Dera Ismail Khan: 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.
Dera Ismail Khan is a city of 763,195 people in Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), 177 m (581 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 2 places to stay.
Key facts
Open Dera Ismail Khan in Google Maps
Daylight in Dera Ismail Khan runs from about 10 h 7 min a day in late December to 14 h 17 min in late June (computed for 31.83° 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 Dera Ismail Khan in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Dera Ismail Khan · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 2 places to stay in Dera Ismail Khan. Of the 1 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (1).
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lahore, 328 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Peshawar, 250 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kabul, 340 km (Afghanistan)
- Faisalabad, 212 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rawalpindi, 281 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Gujranwala, 312 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Multan, 190 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bannu, 131 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Amritsar, 377 km (India)
- Sargodha, 170 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Dera Ismail Khan?
About 763,195 people live in Dera Ismail Khan (GeoNames).
What time zone is Dera Ismail Khan in?
Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5.
What currency is used in Dera Ismail Khan?
The Rupee (PKR). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Dera Ismail Khan?
Our booking partner lists 2 places to stay in Dera Ismail Khan, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Dera Ismail Khan?
Lahore (328 km), Peshawar (250 km), Kabul (340 km), Faisalabad (212 km), Rawalpindi (281 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.