Route · Karachi up the western Indus

Karachi to Dadu Bus Ticket Price, Timings, Online Booking

The Karachi to Dadu ticket price is around Rs 1,400 with DMC Coaches. The journey takes about six hours up the western bank of the Indus through Sehwan, and Dadu is the access point for Manchar Lake and the Gorakh Hill road.

Ticket price from
Rs 1,400DMC Coaches
Journey
6hWest bank routing
Distance
380 kmVia Jamshoro and Sehwan
Journey time
6hWest of the Indus
Access for
Manchar LakeAnd Gorakh Hill

Karachi to Dadu bus ticket price: around Rs 1,400 with DMC Coaches on the west bank corridor. The journey takes about six hours through Sehwan, and Dadu sits between Sehwan and Larkana on the same road.

Fares by operator

Karachi to Dadu ticket price by operator

Dadu is served by the DMC west bank corridor rather than the main Sukkur highway, which runs on the other side of the river entirely.

Karachi to Dadu fares by operator
OperatorClassJourney timeTicket price
Local coachesStandard7h 00mRs 1,100
DMC CoachesStandard6h 00mRs 1,400
Regional coachesStandard6h 30mRs 1,650
Continue to LarkanaSame corridor7h to 8hRs 1,600

Fares are indicative published prices and vary with class, fuel adjustments and peak demand. Your live, confirmed fare appears on the seat map before payment.

The corridor that serves the west bank towns

DMC Coaches, also trading as Dua-e-Al Madina, prices Hyderabad at Rs 650, Sehwan at Rs 1,200, Dadu at Rs 1,400 and Larkana at Rs 1,600. That is a properly graded network up one road rather than a set of unrelated services, and it is the reason these towns are reachable without going anywhere near Sukkur.


What is nearby

Manchar Lake and Gorakh Hill

Dadu district holds two of the more unusual destinations in Sindh, both reached by local or hired transport rather than scheduled service.

MANCHAR LAKE

West of the road

The largest freshwater lake in Pakistan, reached from Dadu or Sehwan by local transport.

GORAKH HILL

The hill station

Sindh’s only hill station, in the Kirthar range west of Dadu. Reached by jeep on a rough road.

SEHWAN

An hour south

The shrine town on the same corridor, at around Rs 1,200 from Karachi.

Gorakh Hill needs a proper vehicle

The road up into the Kirthar range is rough and the hill station is genuinely remote. Arrange a jeep in Dadu rather than assuming you can reach it in an ordinary car, and treat it as a full day or an overnight rather than an afternoon out.


Schedule

Karachi to Dadu bus timings

Departures run in the evening so the six hour journey passes overnight, with some daytime services on the same corridor.

Evening

The main block

Timed so the journey passes overnight, arriving in the morning.

Daytime

Limited

A few morning departures arriving in the afternoon.

For Gorakh Hill

Arrive early

The jeep road takes hours and should be done in daylight.

Booking

2 days

Sufficient outside Eid and public holidays.


Where to board

Karachi and destination terminals

KARACHI

Sohrab Goth and Sindh stands

DMC Coaches boards on 0333-3621940 and can be booked through Bookme. Regional Sindh operators run from Sohrab Goth and the local stands.

The Sukkur highway operators do not serve Dadu.

DADU

Main terminal

Local and hired transport for Manchar Lake and the Gorakh Hill road departs from Dadu, along with services continuing to Larkana.

Gorakh Hill needs a jeep, not a car.


Common questions

Karachi to Dadu bus FAQs

What is the Karachi to Dadu bus ticket price?

Around Rs 1,400 with DMC Coaches, from about Rs 1,100 on local coaches and up to Rs 1,650 on regional services.

How long is the journey?

About six hours for roughly 380 km up the western bank of the Indus through Sehwan.

How do I reach Gorakh Hill?

By jeep from Dadu into the Kirthar range. The road is rough and the hill station is remote, so treat it as a full day or an overnight rather than an afternoon out.

Can I visit Manchar Lake?

Yes, the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan sits west of the corridor and is reached by local transport from Dadu or Sehwan.

Is Dadu on the Sukkur road?

No. Dadu sits on the western bank of the Indus and the Sukkur highway runs on the eastern side. DMC Coaches serves this corridor specifically.

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