How far is that cool, sylvan hill-station that you have been plotting an escape to? Will it take three long flights and ten long hours before you get there? Or can you just land up before anyone can say “summer”? We save you the research:
Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir
Closest airport: Srinagar
Flights from: Mumbai, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Jammu
Distance: 59km
Driving time: 2 hours
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Closest airport: Shimla airport in Jubbarhatti
Flights from: New Delhi
Distance: 20km
Driving time: 40-50 minutes
Bir Billing, Himachal Pradesh
Closest airport: Kangra airport, Dharamsala
Flights from: New Delhi
Distance: 67km
Driving time: 2-2.5 hours
Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Closest airport: Bhuntar airport
Flights from: New Delhi
Distance: 50km
Driving time: 1.5 hours
McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh
Closest airport: Kangra airport, Dharamsala
Flights from: New Delhi
Distance: 18km
Driving time: 45 minutes
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Closest airport: Jolly Grant airport
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Srinagar
Distance: 30km
Driving time: 1-1.5 hours
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Closest airport: Jolly Grant airport
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Srinagar
Distance: 25km
Driving time: 45 minutes (Dehradun)
Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
Closest airport: Jolly Grant airport
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Srinagar
Distance: 58km
Driving time: 2-2.5 hours
Nainital, Uttarakhand
Closest airport: Pantnagar airport
Flights from: New Delhi and Dehradun
Distance: Pantanagar – 68km
Driving time: 2 hours
Auli, Uttarakhand
Closest airport: Jolly Grant airport
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Srinagar
Distance: 180km
Driving time: 10 hours (Tip: Given the drive time, you may want to camp in Dehradun/Rishikesh for the night and start early the next day)
Darjeeling, West Bengal
Closest airport: Bagdogra airport
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
Distance: 70km
Driving time: 3 hours
Gangtok, Sikkim
Closest airport: Bagdogra airport, West Bengal and Pakyong airport, Sikkim
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad to Bagdogra; from Kolkata to Pakyong
Distance: 125km (from Gangtok); 30km (from Pakyong)
Driving time: 5 hours (from Gangtok); 1hr (from Pakyong)
Shillong, Meghalaya
Closest airport: Shillong airport and Guwahati airport
Flights from: Kolkata to Shillong; from all major cities to Guwahati
Distance: 30km (Shillong); 125km (Guwahati)
Driving time: 1 hour (Shillong); 4 hours (Guwahati)
Ooty (Udagamandalam), Tamil Nadu
Closest airport: Coimbatore airport, Bengaluru airport
Flights from: Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru to Coimbatore; from all major cities to Bengaluru airport
Distance: 98km (Coimbatore); 315km (Bengaluru)
Driving time: 3 hours (Coimbatore); 8 hours (Bengaluru)
Connoor, Tamil Nadu
Closest airport: Coimbatore
Flights from: Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru to Coimbatore
Distance: 80km
Driving time: 2.5 hours
Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
Closest airport: Madurai airport, Coimbatore airport and Tiruchirappalli airport
Flights from: Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru to Madurai; Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru to Coimbatore; Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai to Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
Distance: 120km (Madurai); 175km (Coimbatore); 190km (Trichy)
Driving time: 3 hours (Madurai); 5 hours Coimbatore ; 4 hours (Trichy)
Munnar, Kerala
Closest airport: Kochi airport and Madurai airport
Flights from: Most major cities such as Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi to both Cochin and Madurai
Distance: 100km (Kochi); 140km (Madurai)
Driving time: 4 hours (Kochi); 5 hours (Madurai)
Coorg, Karnataka
Closest airport: Kannur airport, Mysore airport, Mangalore airport and Bengaluru airport
Flights to: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai to Kannur; all major cities to Mangalore (Mangaluru) and Bengaluru
Distance: 112km (Kannur); 130km (Mysore); 144km (Mangalore); 286km (Bengaluru).
Driving time: 2.5 hours (Kannur); 3 hours (Mysore); 3.5 hours (Mangalore); 6 hours (Bengaluru)
