Cheap flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karachi from £197

Flying to Karachi from Heathrow is pretty straightforward. You’ll depart from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and land in Karachi at Karachi Quaid-E-Azam International Airport, which is also known as Jinna International Airport (KHI). Heathrow is just over a 30-min drive from central London, with a Heathrow Express train departing from Paddington Station if you prefer to use public transport. Karachi Airport is just over 12 miles from the city centre, which will take about 15min by car or taxi. If you wish to use public transport you can take a Karachi Urban Bus from the airport to Ranchore Lane in Karachi central. The trip will take just under 50min to complete. It’s also the busiest international airport serving Pakistan, with ultra-modern facilities and all the amenities that international travellers require.

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to find any direct flights between Heathrow and Karachi. In fact most of the airlines flying this route make two stops on the way. You can find the odd one-stop flight, operated by Emirates 2 out of Heathrow. The most common two-stop flights are operated by Turkish Airlines, Gulf Air 2 and Pakistan International Airlines. Lufthansa and Qatar Airways are the other airlines that operate most of the other two-stop routes from Heathrow to Karachi. One or two routes also involve a change to Ukraine Airlines for one of the legs. The most common stopover airports include Dubai International Airport (DXB), Istanbul Airport (IST) and Frankfurt.

If you opt for a one-stop flight you’ll fly out of Heathrow on Emirates 2 and stop over at Dubai International Airport. Here you’ll change to Pakistan National Airlines for the flight to Karachi. The major two-stop route involves leaving Heathrow on Turkish Airlines, landing at Istanbul Airport and then flying on to Dubai International, where you’ll once again change to Pakistan National Airlines for the last leg of the route. Lufthansa’s route takes you from Heathrow to Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) and then on to Dubai International to switch to Pakistan National Airlines. Gulf Air also operates a route out of Heathrow, which lands first at Manama Bahrain International Airport (BAH) and then flies to Dubai International for the change to Pakistani National Airlines. This final most common route will see you leaving Heathrow on Lufthansa and flying to Frankfurt am Main and then on to Kyiv Boryspil International (KBP) in Ukraine, where you’ll change to Ukraine International Airlines and fly to Dubai International, before making a last airline switch to Pakistan International Airlines.

Yes, UK citizens will need a visa to enter Pakistan. You will also need your passport to be valid for at least six months from the date on which you enter the country. The visa is single-use and will allow you to stay for up to three months.

Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl (KHI) is the airport you will fly into if you book a flight from London Heathrow to Karachi. You should not have trouble finding flights to Quaid-E-Azam Intl from London Heathrow; the airport handles an average of 0 inbound flights from London Heathrow per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 10 airlines have flights to the Karachi airport from London Heathrow. It is only a 10.7 mi journey from Quaid-E-Azam Intl (KHI) to Karachi’s city center.

Flying on Turkish Airlines is currently your cheapest option to Karachi, with prices starting at £483. Additional return tickets that might be worth considering are offered by SAUDIA and Etihad Airways, with the lowest prices starting at £498 and £504, respectively. Turkish Airlines is priced at 16% lower than the current average price of a flight leaving 3 months from now.

For one-way options, check prices for Oman Air. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £299. Users have also found prices from £302 and £359 on Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, respectively.

London Heathrow Airport to Karachi flights have a stopover in Doha most of the time. Doha is followed by Manama in terms of the most popular stopover location on flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karachi. Abu Dhabi ranks third in terms of the most popular layover location on London Heathrow Airport to Karachi flights.

Etihad Towers, Sheikh Zayed Mosque, and Emirates Park Zoo are the most popular attractions in Abu Dhabi if you're in need of something to do during your stopover. Etihad Towers, Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Emirates Park Zoo are located about 20.8 mi, 11.2 mi, and 7.9 mi, respectively from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl if you are interested in checking them out. Travellers can hire a car at Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl for an average daily rate of £22 to make sightseeing during their stopover a little easier.

Of the flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karachi that have stopovers, the fewest flights stop in Dubai. Riyadh follows Dubai in terms of the least common stopover location on London Heathrow Airport to Karachi flights. Riyadh is followed by Istanbul in terms of the least popular stopover location for London Heathrow Airport to Karachi flights.

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Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Karachi (average of £612). Flying from London Heathrow Airport to Karachi in July is currently the most expensive (average of £852). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.