Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
~2 h approx. drive · ~99 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Kanpur
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Kanpur
7 places within 6 hours of Kanpur, 1 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Lucknow at roughly 2 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
Chitrakoot
Madhya Pradesh
~3.9 h approx. drive · ~195 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Khajuraho
Madhya Pradesh
~4.7 h approx. drive · ~237 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,380 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~247 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Uttar Pradesh
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~246 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Orchha
Madhya Pradesh
~5.4 h approx. drive · ~272 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,920 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
~5.6 h approx. drive · ~281 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)