Road Condition Of N5 from Karachi to Multan trip

[terry007]

Wow 13 hrs is a good timing.. come on ppl. let not this thread die..keep updating.. till i travel..lol

[arsalan914]

so i am planning to travel from lahore to karachi ,end of 30 december 2015 . this is the latest thread i found. i see some posts saying that use the N5 and then there is also a mention of hyderabad to karachi 'motorway' which is M9.

I want to ask a few things related to the journey.
1) At what time shall i leave lahore ??3am,12am or ...?? i have to travel in one go and we will be two drivers.
2) Most important concern is security and the roads for me. If i see the route using google maps of lahore to karachi; the breakdown is like ....
a)from lahore to multan is N5
b)from multan to hyderabad there are two options, etiher i go using n55 or n5..
which one to chose,n5 or n55??
c) then from hyderabad to karachi i see M9.

It will be great if someone can answer my questions, and it will be even great if someone can just point the route using google maps.

i pointed one route from google maps(lahore to multan(n5),multan to hyderabad(n5) and hyderabad to khi(M9), https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lahore,+Pakistan/Karachi,+Pakistan/@27.1020061,68.0671605,8z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x39190483e58107d9:0xc23abe6ccc7e2462!2m2!1d74.3571581!2d31.5546061!3m4!1m2!1d71.6170117!2d29.6126814!3s0x393b750bcb1826d7:0xc41ca1cc336f9f!1m5!1m1!1s0x3eb33e06651d4bbf:0x9cf92f44555a0c23!2m2!1d67.0099388!2d24.8614622!3e0
Please suggest if the route i will use is fine or needs any change in directions??

Thanks

[hassaan1309]

Currently N5 is the best option in going from Multan to Hyderabad. I travelled on this route about 16 days back, after Sadiqabad you will find excellent condition newly built motorway like road that will continue almost till Hyderabad. We were also surprised by the road condition as this patch was in worst condition in 2013-14.

[tayyab.chughtai]

Currently N5 is the best option in going from Multan to Hyderabad. I travelled on this route about 16 days back, after Sadiqabad you will find excellent condition newly built motorway like road that will continue almost till Hyderabad. We were also surprised by the road condition as this patch was in worst condition in 2013-14.

Salam Hassan Bhai
I travel in jan 2014 and at that time many chinese companies were working for making roads.
And at that time there was single road some time right some time left.

U inform about sadiqabad to hyderabad is excellent road,
What about hyderabad to sadiqabad road condition??

SECONDLY
Once u cross ubaro and enter punjab and road condition totally change..
So can we say that roads in sindh(N5) (Ubaro to hyderabad or hyderabad to ubaro) is same as punjab roads which starts after u cross ubaro and enters punjab?

[hassaan1309]

Hyderabad to Sadikabad is not that good like Sadikabad to Hyderabad but still its quite ok to travel upon.
And yes, now you don't find any difference between Punjab and Sindh part of N-5. Infact, when going towards Karachi from Sadikabad, the Sindh part is way better than Punjab part.

[automakerz]

planned a TRIP by road, N5 on 22nd Dec, 15, early morning.

KHI to BAHAWALPUR (night stay)
BWP to LAHORE (2 days stay)
LHR to FAISALABAD (2 Days stay)
FSD to ISLAMABAD (2 days stay)
ISL to Muree (4 days stay)

I would like to ask what will be the max timing/hours on each destinations to reach?
should we need to take Extra gallon of Petrol with us?

Regards

[djrock900]

Stick to N5
GPS is VERY HELPFUL. Keep a car cellphone charger.
Yes you have to take M9

My experience is that at night your speed is reduced due to heavy vehicles.

Direct lhr to khi will be hectic though. It will be 17-18 hrs of driving excluding stop overs.

[Atif13]

so i am planning to travel from lahore to karachi ,end of 30 december 2015 . this is the latest thread i found. i see some posts saying that use the N5 and then there is also a mention of hyderabad to karachi 'motorway' which is M9.

I want to ask a few things related to the journey.
1) At what time shall i leave lahore ??3am,12am or ...?? i have to travel in one go and we will be two drivers.
2) Most important concern is security and the roads for me. If i see the route using google maps of lahore to karachi; the breakdown is like ....
a)from lahore to multan is N5
b)from multan to hyderabad there are two options, etiher i go using n55 or n5..
which one to chose,n5 or n55??
c) then from hyderabad to karachi i see M9.

It will be great if someone can answer my questions, and it will be even great if someone can just point the route using google maps.

i pointed one route from google maps(lahore to multan(n5),multan to hyderabad(n5) and hyderabad to khi(M9), https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lahore,+Pakistan/Karachi,+Pakistan/@27.1020061,68.0671605,8z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x39190483e58107d9:0xc23abe6ccc7e2462!2m2!1d74.3571581!2d31.5546061!3m4!1m2!1d71.6170117!2d29.6126814!3s0x393b750bcb1826d7:0xc41ca1cc336f9f!1m5!1m1!1s0x3eb33e06651d4bbf:0x9cf92f44555a0c23!2m2!1d67.0099388!2d24.8614622!3e0
Please suggest if the route i will use is fine or needs any change in directions??

Thanks

I will also be leaving for hyderabad on 30.12.2015 from lahore. I hope to meet you on the way

[arsalan914]

I will also be leaving for hyderabad on 30.12.2015 from lahore. I hope to meet you on the way

I have a changed plan.will be going by air now.