Weekend getaways from Mussoorie by car

Weekend Getaways from Mussoorie by Car

Seven places worth a night from Mussoorie, priced as a return journey with a chauffeur.

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7 destinations 4 two-day trips 3 need three days Chauffeur-driven, fare fixed before travel

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Where can you go for a weekend from Mussoorie?

7 destinations from Mussoorie are worth a night, 80 to 275 km away by road. The closest is Rishikesh at 80 km, about 2.5 hours of driving, with the return journey from ₹5,940 in a sedan. 4 work as a two-day weekend; 3 need a third day because the drive is too long to justify a single night — the longest being Jim Corbett at 275 km.

Destinations
7
Two-day weekends
4 of 7
Nearest
Rishikesh — 80 km
Furthest
Jim Corbett — 275 km
Return fare from
₹5,940
Need three days
3 of 7

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 Mussoorie

Mussoorie is a weekend destination itself, which makes a weekend out of it a particular kind of trip — usually one that goes further into the hills rather than back down to the plain. The Yamuna valley road north and the Ganga towns south are both within reach.

Worth knowing before planning: the Mall road is pedestrian for much of its length, so the car waits while you walk. That shapes the first and last hours of any trip from here.

The destinations below are the ones that justify a night away. Return fares come from the published round-trip rate card.

7 weekend trips from Mussoorie, 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.

Mussoorie to Chakrata

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

Deodar forest at 2,100 metres in an army cantonment that has stayed almost entirely undeveloped, with the Tiger Falls walk and the Deoban ridge above it.

How the weekend runs

Three hours for eighty-five kilometres, all of it ridge road. Tiger Falls is a five-kilometre walk from where the car stops, which is the reason for the night rather than a day trip. Out Saturday, walk Sunday morning, back by evening.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov 600 km billed

Mussoorie to Rishikesh

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

Rafting between Shivpuri and Rishikesh, the two footbridges, the Beatles ashram, and the Triveni Ghat aarti at dusk.

How the weekend runs

Down from the hills to the river, which is a bigger change than the distance suggests. Rafting runs in the morning and the aarti is at sunset, so the night is what lets you do both rather than choose.

Best season: Sep-Jun 600 km billed

Mussoorie to Haridwar

1 night · 2 days
Distance one way
90 km
Driving time
2.5-3 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

Har ki Pauri and the evening aarti, the two hill temples reached by ropeway, and the Rajaji reserve at the edge of town.

How the weekend runs

The aarti at dusk and the empty ghats before dawn are two different places, and only an overnight gets you both. Rajaji fits Sunday morning before the drive back up.

Best season: Year-round 600 km billedRoute details

Mussoorie to Barkot and Yamunotri road

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

The Yamuna valley above Barkot, with Hanuman Chatti and the Yamunotri trailhead beyond it, and Jankichatti where the walk to the shrine begins.

How the weekend runs

Four hours for a hundred kilometres tells you what the road is like. A night at Barkot makes the valley reachable without driving it twice in a day, and the river gorge in morning light is the reason to be there early.

Best season: May-Oct 600 km billed

Mussoorie to Chopta and Tungnath

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
250 km
Driving time
8 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

Meadows at 2,700 metres, the Tungnath temple three and a half kilometres above on foot, and Chandrashila a kilometre beyond with Nanda Devi and Chaukhamba in view.

How the weekend runs

Eight hours across the Garhwal ridges. Three days: drive Saturday, sleep at Chopta, climb at first light Sunday, drive back Monday. The climb is the trip and it cannot be done on the back of eight hours in a car.

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

Mussoorie to Jim Corbett

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
275 km
Driving time
7 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

Safari zones at Bijrani, Jhirna and Dhikala along the Ramganga, in India's oldest national park. Elephant and gharial far more reliably than tiger.

How the weekend runs

Seven hours each way and safaris by booked slot at dawn and mid-afternoon. Two nights gets you three or four drives; one night gets you one and a lot of driving. Book the permits before the car.

Best season: Nov-Jun 600 km billedRoute details

Mussoorie to Shimla

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
230 km
Driving time
7-7.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

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

How the weekend runs

Hill road the whole way via Paonta Sahib. Two nights — one night would be fifteen hours of driving for one afternoon, and Shimla is a town that wants a full day plus an evening.

Best season: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov, Dec-Feb 600 km billed

Weekend trips from Mussoorie — common questions

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