Ranchi
Jharkhand
~2.8 h approx. drive · ~140 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,180 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Jamshedpur
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Jamshedpur
7 places within 6 hours of Jamshedpur, 1 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Ranchi at roughly 2.8 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
Bishnupur
West Bengal
~3.1 h approx. drive · ~156 km
Best: Oct–Feb · From ₹2,950 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)
Shantiniketan
West Bengal
~4.7 h approx. drive · ~237 km
Best: Nov–Feb · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Digha
West Bengal
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~246 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,600 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Deoghar
Jharkhand
~5 h approx. drive · ~252 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,820 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Kolkata
West Bengal
~5.9 h approx. drive · ~293 km
Best: Oct–Feb · From ₹4,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)