Ellora Caves
Maharashtra
~36 min approx. drive · ~31 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,780 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Aurangabad
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Aurangabad
5 places within 6 hours of Aurangabad, 3 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Ellora Caves at roughly 36 min.
All are approximate drives: straight-line distance × 1.3 for the road at 50 km/h, with the hill stretch (the last 50–80 km into the hills) at × 1.6 and 30 km/h. Islands and high-Himalayan places are listed only with a curated time.
Under 3 hours
Ajanta Caves
Maharashtra
~2.2 h approx. drive · ~109 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,580 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Shirdi
Maharashtra
~2.4 h approx. drive · ~118 km
Best: Nov–Feb · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
