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Gilgit · Pakistan

Car hire and driving in Gilgit

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 GIL means 2 km (1 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 Gilgit

Car rental from Gilgit: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Gilgit to SkarduPakistan138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Gilgit to BattagramPakistan181 km (112 mi)about 2 h 46 min
Gilgit to MuzaffarābādPakistan188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Gilgit to MingoraPakistan218 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Gilgit to DhirkotPakistan219 km (136 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Gilgit to AbbottabadPakistan221 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Gilgit to IslamabadPakistan270 km (168 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Gilgit to MardanPakistan281 km (175 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Gilgit to RawalpindiPakistan283 km (176 mi)about 4 h 19 min
Gilgit to TordherPakistan283 km (176 mi)about 4 h 19 min
Gilgit to Attock CityPakistan298 km (185 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Gilgit to CharsaddaPakistan306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Gilgit to LahorePakistan485 km (301 mi)about 7 h 24 min
Gilgit to KarachiPakistan1,414 km (879 mi)about 21 h 34 min
Gilgit to PeshawarPakistan327 km (203 mi)about 5 h
Gilgit to FaisalabadPakistan513 km (319 mi)about 7 h 50 min
Gilgit to GujranwalaPakistan419 km (260 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Gilgit to MultanPakistan689 km (428 mi)about 10 h 30 min
Gilgit to HyderabadPakistan1,300 km (808 mi)about 19 h 49 min
Gilgit to QuettaPakistan933 km (580 mi)about 14 h 13 min

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

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

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

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.