Kalimpong
West Bengal
~2 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~61 km
Best: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · From ₹4,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Siliguri
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Siliguri
7 places within 6 hours of Siliguri, 3 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Kalimpong at roughly 2 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
Darjeeling
West Bengal
~2.1 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~62 km
Best: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · From ₹4,000 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Namchi
Sikkim
~2.7 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~80 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Ravangla
Sikkim
~3.5 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~104 km
Best: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · From ₹3,200 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Pelling
Sikkim
~3.6 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~107 km
Best: Mar–Apr, Oct–Dec · From ₹3,600 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Gangtok
Sikkim
~3.7 h approx. drive on hill roads · ~112 km
Best: Mar–May, Oct–Dec · From ₹4,200 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Bhagalpur
Bihar
~5.7 h approx. drive · ~285 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)