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Abbottabad · Pakistan

Car hire and driving in Abbottabad

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Pakistan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at ISB means 75 km (47 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648869 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648895 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7314973.

Drives from Abbottabad

Car rental from Abbottabad: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Abbottabad to MuzaffarābādPakistan34 km (21 mi)about 32 min
Abbottabad to DhirkotPakistan36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Abbottabad to IslamabadPakistan50 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Abbottabad to BattagramPakistan62 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Abbottabad to RawalpindiPakistan63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Abbottabad to TordherPakistan87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Abbottabad to Attock CityPakistan89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Abbottabad to MingoraPakistan105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Abbottabad to MardanPakistan107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Abbottabad to New Mirpur CityPakistan122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Abbottabad to CharsaddaPakistan135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Abbottabad to ChakwalPakistan139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Abbottabad to LahorePakistan307 km (191 mi)about 4 h 41 min
Abbottabad to KarachiPakistan1,194 km (742 mi)about 18 h 12 min
Abbottabad to PeshawarPakistan151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Abbottabad to FaisalabadPakistan304 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Abbottabad to GujranwalaPakistan239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Abbottabad to MultanPakistan468 km (291 mi)about 7 h 9 min
Abbottabad to HyderabadPakistan1,079 km (670 mi)about 16 h 27 min
Abbottabad to QuettaPakistan732 km (455 mi)about 11 h 10 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Abbottabad?

The left, as everywhere in Pakistan.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.