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Rawalpindi · Pakistan

Car hire and driving in Rawalpindi

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 21 km (13 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 Rawalpindi

Car rental from Rawalpindi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rawalpindi to AbbottabadPakistan63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Rawalpindi to Attock CityPakistan66 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Rawalpindi to DhirkotPakistan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Rawalpindi to ChakwalPakistan76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Rawalpindi to New Mirpur CityPakistan82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Rawalpindi to TordherPakistan83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Rawalpindi to MuzaffarābādPakistan94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Rawalpindi to JhelumPakistan97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Rawalpindi to MardanPakistan114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Rawalpindi to KharianPakistan117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Rawalpindi to Mandi BahauddinPakistan120 km (74 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Rawalpindi to BattagramPakistan120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Rawalpindi to LahorePakistan258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 56 min
Rawalpindi to KarachiPakistan1,134 km (705 mi)about 17 h 17 min
Rawalpindi to PeshawarPakistan143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Rawalpindi to FaisalabadPakistan243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Rawalpindi to GujranwalaPakistan192 km (120 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Rawalpindi to MultanPakistan406 km (252 mi)about 6 h 12 min
Rawalpindi to HyderabadPakistan1,017 km (632 mi)about 15 h 31 min
Rawalpindi to QuettaPakistan685 km (426 mi)about 10 h 27 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 Rawalpindi?

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 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.