Punjab · Pakistan
Attock travel guide
Attock is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, home to about 177,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- ISB49 km · Islamabad International Airport
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Language
- English, Urdu
Things to do
What to see and do in Attock
See
Just a few km outside of Attock city lies the small community of Attock Khurd (Little Attock). Sometimes called "the Gateway to Central Asia", this small town boasts the remains of a 16th-century fort, built by Akhbar the Great to protect passage of the Indus. The "Old Attock Bridge" over the river is one of the most strategic and commercial crossings on the Indus river between Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
- Attock Fort
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Attock
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Attock are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 179 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Attock: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Islamabad International Airport (ISB), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW, 83 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Attock is an 80km drive from Rawalpindi and 100km from Peshawar. From the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra, it's about 10km.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
ISB · Islamabad International Airport
PEW · Bacha Khan International Airport
Questions
Attock: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Attock?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Attock are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 179 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Attock?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Islamabad International Airport (ISB), about 49 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW, 83 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Attock?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Attock
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.