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Compared to their 3D counterparts, 2D-PKs exhibit tunable photoluminescence, excitonic binding at room temperature, and enhanced structural stability. However, the dynamics of photoinduced charge carriers and their transport properties are highly intertwined due to the interplay of diverse excitation species, charge carrier cooling, transport, and radiative and non-radiative recombination. In this study, we employ optical-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy (OPTP) to analyze the local conductivity dynamics of 2D-PK (n = 5) 2-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)ethan-1-ammonium [(MA)5(CzEA)2(PbI3)5] and 3D-MAPI methylammonium lead iodide (MeNH3PbI3) perovskites on picosecond timescales. Remarkably, we observe an intensity-dependent, 2D-specific buildup of an ultrafast, few-picosecond decay in local THz-conductivity. By combining OPTP with transient absorption and picosecond time-resolved photoluminescence (tr-PL), we correlate photoconductivity and carrier population. 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