day, plus fuel.
Air
At the time of research there were no flights to/from Saidu Sharif airport, although PIA (Faizabad Rd; 711092) plans to restart services to Islamabad and Peshawar.
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