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Islamabad · Pakistan

Car hire and driving in Islamabad

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 28 km (17 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 Islamabad

Car rental from Islamabad: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Islamabad to AbbottabadPakistan50 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Islamabad to DhirkotPakistan61 km (38 mi)about 55 min
Islamabad to Attock CityPakistan63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Islamabad to TordherPakistan76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Islamabad to MuzaffarābādPakistan82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Islamabad to ChakwalPakistan89 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Islamabad to New Mirpur CityPakistan92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Islamabad to MardanPakistan106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Islamabad to BattagramPakistan106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Islamabad to JhelumPakistan108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Islamabad to KharianPakistan128 km (79 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Islamabad to CharsaddaPakistan129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Islamabad to LahorePakistan270 km (168 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Islamabad to KarachiPakistan1,145 km (712 mi)about 17 h 28 min
Islamabad to PeshawarPakistan139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Islamabad to FaisalabadPakistan256 km (159 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Islamabad to GujranwalaPakistan204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Islamabad to MultanPakistan419 km (260 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Islamabad to HyderabadPakistan1,029 km (640 mi)about 15 h 42 min
Islamabad to QuettaPakistan692 km (430 mi)about 10 h 33 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 Islamabad?

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.