Routes

Road trips from Islamabad, with a driver

Where people from the twin cities actually drive: the hills an hour away, the northern valleys two days away, and the motorway cities in between. Every page has the real distance, honest driving time, the road taken, when it is open and the car that suits it.

Day trip or overnight

Islamabad to Murree

About 60 km · 1.5–2 hours

Destination	Distance	Driving time	Season
Murree	About 60 km	1.5–2 hours	All year — snow and closures possible December to February
Naran & Kaghan	About 250–270 km	5.5–7 hours	Best May to October; road beyond Naran usually closed in winter
Hunza	About 600 km	14–18 hours, usually split over two days	Year-round via the KKH; Babusar route roughly June to mid-October
Skardu	About 630–700 km	16–22 hours, normally over two days	Year-round by road; Deosai Plains roughly July to September
Lahore	About 375 km	4–4.5 hours	All year — fog can slow the motorway on winter mornings
Swat & Kalam	About 250 km to Mingora, 320–330 km to Kalam	3.5–4 hours to Mingora, 6–8 hours to Kalam	All year to Mingora; Kalam best April to October, snow in winter
Peshawar	About 185 km	2–2.5 hours	All year
Nathia Gali	About 85–90 km	2.5–3 hours	All year — road can close in heavy snow
Abbottabad	About 120 km	1.5–2 hours	All year
Fairy Meadows	About 470–500 km to Raikot Bridge	11–14 hours by car, then jeep and a hike	May to October
Muzaffarabad	About 140 km	3.5–4 hours	All year — snow above Murree in winter
Neelum Valley	About 230 km to Keran, 290 km to Sharda	6–7 hours to Keran, 8–9 hours to Sharda	Best May to October; upper valley closed by snow in winter
Chitral & Kalash	About 380–400 km	8–10 hours	Best April to October; Lowari Tunnel open all year
Kumrat Valley	About 370–390 km	9–11 hours	June to September
Faisalabad	About 300–320 km	3.5–4 hours	All year — winter fog on early mornings

Road trips from Islamabad, with a driver

Islamabad to Murree

Islamabad to Naran & Kaghan

Islamabad to Hunza

Islamabad to Skardu

Islamabad to Lahore

Islamabad to Swat & Kalam

Islamabad to Peshawar

Islamabad to Nathia Gali

Islamabad to Abbottabad

Islamabad to Fairy Meadows

Islamabad to Muzaffarabad

Islamabad to Neelum Valley

Islamabad to Chitral & Kalash

Islamabad to Kumrat Valley

Islamabad to Faisalabad

Distances and drive times from Islamabad

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