Cheap flights to Karachi from $782

Flights to Karachi, Pakistan, are available from major Australian cities Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and their length can range from 18 to 38h. Your flight time depends on the number of layovers, their duration and the time of year. Flights from Melbourne and Sydney are more frequent than flights from Brisbane.

Unfortunately, direct flights from Australia to Karachi are not currently available. All flights from Australia have one layover or more, depending on your booking. Major airlines Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways offer Karachi flight deals from Melbourne International Airport (MEL), Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE) to Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi. The common layover cities to Karachi from Australia include Dubai (DBX), Doha (DOH) and Abu Dhabi (AUH).

The Karachi city centre is located 15 km from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Taxis are located outside arrivals and take around 15min. Trusted companies are Metro Radio Cab, White Cab and Taxi Yellow Cab Service. The average fare to the city centre is around A$ 10. Make sure that the taxi meter is on before your departure. You can also take a rickshaw to the city (a two-wheeled carriage) with fares of roughly A$ 0.18 per km. We recommend setting a price before your departure. Uber is also available in Karachi. UberX, UberGO and UberMINI seat four passengers and rate from A$ 6.50-11.00. It is also A$ 6-7 for UberAUTO, a rickshaw, and A$ 2-3 for UberMOTO, a motorbike. The railway is 3 km from the airport and is accessible by taxi or rickshaw. Buses are the most economical transportation costing around A$ 1 and taking about a 50min drive.

Karachi is Pakistan’s capital city, offering some of Pakistan’s most beautiful heritage buildings. The Chaukhandi Tombs are a UNESCO World Heritage Site from the 15th-18th centuries. The pure white marble Quaid’s Mausoleum is the resting site for Pakistan's founder, and The Ruins of Bhambore is one of the earliest mosques, dating back to 727 AD. In the city, you can visit Empress Market to see the daily hustle, and Ibn-e-Qasim Park is Karachi's largest park, with 130 acres of land, a turtle pond and a rose garden. For food lovers, the open-air restaurant Port Grand and seaside Do Darya are a must. Churna Island is 2h away and offers watersports, where you can snorkel and scuba dive among many sea creatures. You can also head to Turtle Beach, where the green sea turtles come to lay their eggs.

Australian citizens require both a current passport valid for at least six months and a single-entry visa to Pakistan. You can acquire this visa online. Tourist visas are for stays of less than 90 days and are extendable with an online application. The processing time for the tourist visa takes 7-10 working days and costs around A$ 78.50.

Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl Airport is KHI. This code is created by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and airlines use IATA codes to identify the departing or arrival airports in the flight routes they service.

Booking a flight to Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl (KHI) is your only option if you intend on flying to Karachi. It is only a 17.2 km journey from Quaid-E-Azam Intl to Karachi’s city centre.

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Karachi on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Virgin Australia is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Karachi.

Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Karachi. One-way flights to Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl typically cost $107, while return flights cost around $882.

A return flight to Karachi will typically cost around $586, however they can be found for as little as $582.

For those looking to save time traveling to Karachi, Perth offers the quickest one-way flight (15 hours 40 minutes).

Yes. Those touching down at Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Yes. Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Jinnah inn Guest House is the closest property to Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl (1.6 km away from Karachi Quaid-E-Azam Intl).