How much does a Hunza trip cost from Lahore?

For 7 days for two people in July, driving your own car and staying in standard hotels, expect about Rs 199,500 – Rs 304,500 in total, or Rs 99,800 – Rs 152,300 per person. A budget trip for two comes to about Rs 130,000 – Rs 191,500, and a comfort trip about Rs 338,000 – Rs 572,500.

What is the cheapest way to visit Hunza from Lahore?

Travelling alone by bus and coaster and staying in guesthouses, a 7-day trip costs roughly Rs 100,000 – Rs 167,000. Groups of four or more usually do better sharing a car, because fuel and jeep hire are split.

How many days do you need for Hunza?

Plan on 7 days from Lahore: 3 in Hunza itself plus the journey. Add a spare day for weather or road closures — the mountains rarely run to schedule.

Hunza trip cost from Lahore

A 7-day trip for two from Lahore, driving your own car and staying in standard hotels, comes to about Rs 199,500 – Rs 304,500. Change anything below — days, people, month, how you travel — and the estimate updates.

Lahore → Hunza · 7 days · 2 people · July

Rs 199,500 – Rs 304,500

Total for the group · Rs 99,800 – Rs 152,300 per person

Peak season: book rooms ahead, and expect another 30–50% on Eid and long weekends.

Accommodation1 room × 6 nights, peak-season rates	Rs 70,200 – Rs 124,800
Food2 people × 7 days	Rs 48,300 – Rs 72,400
Fuel≈2,190 km for 1 car	Rs 51,800 – Rs 57,700
Motorway tollsLahore ⇄ Islamabad, 1 vehicle	Rs 2,400 – Rs 3,200
Sightseeing and activities4 activities	Rs 8,600 – Rs 18,600
Buffer (10%)Road closures, an extra night, tips	Rs 18,100 – Rs 27,700

Estimates from typical prices, last reviewed September 2026. Prices in the north change with season and fuel — treat this as a planning range, not a quote.

Things to do

Untick anything you will skip.

Baltit and Altit forts2 peopleRs 2,000 – Rs 4,000
Attabad Lake boating1 jeepRs 2,000 – Rs 5,000
Khunjerab Pass day trip (park fee + fuel)1 jeepRs 4,000 – Rs 8,000
Passu Cones and Hussaini bridge2 peopleRs 600 – Rs 1,600

Day by day

1
Lahore → Chilas or Besham
About 18 hours by road to Karimabad, split over 2 days. Start early.
2
Chilas or Besham → Karimabad
Last leg. Mountain roads are slow — do not plan to drive after dark.
3
Karimabad
Baltit Fort in the morning, Altit Fort and the old village in the afternoon, Eagle's Nest at sunset.
4
Upper Hunza
Attabad Lake, Hussaini suspension bridge, Passu Cones viewpoint, lunch in Gulmit.
5
Khunjerab Pass
Full day to the China border at 4,700 m. Leave early — it gets cold and windy by afternoon.
6
Karimabad → Chilas or Besham
About 18 hours back, split over 2 days.
7
Chilas or Besham → Lahore
Final leg home.

With more days you could add: Nagar side, Slow day.

Hunza from Lahore: cost by travel style

Two people, 7 days, own car, July.

Style	Total for two	Per person
BudgetGuesthouses, dhabas, shared rooms	Rs 130,000 – Rs 191,500	Rs 65,000 – Rs 95,800
StandardDecent hotels, restaurant meals	Rs 199,500 – Rs 304,500	Rs 99,800 – Rs 152,300
ComfortBest hotels in town, 4x4 vehicles	Rs 338,000 – Rs 572,500	Rs 169,000 – Rs 286,300

About Hunza

Hunza is the most visited valley in the north for good reason: forts, glaciers, turquoise lakes and the Karakoram Highway all within a day's drive of Karimabad.

Getting there from Lahore

Take the M-2 motorway to Islamabad (about 4.5 hours), then head north. Daewoo and Faisal Movers run the Lahore–Islamabad leg every hour.

By road, take the Hazara Motorway and either the Babusar Pass (June to October, about 12–13 hours) or the Karakoram Highway via Besham (all year, 15–17 hours). By air, PIA flies Islamabad–Gilgit, but flights are weather-dependent and cancel often; Gilgit to Karimabad is 2 hours by road.

Best time to go

April for cherry and apricot blossom, May to August for warm days, and late October for the autumn colours — which is now as busy as summer.

Busiest (and priciest): May, June, July, August, October.

Tips that save money

Gilgit flights cancel in bad weather more often than not — keep a spare day and do not book a connecting flight home the same day.
Carry cash. ATMs exist in Aliabad and Karimabad but run dry on peak weekends.
Fuel up in Gilgit or Aliabad before heading to Khunjerab; there is nothing past Sost.

Questions people ask

How much does a Hunza trip cost from Lahore?: For 7 days for two people in July, driving your own car and staying in standard hotels, expect about Rs 199,500 – Rs 304,500 in total, or Rs 99,800 – Rs 152,300 per person. A budget trip for two comes to about Rs 130,000 – Rs 191,500, and a comfort trip about Rs 338,000 – Rs 572,500.
What is the cheapest way to visit Hunza from Lahore?: Travelling alone by bus and coaster and staying in guesthouses, a 7-day trip costs roughly Rs 100,000 – Rs 167,000. Groups of four or more usually do better sharing a car, because fuel and jeep hire are split.
How long does it take to get from Lahore to Hunza?: About 18 hours by road each way, which most people split over 2 days. Take the M-2 motorway to Islamabad (about 4.5 hours), then head north. Daewoo and Faisal Movers run the Lahore–Islamabad leg every hour. By road, take the Hazara Motorway and either the Babusar Pass (June to October, about 12–13 hours) or the Karakoram Highway via Besham (all year, 15–17 hours). By air, PIA flies Islamabad–Gilgit, but flights are weather-dependent and cancel often; Gilgit to Karimabad is 2 hours by road.
How many days do you need for Hunza?: Plan on 7 days from Lahore: 3 in Hunza itself plus the journey. Add a spare day for weather or road closures — the mountains rarely run to schedule.
When is the best time to visit Hunza?: April for cherry and apricot blossom, May to August for warm days, and late October for the autumn colours — which is now as busy as summer.