Weekend getaways from Rishikesh by car

Weekend Getaways from Rishikesh by Car

Seven places worth a night from Rishikesh, 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 Rishikesh?

7 destinations from Rishikesh are worth a night, 70 to 250 km away by road. The closest is Devprayag at 70 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 Nainital at 250 km.

Destinations
7
Two-day weekends
4 of 7
Nearest
Devprayag — 70 km
Furthest
Nainital — 250 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 Rishikesh

Rishikesh is the gate to the Garhwal Himalaya. The Char Dham highway starts here and the river gorges run north from it, which means almost every weekend from Rishikesh goes up rather than out — and the hill roads make that a question of hours rather than kilometres.

The day-trip page covers Haridwar, Dehradun, Mussoorie and the close waterfalls. This page is for the trips the night makes possible: the confluences, the high meadows, the pilgrimage gateways and Corbett.

Every fare is the full return journey with a chauffeur, from the published round-trip rate card.

7 weekend trips from Rishikesh, 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.

Rishikesh to Devprayag

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

The confluence where the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda meet and become the Ganga, with visibly different-coloured water, and the Raghunath temple on the rock above it.

How the weekend runs

The two rivers show their colours best in morning light, so arriving in the afternoon and standing at the sangam at eight the next day is the trip. Add Rudraprayag on Sunday if you want the second confluence too.

Best season: Sep-Jun 600 km billed

Rishikesh to Chopta and Tungnath

2 nights · 3 days
Distance one way
165 km
Driving time
6-6.5 hours
Sedan, return
₹5,940
SUV, return
₹7,560

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

How the weekend runs

Six and a half hours up through Rudraprayag. Three days: drive Saturday, sleep at Chopta, be walking by six on Sunday, drive back Monday. The summit view is a first-light view, which is what rules out doing it in two.

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

Rishikesh to Jim Corbett

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

Safari zones at Bijrani, Jhirna and Dhikala on the Ramganga, in India's oldest national park. Elephant, gharial, otter and birds in quantity.

How the weekend runs

Five hours, and safaris run on booked slots at dawn and mid-afternoon. One night gets two drives in different zones; a day trip gets one at best and a great deal of road. Permits before the car, always.

Best season: Nov-Jun 600 km billedRoute details

Rishikesh to Auli

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

A ski slope at 2,800 metres above Joshimath, reached by Asia's longest cable car, with the Gorson Bugyal walk above it and Nanda Devi straight ahead.

How the weekend runs

Eight hours up the Alaknanda gorge on the Badrinath road, and the last hour is slow. Three days. The cable car and the slope are a full day together, and the drive down deserves a fresh start.

Best season: Dec-Mar for snow, Apr-Jun otherwise 600 km billedRoute details

Rishikesh to Mussoorie

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

The Mall, Gun Hill, Kempty Falls, the Camel's Back road for the Doon valley view, and Landour above the town where the colonial cottages and the bakery are.

How the weekend runs

Two and a half hours and a long climb. The night buys you Landour early on Sunday, which is the quiet half of Mussoorie and is gone by the time a day visitor has parked and walked up.

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

Rishikesh to Nainital

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

Naini Lake with the Mall along it, the Snow View cable car, Tiffin Top, and the quieter lakes at Bhimtal and Sattal below.

How the weekend runs

Six and a half hours across to Kumaon. Two nights — the lake district is three or four days of walking and boating, and one night would make the drive the main event.

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

Rishikesh to Barkot and the Yamuna valley

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

The Yamuna above Barkot, Hanuman Chatti, and Jankichatti where the walk up to Yamunotri starts. Steep forested gorge rather than open valley.

How the weekend runs

Five hours for 130 kilometres, which tells you about the road. A night at Barkot makes the gorge reachable without driving it twice in one day, and the river in early light is why you go up rather than just through.

Best season: May-Oct 600 km billed

Weekend trips from Rishikesh — common questions

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