
Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh
2 h by train· Intercity Express
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Lucknow
6 places within 6 hours of Lucknow, 1 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Ayodhya at 2 h.
4 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.

Uttar Pradesh
2 h by train· Intercity Express
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

Uttar Pradesh
3 h by train· Vande Bharat / Intercity Express
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

Uttar Pradesh
3.5 h by train· Intercity / Shatabdi
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,800 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

Delhi
3.5 h by train· Vande Bharat / Shatabdi Express
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹5,140 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

Uttar Pradesh
~4.7 h approx. drive · ~235 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)

Madhya Pradesh
~4.8 h approx. drive · ~239 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)