Why go
- Capital of Sindh, Pakistan.
- Served by Jinnah International Airport (KHI).
History
Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and the 11th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. Situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast, Karachi formerly served as the federal capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021. Karachi is a major metropolitan area and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities.
Where to stay
Gulistan, On Mogambo StBlock 14, E Johar St, Block 14 Gulistan-e-Johar, 75290, Pakistan · zenvacationhomes.my.canva.site
D No 1-90/8/74 & 75/12C, Jai Hind Gandhi Rd, Jaihind Colony, VIP Hills, Jaihind Enclave, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081, India · hacanahotels.com
Plot No: A-23, National Stadium Rd, Gulshan-e-Jamal Block C Gulshan e Jamal, Karachi, Pakistan · hotelskylit.com
Star Avenue, Terminal No 1, Jinnah International Airport, Faisal Cantonment, Karachi, 75530, Pakistan · wyndhamhotels.com
Door no :- 3-58/1/90,91 The Crown Plaza Hotel Sri Sai Housing Colony Gowlidoddi main road besides Hyundai Showroom, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032, India · edenstay.com
A-12, Gulshan-e-Jamal (Railway Colony) Block C Gulshan e Jamal, Karachi, 75260, Pakistan · seashelllegacy.com
A 24, Block 10 Rashid Minhas Rd Service Ln, Block 10-A Block 11 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
W48Q+QF9, Block 12 Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi, Pakistan
Plot, A, 40 karachi, Gulshan-e-Jamal (Railway Colony) Block C Gulshan e Jamal, Karachi, Pakistan · booking.com
Plot 139, Block 2 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
Hno. B-54/9, Karachi, Block 1 Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi, Pakistan · wa.me
X527+CVP, Super Link Rd, Gulshan E Azeem Sector 35 A Gulzar E Hijri Scheme 33, Karachi, Pakistan · facebook.com
House No B, 104, Block 6 Block 06 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan · thesunshineguesthouse.com
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House no. 23, 3, Block 10 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan · shayan-residency-guest-house.karachi-hotels.co
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Banglow #C, 111, Block 4 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan · shahivillasguesthouse.online
3 Rashid Minhas Rd Service Ln, Block 10-A Block 10 A Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75290, Pakistan
Man, Block 10-A Rashid Minhas Rd, Block 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
W4CM+5Q6, Block 3 A Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi, Pakistan
W453+R9Q, House R 12, National Cement Employees CHS, Row 5 Tanoli St., opposite Ahmed General Store, Block 10 A Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
Hassan Square, Main, opposite Expo Center, Block 13 A Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
CF3G+Q98, Hill Fort 2nd St, New MLA Quarters, Adarsh Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500004, India
Number 1, Block 10-A Block 10 A Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
Ar-34, behind aziz bhatti park, Block 10 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300, Pakistan
89JC+X83, Dargah Khaleej Khan, Himayat Sagar Village, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030, India
House # C, 199/A Imambargah St, near Al-Jannat Park, Block 14 Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi, 75000, Pakistan
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Restaurants & places to go
Pizza, Burger, Pasta, Wings, Fries, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-03:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, halal · Shop No. 1, Plot FL-17, Karachi, 75260 · clichycuisine.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, halal · Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi · mcdonalds.com.pk
Chicken, Portuguese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-01:00 Features: takeaway · Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi · order.nandos.pk
Tea, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 · Sir Shah Muhammad Suleman Road, Karachi, 75300
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:00 · Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi · cocochan.com.pk
Juice, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 · راشد منہاس روڈ, Karachi · greenojuices.com
Donut, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-02:00 · Sunset Boulevard · odpakistan.com
Breakfast, Pancake, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi
Regional, Indian, Kebab, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, halal, step-free access, air conditioning · facebook.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 · راشد منہاس روڈ, Karachi · melbrewcoffee.com
Desi Pakwan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-00:00 Features: delivery · F-37 Block 4 Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi, 75230
American, Arab, Asian, Barbecue, Chicken, Chinese, Curry, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 13:00-02:00 · K.R. Shop # 20 سروس لین, 75290
Fries, Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-23:30 Features: vegetarian options · Filter Plant, Karachi
Ramen, Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:30-23:00 · Habitt Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi
Fish, Chinese, Arab, Chicken, Tea, Kebab, Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 19:30-03:00 · 4
Italian, Burger, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Chinese, Ice Cream, Cake, Salad, Pasta, Restaurant · Features: air conditioning · Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road,… · delfrio.com.pk
Barbecue, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, halal, step-free access · کراچی - حیدرآباد موٹروے, Karachi · bbqtonight.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Clifton, Karachi
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-00:00 · Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi · bellavita.com.pk
Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 17:00-02:30, Fr-Sa 17:00-03:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery · Plot-4 Shahrah-e-Faisal Service Lane, Karachi · chaiwala.pk
