Route guide · updated for 2026
Naran → Hunza
Naran to Hunza is the connoisseur's connector — the day your windshield collects Nanga Parbat AND Rakaposhi between breakfast and dinner.
Distance
250 km
Drive time
7–8 h (Babusar season)
Via
Babusar Top → Chilas → Raikot → Gilgit → KKH north
The road, honestly
The great northern link-up: Kaghan's meadows to Hunza's orchards over one 4,173 m pass. Raikot bridge en route offers the Nanga Parbat viewpoint tea — three mountain kingdoms in a single driving day.
Stops worth the minutes
Lulusar LakeBabusar TopChilasRaikot bridgeRakaposhi viewpoint
FAQ
Questions, answered
Can you go directly from Naran to Hunza?
In Babusar season, yes — 7–8 hours via Chilas and Gilgit. When the pass closes, the journey reroutes south via Besham and effectively doubles.
Skip the logistics. Keep the scenery.
Private convoys on this corridor with photo-stop discipline, or the full journey folded into a SafarGB itinerary at Hunza.
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