
Sundarbans
West Bengal
~2.3 h approx. drive · ~117 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Kolkata
6 places within 6 hours of Kolkata, 3 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Sundarbans at roughly 2.3 h.
2 travel times come from Tourisma's curated train, bus and cab data. The rest 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.

West Bengal
~2.3 h approx. drive · ~117 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

West Bengal
2.5 h by train· Aranyak / Intercity Express
Best: Oct–Feb · From ₹2,950 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

West Bengal
2.5 h by train· Shantiniketan Express / Intercity
Best: Nov–Feb · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

West Bengal
~3.6 h approx. drive · ~178 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,600 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

West Bengal
~4.7 h approx. drive · ~233 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,100 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

Jharkhand
~5.8 h approx. drive · ~290 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,560 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)