Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.

Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan with an estimated population of over 1.7 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in the Quetta Valley region surrounded by mountains on all sides. Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres above sea level, making it Pakistan's highest-altitude major city.
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Worth seeing in and around Quetta
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Balochistan
The University of Balochistan also known as Balochistan University, is a public university located in the city center area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. UoB is the oldest highest education institution in Balochistan, having been established in 1970.
4.2 km · public university in Quetta, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 02Ayub National Stadium
Ayub National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Quetta, Pakistan. It is used mostly for hosting football and athletics.
2 km · multi-purpose stadium in Quetta, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 03Bugti Stadium
Bugti Stadium, formerly known as the Racecourse Ground, is a cricket ground in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It is located next to the Ayub National Stadium.
2 km · Cricket stadium · Wikipedia - 04Sadiq Shaeed Stadium
Sadiq Shaheed Stadium is a football arena in Quetta, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. IT has hosted domestic football matches and political rallies in the past.
500 m · football arena in Quetta, Pakistan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Quetta Archeological Museum
Has a collection of rare antique guns, swords and manuscripts.
- 02Geological Museum
Has a collection of rocks and fossils found in Balochistan.
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Things to do
- 01Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park
There are religious and social festivals celebrated by the people of Quetta.
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Where to eat
In the old bazaars are old tea-shops, which are the local social clubs. There are also many popular eating houses offering different types of delicacies. Among the popular delicacies is Sajji (leg of lamb), which is tender and is not very spicy. It is a whole leg of lamb marinated in local herbs and spices and barbecued beside an open fire.
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Getting to Quetta
- Airports
- Quetta (UET), 10 km · Ahmad Shah Baba (KDH), 184 km
- Stations
- Quetta International Airport, 9.8 km · Quetta railway station, 1.6 km · Kechi Beg railway station, 6 km · Sheikh Mandah railway station, 7.8 km
- Multan → Quetta430 km · quickest by air, 4h 16m · ₨14,860–23,050
- Faisalabad → Quetta597 km · quickest by air, 6h 18m · ₨17,500–27,140
- Karachi → Quetta592 km · quickest by air, 4h 43m · ₨18,070–28,040
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Quetta
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Quetta. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws give Quetta polluted air, and are the most popular and the cheapest way to get around the city but they are rapidly being replaced by more environmentally friendly 4-stroke CNG rickshaws.
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