Weekend getaways near you from major US, India, and global cities, ranked by real one-way drive time and what the weekend actually costs.
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Fifteen escapes from DC, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two, and the month worth going. The closest sit within an hour; the Outer Banks and the Finger Lakes are long-weekend drives.
Sixteen escapes from Toronto, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two in Canadian dollars, and the month worth going. The closest sit within three hours; Ottawa, Montreal, and the cross-border Adirondacks are long weekends.
Nine escapes within about three hours of Sydney, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two in Australian dollars, and the month worth going, from the Blue Mountains to the gold-rush town of Bathurst.
Singapore is an island, so the honest overland list is short: six escapes by ferry or causeway, with real travel times and costs in Singapore dollars, plus the short regional flights that open Bali, Bangkok, and the temple cities for a weekend.
Eleven escapes from Mumbai, each with a real one-way travel time, an all-in cost for two in rupees, and the month worth going. Led by the Konkan coast no other Indian metro can match, now reaching the Ellora caves at Aurangabad.
Fifteen escapes from Los Angeles, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two, and the month worth going. The closest sit within two hours; Mammoth, San Francisco, and Baja are long weekends.
Fifteen escapes from London, each with a verified one-way travel time, an honest all-in cost for two in pounds, and the month worth going. The closest sit within two hours; the Welsh, Lakeland, and Scottish parks are long weekends.
Thirteen escapes from Dublin, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two in euro, and the month worth going. The closest sit within two hours; Killarney and Dingle in Kerry are long weekends.
Twelve escapes from Delhi, each with a real one-way drive time, an all-in cost for two in rupees, and the month worth going. Led by the Golden Triangle, now reaching the Doon valley hills and Amritsar's Golden Temple.
Twelve escapes from Dallas, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two, and the month worth going. The closest sit within two hours; San Antonio, the Gulf coast, and New Orleans are long weekends.
Fourteen escapes from Chicago, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two, and the month worth going. The closest sit within two hours; Detroit, St. Louis, and the far-north lakeshore are long weekends.
Sixteen escapes from Atlanta, each with a verified one-way drive time, an honest all-in cost for two, and the month worth going. The closest sit within two hours; the coast beaches and New Orleans are long-weekend drives.
Seventeen escapes from Manhattan, each with a verified drive time, an honest all-in cost for two, and the month worth going. The closest sit within three hours; Boston, Washington, and the Finger Lakes are long weekends.
Sixteen escapes from Bangalore, each with a real one-way drive time, an all-in weekend cost for two in rupees, and the month worth going. Sorted by road time, led by the tiger country no other Indian metro can match, now stretching to the coast.