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Islamabad: 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.

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Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan, 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Islamabad International Airport (ISB), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Islamabad railway station. Our booking partner lists 1,267+ places to stay.

Key facts

Population601,600
Elevation579 m (1,900 ft)
Area906 km²
Time zoneAsia/Karachi (UTC+5 now)
CurrencyRupee (PKR)
Dialling code+92
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesAC power s and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363, BS 546, Euro
UN/LOCODEPKISB
People are calledIslamabadi
Coordinates33.721, 73.043
Islamabad

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Daylight in Islamabad runs from about 9 h 58 min a day in late December to 14 h 27 min in late June (computed for 33.72° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Islamabad is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Islamabad International Airport (ISB), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, whose 12,001-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.

Flights to Islamabad: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Islamabad railway station. Trains to Islamabad

Buses to Islamabad · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 1,267+ places to stay in Islamabad (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 490 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (252), and 28 are five-star. Across 108 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10. Guests have left 26,961 reviews in total.

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Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Astrakhan, Ankara, Taranto, Toronto, Beijing, Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Jakarta, Amman.

Common questions

Which airport serves Islamabad?

Islamabad International Airport (ISB), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre.

How big is Islamabad?

About 601,600 people live in Islamabad, across 906 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Islamabad in?

Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5.

What currency is used in Islamabad?

The Rupee (PKR). Traffic drives on the left.

How many hotels are there in Islamabad?

Our booking partner lists 1,267 or more places to stay in Islamabad, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Islamabad?

Lahore (270 km), Peshawar (139 km), Kabul (367 km), Faisalabad (256 km), Rawalpindi (14 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.