Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
~2.8 h approx. drive · ~142 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,560 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Ranchi
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Ranchi
12 places within 6 hours of Ranchi, 2 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Jamshedpur at roughly 2.8 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
Parasnath (Shikharji)
Jharkhand
~2.9 h approx. drive · ~143 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Betla National Park
Jharkhand
~3.4 h approx. drive · ~172 km
Best: Nov–May · From ₹3,400 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bodh Gaya
Bihar
~4 h approx. drive · ~200 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,280 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Netarhat
Jharkhand
~4.1 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~154 km
Best: Oct–Jun · From ₹3,020 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Gaya
Bihar
~4.3 h approx. drive · ~215 km
Best: Sep–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Deoghar
Jharkhand
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~247 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,820 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Pawapuri
Bihar
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~244 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,500 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Rajgir
Bihar
~4.9 h approx. drive · ~244 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Nalanda
Bihar
~5.2 h approx. drive · ~260 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,870 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bishnupur
West Bengal
~5.4 h approx. drive · ~269 km
Best: Oct–Feb · From ₹2,950 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Sasaram
Bihar
~5.7 h approx. drive · ~287 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,950 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)