Families from Abbottabad, Mansehra and the rest of Hazara have a familiar problem. Ayub Teaching Hospital and the private hospitals in Abbottabad handle a lot, but when a patient needs a particular specialist, a cardiac procedure or an ICU bed that isn’t available, the next step is usually Islamabad. And the other way round: people living in the capital often take a parent home to Abbottabad once the treatment is done.
Either way, the Islamabad to Abbottabad ambulance trip is short enough that families sometimes try it in a car. Here’s when that’s fine, when it isn’t, and how to book the ambulance properly.
Car or ambulance for Abbottabad?
Honestly, if the patient is walking, talking and just going for a routine check-up, a car is fine. We’d rather tell you that than sell you a trip you don’t need.
But book an ambulance if the patient can’t sit up for the drive, is on oxygen, has heart trouble, has just had surgery, or is critical. The road climbs once you’re past Havelian, and a patient lying flat on a proper stretcher with oxygen and someone trained beside them is a lot safer than one slumped in the back seat.
Booking an Islamabad to Abbottabad ambulance
Call 0336 291 4741 or send a WhatsApp. Give us the pickup address, the hospital or home address in Abbottabad, and a quick description of the patient. If you’re calling from Abbottabad to come down to the capital, same details, just the other way.
For a ventilated or ICU patient, call as early as you can so the right vehicle and crew are ready.
Which ambulance fits the patient
- Stable, needs to lie down: patient transfer ambulance
- On oxygen or short of breath: oxygen ambulance
- Heart patient: cardiac ambulance with a monitor
- Critical or on a ventilator: ICU or ventilator ambulance
If you’re not sure, the simple guide on which ambulance you need helps.
How long the trip takes
On the Hazara Motorway, Islamabad to Abbottabad usually takes around one and a half to two hours, depending on where you start and the traffic around Abbottabad city. In winter, cold and occasional fog or snow higher up can slow things, so tell us your timing and we’ll plan around it.
Abbottabad to Islamabad: the other direction
Many of our calls start in Abbottabad. A doctor at a local hospital refers the patient to a specialist in the capital, or the family wants a second opinion. We pick up and bring the patient down to Islamabad or Rawalpindi. Before leaving, get the referral note and reports from the Abbottabad hospital and, if possible, call the Islamabad hospital so they’re expecting you. Our checklist for hospital to hospital patient transfer covers what else to arrange.
Going home after treatment
This is the most common trip we do on this road. The patient has been treated in Islamabad, they’re stable, but they’re weak and the family lives in Abbottabad. A basic transfer ambulance gets them home lying down. Our checklist on taking a patient home after discharge helps you get the house ready before they arrive.
Cost of the Islamabad to Abbottabad ambulance
It depends on the vehicle type and the exact pickup and drop points. Ask for the total when you call. The post on ambulance charges in Pakistan explains what changes the price.
Islamabad to Abbottabad ambulance: questions
How long is the ambulance ride from Islamabad to Abbottabad?
Usually around one and a half to two hours on the Hazara Motorway, depending on start point and city traffic.
Do you also pick up patients in Abbottabad?
Yes. We run the route both ways, Abbottabad to Islamabad or Rawalpindi included.
Can you go further, to Mansehra?
Call us with the exact address and we’ll tell you what we can arrange.
Is a ventilator ambulance available on this route?
Yes. For critical patients we send an ICU or ventilator ambulance with trained paramedics.
Can a family member ride along?
Usually one family member can travel with the patient.
Book on 0336 291 4741 or 0345 570 4719, or send a WhatsApp. We run 24/7.
Need an ambulance right now?
One call connects you to the nearest available vehicle. We dispatch immediately.