--- title: "Karachi – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Karachi, Pakistan: Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Nearby: National Museum of Pakistan, Aga Khan University, Bahria Icon…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Jinnah_Mausoleum_%28cropped%29.JPG/3840px-Jinnah_Mausoleum_%28cropped%29.JPG" --- Capital of Sindh, Pakistan # Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. ![Karachi](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Jinnah_Mausoleum_%28cropped%29.JPG/3840px-Jinnah_Mausoleum_%28cropped%29.JPG) Karachi · Wikimedia Commons (see file page) The place Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 11th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. Situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast, Karachi formerly served as the federal capital from 1947 to 1959. It is a major metropolitan area and is considered the country's most cosmopolitan city, being among the most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse areas, as well as one of its most progressive and socially liberal cities. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Karachi 10 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. 1. National Museum of Pakistan The National Museum of Pakistan is a public museum located in Karachi, Pakistan. 1.1 km · art museum and historic site in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Pakistan) 2. Aga Khan University Aga Khan University is a private research university based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. 7.5 km · private university in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_University) 3. Bahria Icon Tower The Bahria Icon Tower is a skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at 300 metres, is the tallest building in Pakistan. 5.7 km · Skyscraper in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahria_Icon_Tower) 4. Masjid e Tooba Masjid-e-Tooba also known as Gol Masjid, is a mosque located in the city of Karachi in Sindh province of Pakistan. It is situated near the main Korangi Road in Phase II of the Defence Housing Authority, Karachi. 0 m · mosque in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid-e-Tooba) 5. National Stadium The National Stadium, officially known as the National Bank Stadium, is an international cricket ground in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It is the home ground of the Karachi Kings franchise in Pakistan Super League and other domestic cricket teams of Sindh. 8.2 km · cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Stadium,_Karachi) 6. Saint Patrick's Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, and is located near the Empress Market in the Saddar locality in central Karachi. 2.5 km · cathedral in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Cathedral,_Karachi) 7. Priest-King The Priest-King, in Pakistan often King-Priest, is a small male figure sculpted in steatite found during the excavation of the ruined Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, now Pakistan, in 1925 or 1926. It is dated to around 2000–1900 BC, in Mohenjo-daro's Late Period, and is "the most famous stone sculpture" of the Indus Valley Civilisation. 1.1 km · stone sculpture found at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest-King_(sculpture%29) 8. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir The Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Karachi is a Hindu temple that is the only surviving Swami Narayan temple in Pakistan. The temple is notable for its size and frontage, over 32,306 square yards on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi city. 700 m · Hindu temple in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir,_Karachi) 9. Pakistan Maritime Museum Pakistan Maritime Museum is a maritime museum and park situated near PNS Karsaz on Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The main museum building is located inside the park of 11.3 ha. 8.6 km · maritime museum in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Maritime_Museum) 10. MCB Tower MCB Tower, situated in Karachi, Pakistan, is the former headquarters of MCB Bank Limited. It is the fifteenth tallest building in Pakistan. 1.1 km · skyscraper in Karachi, Pakistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCB_Tower) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see There is a lot to see in Karachi, but the typical "tourist" sights are concentrated in the downtown district of Saddar which is fairly spread out and where there's a collection of buildings and structures of varied architectural styles. The British built a variety of private and public buildings during the British Raj from 1858 to 1947 in Karachi, many of which colonial buildings and landmarks still remain today. From [Wikivoyage: Karachi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karachi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Karachi offers a wide scope of activities; however, don't expect too much even though it's one of the world's biggest cities. Due to being on the shoreline, Karachi offers plenty of opportunities for water babies. 1. Arena 2. Cinemas Karachi loves going to movies, and Karachiites flocks to cinemas every day. 3. Dinner Cruise Enjoy dinner on board while taking a boat ride off Karachi coastline in middle of sea. 4. Hawke's Bay Beach. 5. Sandspit Beach 6. French Beach From [Wikivoyage: Karachi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karachi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Karachi has a large number of restaurants from fast food, fast casual, casual dining to fine dining as well as several fantastic upmarket restaurants, which serve a huge and wide variety of both local and international cuisines such as (Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Arab, Korean, South Indian, etc.). From [Wikivoyage: Karachi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karachi), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Karachi **Airports:** Jinnah (KHI), 16 km\ **Stations:** Port of Karachi, 3.8 km · Karachi City Station, 1.4 km · Karachi Cantonment Railway Station, 3.7 km · Peoples Football Stadium, 2.2 km · PAF Base Masroor, 8.1 km\ - Turbat → Karachi Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/turbat-to-karachi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Turbat&to=Karachi) - Gurandani → Karachi Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/gurandani-to-karachi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Gurandani&to=Karachi) - Quetta → Karachi Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/quetta-to-karachi) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Quetta&to=Karachi) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Karachi) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Karachi 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 Karachi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get around Most of Karachi's inhabitants rely on public transport to and from their workplace and do ride in a taxi and auto-rickshaw at least once in the city. - Get around If you are not used to Pakistani roads, an auto-rickshaw ride can be a heart-stopping, death-defying, laws-of-physics-bending. - Get around Rickshaws are a popular method of travelling in Karachi, they're cheap, flexible and are everywhere in the city at any time of day. - Get around If you need to travel shorter distances, go by rickshaw. - Get around Pregnant ladies are most strongly advised not to travel by auto-rickshaws since the combination of rash driving, poor suspensions, and horrible road conditions have quite often led to serious complications. From [Wikivoyage: Karachi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karachi), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. 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Around it ## Next door to Karachi Karachi is 22 km from [Malir Cantonment](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/malir-cantonment), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Nazimabad District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nazimabad-district) administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan 8.4 km - [Karachi West District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi-west-district) district in Sindh, Pakistan 4.4 km - [Karachi South District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi-south-district) administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan 1.6 km - [Baba and Bhit Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/baba-and-bhit-islands) neighbourhood in Karachi, Karachi West 6.5 km - [Lyari Town](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lyari-town) administrative borough of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; disbanded in 2011 and re-instated in 2015 2.3 km - [Saddar Town](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/saddar-town) human settlement in Pakistan 800 m [The place page for Karachi](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/karachi) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Pakistan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-PK) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karachi, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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