Lahore to Islamabad

Introducing Lahore to Islamabad

The Grand Trunk (GT) Rd and the Lahore–Islamabad Motorway (M2) provide a choice of routes between the two cities and, if you have time to jump off the bus, access to an ancient region boasting one of the world’s largest salt mines, an awesome stone fort and Hindu and Buddhist relics. The PTDC and TDCP run tours that include the Salt Range and Rohtas Fort – contact their offices in Lahore or Islamabad.

Leaving Lahore and running almost due north across the flat Punjab plain, the GT Rd runs past the industrial megabazaar of Gujranwala (68km) and Wazirabad (turn off here for Sialkot) before crossing the Chenab River, rising to the Potwar Plateau and crossing the Jhelum River at Jhelum.

Last updated: Jun 1, 2009