Deoghar
Jharkhand
~2.3 h approx. drive · ~116 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,820 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Bhagalpur
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Bhagalpur
11 places within 6 hours of Bhagalpur, 1 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Deoghar at roughly 2.3 h.
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
3–6 hours
Pawapuri
Bihar
~3.8 h approx. drive · ~191 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Nalanda
Bihar
~4 h approx. drive · ~200 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,870 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Rajgir
Bihar
~4.1 h approx. drive · ~205 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Parasnath (Shikharji)
Jharkhand
~4.3 h approx. drive · ~215 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Murshidabad
West Bengal
~4.6 h approx. drive · ~229 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,100 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Patna
Bihar
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~244 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Shantiniketan
West Bengal
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~244 km
Best: Nov–Feb · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Gaya
Bihar
~5.3 h approx. drive · ~267 km
Best: Sep–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Vaishali
Bihar
~5.3 h approx. drive · ~264 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,870 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bodh Gaya
Bihar
~5.4 h approx. drive · ~272 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,280 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)