Karachi carpool routes
Chalo Bhai will open route by route, beginning with the commuter corridors where the most cars travel with empty seats. These are the first five. If yours is missing, join the waitlist and tell us.
The first corridors
Each page describes the usual roads, who commutes there and an estimate of the monthly petrol cost, alone and shared.
Gulshan-e-Iqbal to Saddar
About 11 km each way via University Road.
Petrol alone: about Rs 15,730 a month. Shared by three: Rs 5,243 each.
Carpool from Gulshan-e-Iqbal to Saddar
Gulistan-e-Jauhar to Shahrah-e-Faisal
About 13 km each way via Rashid Minhas Road.
Petrol alone: about Rs 18,590 a month. Shared by three: Rs 6,197 each.
Carpool from Gulistan-e-Jauhar to Shahrah-e-Faisal
North Nazimabad to I.I. Chundrigar Road
About 14 km each way via Sher Shah Suri Road.
Petrol alone: about Rs 21,840 a month. Shared by three: Rs 7,280 each.
Carpool from North Nazimabad to I.I. Chundrigar Road
DHA to Korangi Industrial Area
About 13 km each way via Korangi Road.
Petrol alone: about Rs 18,590 a month. Shared by three: Rs 6,197 each.
Carpool from DHA to Korangi Industrial Area
Safoora to Saddar
About 21 km each way via University Road.
Petrol alone: about Rs 30,030 a month. Shared by three: Rs 10,010 each.
Carpool from Safoora to Saddar
Estimates use Rs 390 a litre, 22 working days and a rush-hour fuel average for a small car. For your own figures, use the petrol cost calculator.
How route matching works
A corridor is a line that many commuters share, such as University Road into Saddar. Along that line, a driver and a rider match when three things are true.
- The rider's pickup point is near the driver's route.
- The rider's drop point is further along the same route.
- Their days and time windows overlap.
That is why a driver from Safoora can pick someone up at NIPA and drop them at Jail Chowrangi on the way to Saddar. Neither lives nor works in the same place, but one route covers both trips.
Don't see your route?
These five are a starting point, not the limit. People commute daily from North Karachi and FB Area to SITE, from Malir and Model Colony to Shahrah-e-Faisal, from Bahria Town into the city, and between dozens of other pairs of areas.
The waitlist form asks for your home area and your work or university area. Those answers decide which routes open next, so the most useful thing you can do for your route is add it, and share this page with one person who travels it too.
Whether you would drive or ride, every signup counts towards your corridor.
Add your route to the list
Choose your home area and where you work or study. We'll message you on WhatsApp when early access opens on your route.
- Free to join, and no commission when the app launches
- Early access goes to routes with the most signups first
- One WhatsApp message when your route opens. No spam.