Car hire and driving in Karachi
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Pakistan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at KHI means 16 km (10 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 Karachi
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi to Kotri | Pakistan | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Karachi to Hyderabad | Pakistan | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Karachi to Tando Muhammad Khan | Pakistan | 157 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Karachi to Manjhand | Pakistan | 170 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Karachi to Arif Wala | Pakistan | 178 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Karachi to Talhar | Pakistan | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Karachi to Tando Allahyar | Pakistan | 184 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Karachi to Badin | Pakistan | 186 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Karachi to Tando Adam | Pakistan | 194 km (121 mi) | about 2 h 58 min |
| Karachi to Tando Bago | Pakistan | 197 km (123 mi) | about 3 h 1 min |
| Karachi to Shahdadpur | Pakistan | 201 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 4 min |
| Karachi to Nawabshah | Pakistan | 207 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Karachi to Lahore | Pakistan | 1,035 km (643 mi) | about 15 h 47 min |
| Karachi to Peshawar | Pakistan | 1,109 km (689 mi) | about 16 h 55 min |
| Karachi to Faisalabad | Pakistan | 941 km (585 mi) | about 14 h 21 min |
| Karachi to Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 1,134 km (705 mi) | about 17 h 17 min |
| Karachi to Gujranwala | Pakistan | 1,072 km (666 mi) | about 16 h 21 min |
| Karachi to Multan | Pakistan | 739 km (459 mi) | about 11 h 16 min |
| Karachi to Quetta | Pakistan | 592 km (368 mi) | about 9 h 2 min |
| Karachi to Bannu | Pakistan | 969 km (602 mi) | about 14 h 46 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 Karachi?
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.