Lahore to Karachi by train
Which station
3 station pairsLahore has 2 stations on the passenger timetable, Karachi has 2. Trains do not all use the same one, so the full timings and delay record live on the page for the pair your train actually runs between.
| From | To | Trains | Timings & delay record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore Cantt | Karachi Cantt | 2 | Lahore Cantt to Karachi Cantt |
| Lahore Jn. | Karachi Cantt | 11 | Lahore Jn. to Karachi Cantt |
| Lahore Jn. | Karachi City | 1 | Lahore Jn. to Karachi City |
Every train, Lahore to Karachi
| Train | From | Departs | Arrives | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38Fareed Express 38DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 06:00 | 07:55 +1d | 25h 55m |
| 38Fareed Express 38DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi City | 06:00 | 08:20 +1d | 26h 20m |
| 28Shalimar Express 28DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 07:10 | 02:55 +1d | 19h 45m |
| 2Khyber Mail 2DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 07:35 +1d | 05:15 +2d | 21h 40m |
| 2Khyber Mail 2DN | Lahore Cantt → Karachi Cantt | 07:50 +1d | 05:15 +2d | 21h 25m |
| 10Allama Iqbal Express 10DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 12:10 | 09:15 +1d | 21h 05m |
| 8Tezgam 8DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 13:45 | 10:30 +1d | 20h 45m |
| 42Karakoram Express 42DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 15:00 | 10:45 +1d | 19h 45m |
| 34Pak Business 34DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 16:30 | 11:30 +1d | 19h |
| 16Karachi Express 16DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 18:00 | 13:35 +1d | 19h 35m |
| 14Awam Express 14DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 18:55 | 19:25 +1d | 24h 30m |
| 14Awam Express 14DN | Lahore Cantt → Karachi Cantt | 19:08 | 19:25 +1d | 24h 17m |
| 6Green Line 6DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 20:50 | 14:20 +1d | 17h 30m |
| 44Shah Hussain Express 44DN | Lahore Jn. → Karachi Cantt | 21:00 | 16:00 +1d | 19h |
Booked times from the published Pakistan Railways timetable. Delay records are per station pair, on the pages linked above, because how late a train runs depends on which stations it is measured between.
Common questions
How many trains run from Lahore to Karachi?
14 scheduled services on the current published timetable, across 3 station pairs. That is what the timetable books, not what ran today.
Which is the fastest train from Lahore to Karachi?
Green Line 6DN is booked for the shortest journey at 17h 30m, Lahore Jn. to Karachi Cantt. Booked time, not recorded: how long it actually takes on the day is what the delay figures beside it describe.
Which station in Lahore do trains to Karachi leave from?
3 station pairs carry this journey: Lahore Cantt to Karachi Cantt (2 trains), Lahore Jn. to Karachi Cantt (11 trains), Lahore Jn. to Karachi City (1 train). Check your ticket, they are different stations.
Is there an overnight train from Lahore to Karachi?
Yes. All 14 scheduled services are booked to arrive on a later day than they depart: Fareed Express 38DN, Fareed Express 38DN, Shalimar Express 28DN, Khyber Mail 2DN and others.
How far is Lahore from Karachi by train?
It is between 1,215 and 1,277 km along the track, depending on the service, measured from our own GPS traces of trains actually running the route rather than from a straight line between the two cities. Measured on 9 of the 14 services.
Are these Lahore to Karachi train timings the actual arrival times?
No, and the difference is the point of this site. The times in the table are what the published timetable books. The delay columns beside them are what we recorded actually happening, from the operator's own reports and from GPS traces of the trains themselves. A blank delay figure means we do not yet hold enough recorded runs to say.
The other direction
Karachi to Lahore by train is a different set of services with its own delay record.