Muzaffarābād: 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.
Muzaffarābād is a city of 725,000 people in Pakistan (Azad Kashmir), 739 m (2,425 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 54 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Muzaffarābād runs from about 9 h 54 min a day in late December to 14 h 30 min in late June (computed for 34.37° 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 Muzaffarābād in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Muzaffarābād · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 54 places to stay in Muzaffarabad. Of the 41 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (16), and 3 are five-star. Guests have left 547 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Lahore, 323 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Peshawar, 179 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kabul, 395 km (Afghanistan)
- Faisalabad, 330 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Rawalpindi, 94 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Gujranwala, 255 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bannu, 307 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Srinagar, 127 km (India)
- Amritsar, 332 km (India)
- Sargodha, 265 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Bend.
Common questions
How big is Muzaffarābād?
About 725,000 people live in Muzaffarābād, across 1,642 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Muzaffarābād in?
Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5.
What currency is used in Muzaffarābād?
The Rupee (PKR). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Muzaffarābād?
Our booking partner lists 54 places to stay in Muzaffarabad, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Muzaffarābād?
Lahore (323 km), Peshawar (179 km), Kabul (395 km), Faisalabad (330 km), Rawalpindi (94 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.