Travel from Islamabad to Murree with inDrive City to City and set your own fare (the recommended price for this ride is PKR 1,800). About 64 km, roughly 1.5 hours depending on traffic and road conditions. Over 3149 travelers have rated the trip 4.9 on average — all picking their driver directly through the app or website before leaving.
Average travel time
Average route distance
Average route price
Choose the best offer at your price
Choose your driver based on their rating, reviews, and car
You can be picked up and dropped off directly at your desired location
N-75 (Islamabad–Murree Expressway)
Islamabad → Bhara Kahu → Phulgran → Lower Topa → Upper Topa → Murree
Islamabad to Murree by car runs up N-75 — the Murree Expressway. About 64 km, with an Islamabad to Murree travel time of roughly 1.5 hours in decent conditions. Passes Bhara Kahu, Phulgran, Lower Topa, and Upper Topa before the road drops you into Murree.
Not a flat run. Winding, uphill, curves tightening as the highway climbs into the Margalla and Pir Panjal ranges. Busy near Islamabad — Bhara Kahu especially. Calms down once the road starts climbing properly.
Weekends and holidays bring more traffic. Everyone heading to the hill station at once. Most drivers pull over near Lower Topa or Upper Topa — roadside viewpoints, small cafés, worth a short stop before the final stretch.
Choose your pickup point and destination. Set suitable date and time of departure. Offer a fair price.
Offers usually start appearing within a minute after creating an order. Drivers might suggest their price or departure time.
Choose an offer by the price, driver’s rating and reviews, or by the car
Confirm your agreement on the price, pickup point and destination and departure time
Planning an Islamabad to Murree road trip often brings attention to how pricing is handled before departure. Standard taxi services typically lock in a fixed fare, leaving no room for negotiation — and those rates can feel steep for a short hill-station run.
For those travelling outstation, inDrive City to City works differently. During the booking, a traveler sets a preferred fare for the Islamabad to Murree ride. The recommended price PKR 1,800 appears as a starting point — accept it or negotiate your ride price by posting a different amount. Drivers on the route respond with their offers, and thanks to flexible pricing, the final price is agreed before departure.
This approach keeps the Islamabad to Murree price visible from the start and gives you a door to door ride without midway transfers. Heavy traffic near Bhara Kahu or a detour through the hills won't change the agreed amount, so the Islamabad to Murree ride cost stays predictable from booking to drop-off.
You can choose your driver based on the experience of previous riders
All drivers must pass background check before driving with inDrive
Tap it to quickly contact the police or emergency services
Murree sits at around 2,291 meters in the Murree Hills, 64 km northeast of Islamabad. Cool air hangs on well into May. Winter snow shows up quietly and reshapes the whole town overnight. Pine slopes in every direction, temperature rarely breaking 25°C even in August.
Mall Road runs busy year-round — shops, food stalls, vendors, the usual hill station chaos. Patriata and Kashmir Point are close: gondola rides, walking trails, views across the hillside. June through August the town fills up with families off the plains. Come in September or October and it's a different place — quieter, easier to move around, same scenery.
The distance from Islamabad to Murree is about 64 km via N-75. With standard taxi services, the final fare sometimes shifts if a driver takes a longer route or hits heavy traffic around Bhara Kahu.
With inDrive City to City, the fare is agreed before departure and stays fixed regardless of detours or slowdowns along the way. That keeps the cost predictable for the entire trip.
Right in the heart of the Mall district, foot traffic picks up fast after sunset, along with a steady flow of cars during holidays. Most drivers leave their vehicles at tall parking structures close by or find spots marked just off the busy walkways.
Few cars pass through Upper Jhika Gali most hours, making movement fairly smooth. Instead of big garages, people often leave vehicles in little pull-offs by the road or spaces behind lodges. From there, footpaths lead upward to the lookout point, along with trails threading into the woods.
Parked cars line up more neatly when they use spots meant just for them, especially close to where the lift and cable routes start. Through Patriata's edge-zone streets, how busy it gets shifts with the time of year, yet weekday flow stays mostly steady.
The Islamabad to Murree route covers 64 km and takes around 1.5 hours by car — a comfortable travel option for the hill-station run. inDrive City to City shows a recommended fare of PKR 1,800 as a reference point—to book, travelers set their own price and pick a driver based on ratings and reviews before departure. The agreed fare stays locked for the trip, making ride booking from Islamabad to Murree straightforward.
Most times, what you pay comes down to how far plus how long the trip takes, and the type of vehicles available on the route. When roads get busy, or someone picks a different path, numbers shift without warning. Because of shifts like these, nailing an exact amount ahead of time is nearly impossible.
Buses run from Faizabad terminal in Islamabad to Murree throughout the day. Most departures cluster in the morning. The ride takes around 2.5 hours with stops. Fares sit between PKR 250 and PKR 400 depending on the service — an affordable travel option, though less flexible on timing. Fixed schedules though — if you're planning a late start or need flexibility on timing, buses won't work for you.
Transport companies that offer one way taxi trips generally follow standardized policies and structured booking systems. While organized, a private car service like these can feel rigid for long routes. For city-to-city journeys, inDrive offers a ride with a local driver, more adaptable planning, and clearer pre-agreed terms for travelers.
inDrive City to City is a service within the inDrive platform for intercity rides — including Islamabad to Murree city-to-city trips. Open the app or website, enter your pickup and destination, set your fare. Drivers on the route send offers. Agree on a price, trip confirmed.
To book a ride from Islamabad to Murree, enter Islamabad as the pickup and Murree as the destination on the app or website, then set the fare. Drivers on the route respond with their offers. Compare ratings and reviews, pick a driver, and confirm the trip before departure.
The recommended price for this route is PKR 1,800 — use it as a starting point. Post a fare that works for you, and drivers respond with their offers. The final price is agreed before the trip begins, keeping the Islamabad to Murree travel cost clear from the start.
Around 1.5 hours in normal conditions. N-75 winds uphill the whole way, so there's no real opportunity to make up time if traffic builds near Bhara Kahu or the road slows on the curves above Lower Topa. Weekends can stretch the drive noticeably — everyone heading up at once. Budget a little extra, especially if you're leaving on a Friday afternoon.
Cancel before the driver sets off toward your pickup and there's no charge. After that, fees may apply depending on how far along the process you are. It's not complicated, but the exact terms vary — the app shows them clearly at the time of booking. Takes thirty seconds to read and saves any confusion later. Check before you confirm, not after.
For city-to-city travel, cash or digital payment through the app — both available, your call. Sort it out with the driver before departure so there's no awkwardness at the end of the trip. Either way, you're paying the amount you agreed upfront. Nothing added on the road.
Verified drivers on inDrive carry a public rating built from real passenger reviews — the current average on this route is 4.9 based on 3149 ratings. Before confirming, you can reach out to the driver directly to clarify trip details. During the ride, share your trip with trusted contacts using the in-app Share Your Ride feature — a practical step toward safe travel on hill-station roads.
About 64 km by road. Fare is agreed before you leave and stays fixed — detours, delays, doesn't matter.
Yes. Pick your return date when booking, then confirm timing and details with the driver before you leave.