Bhakkar: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bhakkar is a city of 131,658 people in Pakistan (Punjab), 171 m (561 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Bhakkar runs from about 10 h 8 min a day in late December to 14 h 16 min in late June (computed for 31.63° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Bhakkar in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Bhakkar · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lahore, 311 km — buses · car rental
- Peshawar, 269 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kabul, 368 km (Afghanistan)
- Faisalabad, 193 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rawalpindi, 287 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gujranwala, 301 km — buses · car rental
- Multan, 164 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bannu, 157 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Amritsar, 361 km (India)
- Sargodha, 160 km — tours
Common questions
How big is Bhakkar?
About 131,658 people live in Bhakkar (GeoNames).
What time zone is Bhakkar in?
Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5.
What currency is used in Bhakkar?
The Rupee (PKR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Bhakkar?
Lahore (311 km), Peshawar (269 km), Kabul (368 km), Faisalabad (193 km), Rawalpindi (287 km).
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.