Birmingham to Lahore
Connecting flights available
Typical flight time: Connecting; routing and journey time vary (PIA's own booking engine showed Istanbul on 21 August 2026)
Fare check
Fare spotted
£689 return
Aer Lingus and Etihad · Economy
Checked 6 October 2026
Fare found for these dates
Lower fare also seen: £487 return
Self-transfer itinerarySelf-transfer may involve separate tickets, collecting and rechecking baggage, and reduced protection if a connection is missed.· 1h 35m Sabiha Gökçen· checked 6 October 2026
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Birmingham to Lahore is a connecting journey, not a nonstop flight. When checked on 21 August 2026, PIA's own booking engine routed every result through Istanbul New Airport; other connecting itineraries via different hubs are also sold, so check the live itinerary for your own dates to confirm the current routing and connection time.
Flight time
Connecting; routing and journey time vary (PIA's own booking engine showed Istanbul on 21 August 2026)
Frequency
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Economy · Pegasus and Fly Jinnah
Checked 6 October 2026
Travel dates: 17 November 2026 – 1 December 2026
£487
return, per person, one adult; Pegasus and Fly Jinnah, 2 stops; outbound BHX to LHE, 18 hr 10 min; connection: 1h 35m Sabiha Gökçen; 5h 40m Jinnah; separate tickets: not covered by one airline ticket, so a missed connection is not protected; return leg not checked; baggage not stated (no overhead bin access)
Economy · Aer Lingus and Etihad
Checked 6 October 2026
Travel dates: 17 November 2026 – 1 December 2026
£689
return, per person, one adult; Aer Lingus and Etihad, 2 stops; outbound BHX to LHE, 28 hr 5 min; connection: 9h 15m Dublin; 7h 5m Abu Dhabi; return leg not checked; baggage not stated
Economy · Ryanair, Pegasus and Fly Jinnah
Checked 29 September 2026
Travel dates: 17 November 2026 – 1 December 2026
£473
return, per person, one adult; Ryanair, Pegasus and Fly Jinnah, outbound 3 stops; self-transfer; connection: 2 hr 40 min layover at Dublin Airport in Dublin | 1 hr 30 min layover at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul | 5 hr 40 min layover at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi; return leg not checked; baggage not stated (no overhead bin access)
Economy · Qatar Airways
Checked 22 September 2026
Travel dates: 17 November 2026 – 1 December 2026
£720
return, per person, one adult; Qatar Airways, 1 stop; outbound BHX to LHE, 12 hr 10 min, departs 8:00 AM Tue 17 Nov, arrives 1:10 AM+1; return leg not checked; baggage not stated
Economy · Ryanair / Pegasus / Pakistan International Airlines (outbound), Fly Jinnah / Pegasus / Eurowings (return)
Checked 15 September 2026
Travel dates: 10 November 2026 – 24 November 2026
£542
return, per person, one adult; self-transfer; outbound BHX-DUB-SAW-KHI-LHE, Ryanair/Pegasus/Pakistan International Airlines, 3 stops, 20h35m; return LHE-KHI-SAW-DUS-BHX, Fly Jinnah/Pegasus/Eurowings, 3 stops, 27h; price does not include overhead-bin access
Economy · Ryanair/Pegasus/Fly Jinnah (outbound), PIA/Pegasus (return)
Checked 1 September 2026
Travel dates: 27 October 2026 – 10 November 2026
£477
return, per person, one adult; self-transfer; outbound BHX-BCN-SAW-KHI-LHE, Ryanair FR3801/Pegasus PC1092/PC130/Fly Jinnah 9P840, 3 stops, 23h50m (5h40m Karachi Long layover); return LHE-KHI-SAW-BHX, PIA PK305/Pegasus PC131/PC1183, 2 stops, 23h55m (10h25m Karachi Long layover); baggage not stated
Economy · Turkish Airlines
Checked 22 August 2026
Travel dates: 17 October 2026 – 31 October 2026
£896
return, per person, one adult; Turkish Airlines (flights TK1968/TK714 outbound, marketed jointly with Pakistan International Airlines but operated on Turkish Airlines metal); outbound BHX-IST-LHE 14h5m (10:00am-4:05am+1) via Istanbul, 4h40m layover; return LHE-IST-BHX 14h50m (6:00am-3:50pm) via Istanbul, 4h10m layover; single ticket, no self-transfer notice; baggage not stated. A same-price (£896) alternative existed with a shorter Istanbul layover; this is the source's first-displayed result at the lowest fare
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Other UK airports for Lahore
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Traveller tips for this route
Pre-purchase excess baggage online, not at the airport
Gifts and shopping for the return leg routinely exceed standard allowances on this route, so pre-purchasing extra baggage online at the time of booking is consistently cheaper than paying at the airport.
NICOP holders typically skip the separate visa
NICOP holders (Pakistan-origin UK nationals with a National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis) typically do not need a separate visa. Confirm current requirements with NADRA or your nearest Pakistani consulate before booking, as policy specifics change.
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