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Route

Lahore to Islamabad

The motorway coach is the everyday answer; the train and the flight are the alternatives.

Every way we know of

Network last written 14 September 2026

4 ways we know of, about 267 km apart. Times are typical ranges, door to door, including airport time.

Option 1F
Fly
Direct flights operate between Lahore and Islamabad; airport time is included.
Time
4h 18m to 5h 19m
Changes
0
CO2e
~61 kg
Fare band
£
- Fastest
- Fewest changes
- Lowest fare band
1. F
  Flight Lahore to Islamabad
  53m to 1h 4m · 267 km · scheduled airlines · direct services operate
  Airports: Lahore Allama Iqbal International to Islamabad International.
  Estimated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 61 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  estimated: a model from distance or a hand estimate where nothing is published
  Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
Access, airport and connection time counted in the total: 3h 25m to 4h 15m. Derived by the engine from its own models.
Option 2T
Train
Train Lahore to Islamabad, several trains a day.
Time
4h 25m to 5h 20m
Changes
0
CO2e
~11 kg
Fare band
£
- No flying
- Train leg (Pakistan Railways): checked luggage up to 20 kg included, see operator
1. T
  Train Lahore to Islamabad
  4h 15m to 5h · 267 km · Pakistan Railways · several trains a day
  To Rawalpindi station, which serves Islamabad; business and express trains, slower trains take longer.
  Baggage rules on the operator site, read 11 September 2026
  Curated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 11 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  curated: written by hand from a published timetable or an operator page
  Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
Access, airport and connection time counted in the total: 10m to 20m. Derived by the engine from its own models.
Option 3D
Drive
About 342 km by road.
Time
4h 32m to 5h 26m
Changes
0
CO2e
~58 kg
Figure
Estimated
1. D
  Drive Lahore to Islamabad
  4h 32m to 5h 26m · 267 km · your own or a hired car · whenever you leave
  Road time along the bridges and tunnels the drive has to use; tolls, traffic and stops not included.
  An estimate range from road distance. No price is shown for a drive or a taxi; ask the driver or the hire company.
  Estimated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 58 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  estimated: a model from distance or a hand estimate where nothing is published
  Your own arrangementThis does not look right
Option 4C
Coach
Coach Lahore to Islamabad, every half hour or better.
Time
4h 45m to 5h 25m
Changes
0
CO2e
~9 kg
Fare band
£
- Lowest emissions
1. C
  Coach Lahore to Islamabad
  4h 30m to 5h · 267 km · Daewoo Express, Faisal Movers, Skyways · every half hour or better
  Via the M2 motorway.
  Curated · Indicative · last verified 9 September 2026 · about 9 kg CO2e
  How we know this
  Source
  Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1
  Kind
  estimate
  Checked
  9 September 2026
  Coverage
  United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, the Nordics, central and western Europe, Türkiye, the Gulf and Pakistan, valid from 9 September 2026
  Figure
  curated: written by hand from a published timetable or an operator page
  Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
Access, airport and connection time counted in the total: 15m to 25m. Derived by the engine from its own models.

Times are typical ranges from published timetables and distance, not live departures. Nothing is booked here.

Engine: 1.0.0
Network: net-7dc478427c8498ef
Network written: 14 September 2026
Answer for: 16 September 2026

The fastest way, step by step

The fastest way in full, leg by leg. The time spent moving is separated from the time spent getting to it and away from it, because both are part of the journey and only one of them is a timetable.

Lahore to Islamabad

Flight

Moving: 53m to 1h 4m
Getting there and waiting: 2h 5m to 2h 35m
Getting away: 1h 20m to 1h 40m

Source: Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1. Estimated

What matters on this route

Coaches leave every half hour or better and take four and a half to five hours on the M2 motorway. They are comfortable, cheap and reliable; for most people this is the way.

The train to Rawalpindi, which serves Islamabad, takes four and a half to five hours on the faster services and is a pleasant alternative if a station is convenient at both ends.

The flight is about an hour, but with both airports well outside the city it saves little and costs more.