The Delhi-Lahore Bus is a passenger bus service connecting the Indian capital of Delhi with the city of Lahore , Pakistan via the border transit post at Wagah , which is the only border crossing point between India and Pakistan opened for international travelers . The bus was of symbolic importance to the efforts of the governments of both nations to foster peaceful and friendly relations . In its inaugural run on February 19 , 1999 , the bus carried the then-Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee , who was to attend a summit in Lahore and was received by his Pakistani counterpart , Nawaz Sharif at Wagah . Its official name is the '' Sada-e-Sarhad '' ( Urdu for '' Call of the Frontier '' ) . The duration of the entire journey is eight hours , covering a distance of 530 km ( 329 mi ) . While the bus service had continued to run during the Kargil War of 1999 , it was suspended in the aftermath of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack on December 13 , 2001 , which the Indian government accused Pakistan of instigating . The bus service was resumed on July 16 , 2003 when bilateral relations had improved
2001 Indian Parliament attack
2001 Indian Parliament attack
Transport between India and Pakistan