[2] The city is home to Heavy Industries Taxila — a major defence, engineering conglomerate, and military corporation.

A planned extension of the railway will eventually connect Taxila to China's Southern Xinjiang Railway in Kashgar, as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The ancient Grand Trunk Road is designated as N-5 National Highway, and connects the city to the Afghan border, and northern Punjab.

The Karakoram Highway's southern terminus is in nearby Hasan Abdal, and connects Taxila to the Chinese border near the Hunza Valley.

Peshawar's Bacha Khan International Airport is 155 kilometres away by road.