How Sawarri works

The short version

A driver posts a trip they are already making and how many seats are free. A passenger finds that trip, requests a seat, and the driver approves it. The two of you agree where exactly to meet, you travel, and you pay the driver the seat price that was shown on the listing. Sawarri takes no commission.

If you need a seat

1. Search your route. Open Find a ride and enter where you are going from and to. You will see the rides posted for that route with the date, time, pickup area, seats left and price per seat.
2. Check the driver. Each ride shows who is driving. A verified badge means the account has been checked. Women passengers can filter for women-only rides.
3. Request the seat. Send a booking request. This is a request, not an instant booking — the driver has to approve it, which is deliberate: it means neither side is committed to a stranger without agreeing first.
4. Agree the pickup. Once approved you can contact the driver directly to settle the exact meeting point and time.
5. Travel and pay the driver. You pay the seat price directly to the driver. Nothing is charged by Sawarri.

If you are driving

1. Post the trip. On Offer a ride, enter the route, the date and time, how many seats are free and what you want per seat.
2. Set it to repeat if it repeats. If you make the same run daily, on weekdays, at weekends or weekly, mark it recurring and it will roll forward to the next date on its own instead of you re-posting it.
3. Approve the requests you want. You see each passenger before you accept. You are never obliged to accept anyone.
4. Drive and collect. Passengers pay you directly, the amount you posted. Sawarri does not take a share.

You do not need a separate account to switch sides. A passenger account can start offering rides from the dashboard, and the same login covers both.

Two kinds of ride

Intercity

A trip between two cities — Islamabad to Abbottabad, Islamabad to Lahore, and so on. These dominate the board. Browse them by route and city.

Pick & drop

A daily commute inside one city — home to office and back, usually at fixed times with the same people. Those are listed under Pick & drop.

What it costs to use Sawarri

For passengers, nothing — searching and booking a seat are free. Drivers post their first five rides free; after that, each ride listing costs 20 credits. The seat price you agree goes straight to the driver, and Sawarri takes no commission on it.