Weekend getaways from Amritsar by car

Weekend Getaways from Amritsar by Car

Eight places worth a night from Amritsar, with the drive, the return fare and how the weekend runs.

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Where can you go for a weekend from Amritsar?

8 destinations from Amritsar are worth a night, 190 to 350 km away by road. The closest is Anandpur Sahib at 190 km, about 3.5 hours of driving, with the return journey from ₹5,940 in a sedan. 7 work as a two-day weekend; one needs a third day because the drive is too long to justify a single night — the longest being Shimla at 350 km.

Destinations
8
Two-day weekends
7 of 8
Nearest
Anandpur Sahib — 190 km
Furthest
Shimla — 350 km
Return fare from
₹5,940
Need three days
1 of 8

Fares are the full return journey with a chauffeur, from the published round-trip rate card. Fuel, the driver and GST are included; tolls, parking, state permits and the driver's night allowance are charged at actuals.

Planning a weekend out of Amritsar

Amritsar is close to the border, which means a weekend from here runs east and south rather than in a circle. The Himachal hills are four to five hours away, the Punjab heritage towns are inside two, and the Shivalik foothills at Dalhousie and Dharamshala are the natural first escape from the plain.

The day-trip page covers Wagah, Tarn Taran, Pul Kanjri and the places inside an easy return. This page is for the trips a night makes work — the hill stations, the Pahari temple towns, and the two Punjab cities that deserve more than an afternoon.

Return fares come from the published round-trip rate card.

8 weekend trips from Amritsar, nearest first

Every fare below is the full return journey with a chauffeur, computed from the published round-trip rate card. Fuel, the driver and GST are included; tolls, parking and any state permit are charged at actuals.

Amritsar to Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
200 km
Driving time
4.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Tsuglagkhang complex and the Dalai Lama's residence at McLeod Ganj, the Bhagsu waterfall, the Triund trailhead, and the Kangra fort and Masroor temples below on the valley floor.

How the weekend runs

Four and a half hours from plain to ridge. One night: McLeod Ganj Saturday afternoon and evening, and either the Triund trail or the Kangra valley sites on Sunday before driving back.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 600 km billedRoute details

Amritsar to Dalhousie and Khajjiar

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
195 km
Driving time
5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

A hill station spread over five hills with colonial churches, Khajjiar's deodar-ringed meadow twenty-two kilometres on, and the Kalatop sanctuary between them.

How the weekend runs

Five hours with the last two climbing. Dalhousie, Khajjiar and the Kalatop walk do not fit one day. A night at Dalhousie and the meadow plus the forest on Sunday morning is the shape.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 600 km billedRoute details

Amritsar to Chandigarh

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
230 km
Driving time
4 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, the Capitol Complex with Le Corbusier's High Court and Assembly, the Rose Garden, and the Government Museum.

How the weekend runs

Four hours on good highway. The Capitol Complex is guided-tour only at fixed times and must be booked ahead — fix that for Sunday morning and the weekend builds itself around it.

Best season: Sep-Mar 600 km billedRoute details

Amritsar to Patiala

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
230 km
Driving time
4 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Qila Mubarak complex in the old city, the Sheesh Mahal with its painted gallery, the Baradari gardens, and Punjab's distinctive Patiala Gharana music heritage.

How the weekend runs

Four hours south-east. Qila Mubarak is a working restoration and the Sheesh Mahal gallery wants unhurried time, so the night turns a hurried stop into a proper morning.

Best season: Oct-Mar 600 km billed

Amritsar to Anandpur Sahib

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
190 km
Driving time
3.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, one of the five Sikh seats of authority, the Virasat-e-Khalsa museum below it, and the Naina Devi hill temple nearby.

How the weekend runs

Three and a half hours. The Virasat-e-Khalsa needs two hours on its own and the gurudwara is best early. A night makes both unhurried, and during Hola Mohalla in March the town is the reason to go.

Best season: Oct-Mar; Hola Mohalla in March 600 km billed

Amritsar to Jammu and Katra

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
215 km
Driving time
4.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

The Raghunath temple complex in Jammu, the Bahu fort above the Tawi, and at Katra the thirteen-kilometre climb to the Vaishno Devi shrine.

How the weekend runs

The Vaishno Devi walk is thirteen kilometres each way and takes most of a day, which settles the question of a day trip. A night at Katra, start the climb before dawn, and come down in the afternoon.

Best season: Year-round; Mar-Oct easiest 600 km billed

Amritsar to Shimla

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
350 km
Driving time
7 hours
Sedan, return
₹6,930
SUV, return
₹8,820

The Ridge and the Mall, Christ Church, Jakhoo temple above the town, the Viceregal Lodge, and the Kalka toy train down.

How the weekend runs

Seven hours, the last three climbing. Two nights. One night would be fourteen hours of driving for a single afternoon on the Mall, which is a poor trade for a town with three days in it.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov, Dec-Feb 700 km billedRoute details

Amritsar to Kasauli

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
300 km
Driving time
5.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

A small cantonment on a wooded spur with Christ Church, the Monkey Point view over the plain, the Gilbert nature trail, and very little else — deliberately.

How the weekend runs

Five and a half hours. Kasauli is walked rather than toured, and the Gilbert trail and the Monkey Point view are both morning things. The night is what makes it a destination rather than a stop.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 600 km billedRoute details

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