Anandpur Sahib
Punjab
~1.9 h approx. drive · ~94 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Ludhiana
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Ludhiana
9 places within 6 hours of Ludhiana, 3 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Anandpur Sahib at roughly 1.9 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
Patiala
Punjab
~2.1 h approx. drive · ~104 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,160 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Chandigarh
Haryana
~2.3 h approx. drive · ~117 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,960 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Amritsar
Punjab
~3.2 h approx. drive · ~161 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,200 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Kurukshetra
Haryana
~3.7 h approx. drive · ~186 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Wagah Border
Punjab
~3.8 h approx. drive · ~189 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Morni Hills
Haryana
~4.6 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~179 km
Best: Sep–Jun · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Panipat
Haryana
~5.2 h approx. drive · ~259 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,860 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Shimla
Himachal Pradesh
~5.5 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~189 km
Best: Mar–Jun, Dec–Jan · From ₹4,100 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)