Wayanad
Kerala
~1.6 h approx. drive · ~79 km
Best: Oct–May · From ₹4,200 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Kozhikode
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Kozhikode
10 places within 6 hours of Kozhikode, 2 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Wayanad at roughly 1.6 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
Kabini
Karnataka
~2.6 h approx. drive · ~129 km
Best: Oct–May · From ₹6,100 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
~3.4 h approx. drive · ~170 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bekal
Kerala
~3.9 h approx. drive · ~195 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,920 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Mysuru
Karnataka
~3.9 h approx. drive · ~194 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,140 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Fort Kochi
Kerala
~4 h approx. drive · ~198 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
Tamil Nadu
~4 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~146 km
Best: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · From ₹4,160 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Coorg (Kodagu)
Karnataka
~4.5 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~171 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Alleppey (Alappuzha)
Kerala
~5.3 h approx. drive · ~267 km
Best: Nov–Feb · From ₹4,800 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Belur & Halebidu
Karnataka
~5.5 h approx. drive · ~276 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,560 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)