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Skardu · Pakistan

Car hire and driving in Skardu

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 KDU means 10 km (6 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 Skardu

Car rental from Skardu: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Skardu to GilgitPakistan138 km (86 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Skardu to MuzaffarābādPakistan223 km (138 mi)about 3 h 24 min
Skardu to DhirkotPakistan234 km (146 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Skardu to BattagramPakistan248 km (154 mi)about 3 h 47 min
Skardu to AbbottabadPakistan256 km (159 mi)about 3 h 54 min
Skardu to IslamabadPakistan295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Skardu to New Mirpur CityPakistan295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Skardu to RawalpindiPakistan303 km (188 mi)about 4 h 37 min
Skardu to MingoraPakistan303 km (188 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Skardu to JhelumPakistan316 km (196 mi)about 4 h 49 min
Skardu to KharianPakistan319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Skardu to Jalalpur JattanPakistan323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 56 min
Skardu to LahorePakistan433 km (269 mi)about 6 h 36 min
Skardu to KarachiPakistan1,425 km (886 mi)about 21 h 44 min
Skardu to PeshawarPakistan398 km (247 mi)about 6 h 4 min
Skardu to FaisalabadPakistan492 km (306 mi)about 7 h 30 min
Skardu to GujranwalaPakistan374 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Skardu to MultanPakistan687 km (427 mi)about 10 h 29 min
Skardu to HyderabadPakistan1,302 km (809 mi)about 19 h 51 min
Skardu to QuettaPakistan987 km (613 mi)about 15 h 3 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 Skardu?

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.