Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
1.5 h by train· Prayagraj Express / intercity
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Prayagraj
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Prayagraj
9 places within 6 hours of Prayagraj, 2 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Varanasi at 1.5 h.
3 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.
Under 3 hours
Chitrakoot
Madhya Pradesh
~2.6 h approx. drive · ~129 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Sarnath
Uttar Pradesh
~3.1 h approx. drive · ~153 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,330 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh
4 h by train· Intercity Express
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
~4.7 h approx. drive · ~235 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bodh Gaya
Bihar
5 h by train· Train to Gaya + cab 13 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,280 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Khajuraho
Madhya Pradesh
~5.3 h approx. drive · ~264 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹4,380 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bandhavgarh National Park
Madhya Pradesh
~5.4 h approx. drive · ~270 km
Best: Oct–Jun · From ₹6,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Sasaram
Bihar
~5.9 h approx. drive · ~294 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,950 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)