Bus to Peshawar
Islamabad → Peshawar · about 2h 55m
Bus to Kabul
Peshawar → Kabul · about ~4h 35m
Islamabad → Kabul
Pakistan to Afghanistan · 1 border · Where else can you go from Islamabad?
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About the trip from Islamabad to Kabul
Islamabad (Pakistan) and Kabul (Afghanistan) are 367 km (228 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by bus, via Peshawar: ~7h 45m door to door with 1 change. No flight is needed. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Bus from Islamabad to Peshawar: about 2h 55m, 139 km
- Bus from Peshawar to Kabul: ~4h 35m, 229 km
Every route we know
- Bus, via Peshawar: ~7h 45m, 1 change
- Train + Bus + Train + Bus, via Rawalpindi, Taxila and Peshawar: ~8h 15m, 3 changes
- Bus + Train + Bus, via Havelian, Taxila and Peshawar: ~10h 10m, 3 changes
- Train + Flight, via Lahore and Mashhad: ~11h 25m, 2 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.