Shantiniketan
West Bengal
~1.1 h approx. drive · ~53 km
Best: Nov–Feb · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Durgapur
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Durgapur
10 places within 6 hours of Durgapur, 2 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Shantiniketan at roughly 1.1 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
Bishnupur
West Bengal
~1.3 h approx. drive · ~64 km
Best: Oct–Feb · From ₹2,950 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Murshidabad
West Bengal
~3.1 h approx. drive · ~157 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,100 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Deoghar
Jharkhand
~3.3 h approx. drive · ~163 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,820 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Parasnath (Shikharji)
Jharkhand
~3.4 h approx. drive · ~168 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
~3.6 h approx. drive · ~181 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,560 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Kolkata
West Bengal
~3.9 h approx. drive · ~195 km
Best: Oct–Feb · From ₹4,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bhagalpur
Bihar
~5.1 h approx. drive · ~254 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Ranchi
Jharkhand
~5.4 h approx. drive · ~268 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,180 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Digha
West Bengal
~5.5 h approx. drive · ~274 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,600 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)