Vaishali
Bihar
~1.1 h approx. drive · ~57 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,870 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Patna
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Patna
13 places within 6 hours of Patna, 6 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Vaishali at roughly 1.1 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
Nalanda
Bihar
~1.6 h approx. drive · ~78 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,870 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Rajgir
Bihar
~1.8 h approx. drive · ~88 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Pawapuri
Bihar
~2 h approx. drive · ~98 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Gaya
Bihar
~2.3 h approx. drive · ~117 km
Best: Sep–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bodh Gaya
Bihar
~2.6 h approx. drive · ~131 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,280 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Sasaram
Bihar
~3.4 h approx. drive · ~172 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,950 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bhagalpur
Bihar
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~244 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Deoghar
Jharkhand
~5.2 h approx. drive · ~259 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,820 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Parasnath (Shikharji)
Jharkhand
~5.4 h approx. drive · ~270 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Sarnath
Uttar Pradesh
~5.6 h approx. drive · ~278 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,330 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
~5.7 h approx. drive · ~285 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
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Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Bihar
~5.9 h approx. drive · ~296 km
Best: Nov–Jun · From ₹3,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)