Jaintia Hills (Jowai)
Meghalaya
~1.8 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~54 km
Best: Oct–Apr · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Shillong
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Shillong
9 places within 6 hours of Shillong, 4 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Jaintia Hills (Jowai) at roughly 1.8 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
Cherrapunji (Sohra)
Meghalaya
2 h by cab· Private taxi / Innova
Best: Oct–May · From ₹3,320 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Dawki
Meghalaya
~2.4 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~72 km
Best: Nov–Apr · From ₹3,200 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Mawlynnong & Dawki
Meghalaya
2.5 h by cab· Private taxi / Innova
Best: Oct–May · From ₹3,200 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Guwahati
Assam
3 h by bus· ASTC / Private cab / shared sumo
Best: Oct–Apr · From ₹3,800 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Unakoti
Tripura
~5.1 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~200 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,060 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Tezpur
Assam
~5.2 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~207 km
Best: Oct–Apr · From ₹3,080 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Manas National Park
Assam
~5.4 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~217 km
Best: Nov–Apr · From ₹4,700 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Closed in October
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
~5.8 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~235 km
Best: Nov–Apr · From ₹3,900 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)