Kohat Commute Guide: Getting Around with Shareide

Kohat is a city that moves - between the cantonment, Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), the main bazaar around Bab-e-Khyber, and the residential colonies spread along the Kohat-Peshawar road. For students and office workers without their own vehicle, that movement usually happens by rickshaw, shared Suzuki van, or a lift on the back of a relative's motorbike. None of it is organised around a fixed price or a fixed schedule.

The commute today

Kohat's transport mix works, but it asks a lot of daily commuters:

• Rickshaws. The most visible option in the city, especially around the bazaar and bus stand, but every fare is negotiated fresh - there is no meter and no fixed rate card, so regular commuters often pay more than occasional riders simply because they're recognisable.
• Suzuki vans. Common on routes to KUST and the cantonment, cheap, but they wait to fill up before leaving and offer no guaranteed seat, which makes them unreliable for anyone with a fixed class or office start time.
• Motorbikes. The backbone of local transport, but for women, students without a bike, or anyone travelling after dark, that usually means depending on someone else's schedule rather than your own.

Kohat's summer heat and the hilly terrain around the cantonment also make walking or waiting roadside for transport genuinely uncomfortable for a big part of the year - which is exactly the kind of daily friction a scheduled, pre-agreed ride is meant to remove.

How Shareide's per-seat model helps

Shareide doesn't ask you to book an entire car - you book your seat, at a fare that's agreed before the ride starts, with a driver whose CNIC has been verified through the app. As per-seat carpooling reaches more cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the value for a Kohat commuter is simple: no daily haggling, no surge pricing when it's raining or when university lets out at the same time as everyone else, and a fixed cost you can actually plan a monthly budget around.

For someone travelling the same route to KUST or the cantonment every working day, a monthly subscription locks in that fare for the whole month, and women commuting alone can opt into a women-only ride through Shareide's safety features, rather than relying on whichever driver happens to be free.

Frequently asked questions

Does Shareide currently operate in Kohat?

Shareide is rolling out to more Pakistani cities over time. The most reliable way to check is to download the app and search your route directly.

Why would a fixed per-seat fare be better than a rickshaw?

Because it's agreed upfront and doesn't change based on demand, weather, or who's driving that day - which matters most for people making the same trip five or six days a week.

Is it safe for a woman to commute alone in the evening using a ride-sharing app?

Shareide verifies every driver's CNIC before they can accept rides, and offers women-to-women matching on eligible trips. Details are on the safety page.