Pakistani, Restaurant · Features: takeaway, delivery · Fatima Jinnah Road, Karachi
Seafood, Chicken, Barbecue, Italian, Restaurant · Features: takeaway, delivery, halal, air conditioning
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Bubble Tea cafe · V248+F5 Plot 77, Artillary Maidaan Quarters, Burns Road,, Karachi
Kebab, Fast Food · Kebab fast food · Plot no. S, 54, Gulshan-e-Waseem Sector 16 A Shah Latif Town,, Karachi
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Fish And Chips fast food · V2F8+3HM Ramji Somaya Rd, Garden West Bhatti Compound,, Karachi
Indian, Restaurant · Indian restaurant · V3M9+4R6, Bahadurabad BMCHS Sharafabad,, Karachi
Mexican, Fast Food · Mexican fast food · Plot R, 1 7C Rd, Sector 15-A Sector 15 A 1 Buffer Zone, karachi
Fast Food · fast food · Shop no. 66/1, B Road, near Sindhi Hotel, Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, Pakistan, Karachi · bit.ly
Chai, Pakistani, Cafe · Features: outdoor seating, air conditioning · Habitt Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi
Fried Chicken, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · Karsaz Road, Karachi
Ice Cream · ice cream · Shop no, 6 near U.B.L BANK peshawari dairy icecream, Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, Pakistan, Karachi · peshawari.net
Pizza, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · DHA Phase 2 Extension Khayaban e Ittehad, Karachi, 75500 · dominos.com.pk
Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Firdous, Khalidabad, laal masjid, colony, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan, Karachi
Chicken, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · Industrial Area & Metroville Area, Plot No. C-6 A-1, Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh,… · kfcpakistan.com
Asian, Restaurant · Asian restaurant · Block 13 E Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi,, Karachi
Juice, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Plot ST 13A, Federal B Area Alyabad Colony Block 3 Gulberg Town,
Donut, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 · راشد منہاس روڈ, Karachi · odpakistan.com
Breakfast, Burger, Fries, Sandwich, Tea, Chicken, Barbecue, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-04:00 Features: outdoor seating · SUIT NO 40 - C Khalid…
Regional, Restaurant · Features: takeaway, halal, step-free access, air conditioning · کراچی - حیدرآباد موٹروے, Karachi · m.facebook.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: takeaway · Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi
Ramen, Restaurant · Ramen restaurant · Sector 17 Korangi Industrial Area Karachi Karachi City Sindh, Sector 17 Korangi Industrial Area,, Karachi
Italian, Burger, Pizza, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, American, Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-01:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, halal
Barbecue, Chinese, Chicken, Asian, Kebab, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-02:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, halal, air…
Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Allama Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road, Karachi
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-00:00 · Tipu Sultan Road, Karachi · xanders.pk
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Airports
Jinnah International Airport (KHI) 5.8 km to the centre
Karachi, SD, PK — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 20 airlines (Pakistan International Airlines, MexicanaLink, Shaheen Air International, Saudi Arabian Airlines…) · direct flights to 36 destinations incl. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Islamabad, Jeddah, Lahore… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 20 airlines, 36 direct destinations
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (737, 310, ATR, A320, 737-800, 777) · 29 routes: Abu Dhabi, Bahawalpur, Dammam, Delhi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dhaka, Dubai, Faisalabad, Gwadar, Islamabad, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London, Madinah, Moenjodaro, Multan, Mumbai, Muscat, Panjgur, Peshawar, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Riyadh, Sharjah, Sukkur, Toronto, Turbat
- MexicanaLink I6 (737-300) · 7 routes: Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta
- Shaheen Air International NL (A320, 734) · 6 routes: Dubai, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777-200, A320) · 3 routes: Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh
- Thai Airways International TG (A330-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Muscat
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air China CA (A320) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Alitalia AZ (A320) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Cathay Pacific CX (A330-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (A320) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320, A321, A330-200) · 1 route: Bahrain
- Iran Air IR (A320) · 1 route: Tehran
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A320) · 1 route: Colombo
- Nas Air XY (330) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Oman Air WY (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Muscat
- Qatar Airways QR (A320) · 1 route: Doha
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A320) · 1 route: Colombo
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Gharo Airport 53 km to the centre
Gharo, SD, PK
Jungshahi Airstrip 66 km to the centre
Jungshahi, SD, PK
PAF Bholari 98 km to the centre
SD, PK
Getting there by ferry
Korangi Ferry
Ferry terminal · 18 km from the centre
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Jinnah International Airport (KHI); 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: KHI has direct flights to 36 destinations on 20 airlines (incl. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Islamabad, Jeddah, Lahore…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Korangi Ferry, 18 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Karachi, Pakistan. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
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