When to visit›Chhattisgarh›Jagdalpur & Bastar›October
October: 11 rainy days — and inside the recommended window.
Jagdalpur & Bastar is generally best visited in October – March.
Warm days around 29°C, nights near 20°C, frequent rain.
The things most people actually do here, by time of day.
Morning
Afternoon
About 7h 30m of activity in total — the planner spreads this across your days and fits travel time around it.
Budget
₹4,700 for two
Mid-range
₹7,040 for two
Luxury
₹12,500 for two
October multiplier already applied (1.30× on stays). Covers stay, food, local transport and entry for two people sharing one room. Excludes travel to Jagdalpur & Bastar. Engine fares: IRCTC tables + median market rates.
Generated by the same planner you'd use — not a sample someone wrote once.
The journey here is half the experience — arrive, breathe the air, and acclimatise.
Culture here is in the streets, not just museums — this day takes you through both.
Swap places, change the pace, set your own dates.
Make it yoursUsually the biggest line in the budget — and the one the estimate above leaves out.
Raipur → Jagdalpur
flight · 1h
₹3,000
1 way / person
Raipur → Jagdalpur
train · 10h
₹350
1 way / person
Cheapest listed route is Raipur → Jagdalpur by train. Return for two works out to about ₹1,400 — so a whole trip lands near ₹6,100 for two, travel included.
Fares are typical one-way estimates per person from Jagdalpur & Bastar's common gateways, not live prices — book early and expect festival months to run higher.
All of these are open in October.
Within reach: Chitrakote Falls · Kanger Valley National Park · Tirathgarh Falls · Danteshwari Temple (Dantewada) · Bastar Palace · Tribal Haat (weekly markets).
Good time to visit. Oct: Peak autumn — ideal weather, clear skies, and comfortable temperatures. Best time to visit.
A typical 3-day trip for two costs from ₹4,700 (budget) to ₹12,500 (luxury), excluding travel to Jagdalpur & Bastar. Seasonally adjusted for October.
The best months are January, November, December.
Chitrakote Falls (India's widest waterfall). Kanger Valley National Park jungle walk. Tirathgarh waterfall complex. Gondi tribal haat market. Danteshwari Temple (Shakti Peetha). Bastar Dussehra (world's longest at 75 days). Jagdalpur is the nearest railhead, 5 km away.
Jagdalpur & Bastar in October, priced for your group, dawn-starts built in — about 40 seconds.