Winter and New Year

Winter and New Year trips, by starting city

Choose where you start. Each guide lists the routes that work from there and what to check for the season.

Compare November to February holidays, including Christmas and New Year, around your work or school calendar. These are custom-date planning ideas, not confirmed departures. Start with your city for routes, days needed and seasonal checks.

Delhi NCRDelhi NCR groups usually choose between the hills for a chance of snow, a Rajasthan circuit for cool-weather sightseeing, or Goa and Kerala by flight.32 routes covered

MumbaiFrom Mumbai the easy winter choices are Goa, Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar by road, with Kerala, Rajasthan and the north by flight or train.27 routes covered

PunePune groups can drive to Goa, Mahabaleshwar and Lonavala, treat Coorg and Hampi as longer drives, and fly for the north.20 routes covered

BengaluruBengaluru has the easiest winter weekends in the south: Coorg, Ooty, Mysuru and Hampi by road, with Goa, Kerala and the Andamans for a longer break.21 routes covered

HyderabadWinter trips from Hyderabad usually mean a longer journey, so the common picks are Goa, Hampi, Kerala and Coorg, with the north for a longer break.17 routes covered

ChennaiChennai has a short, practical list: Pondicherry and Ooty by road, Kerala and Goa for a longer break, and the Andamans by flight.11 routes covered

KolkataKolkata's winter list leans east and north: Darjeeling, Gangtok, Meghalaya and Kaziranga, with the Andamans by flight.12 routes covered

JaipurFrom Jaipur the winter choice is usually a Rajasthan city by road (Udaipur and Jaisalmer are the most searched over Christmas and New Year), Manali for a chance of snow, or a flight to Dubai, Goa or Kerala.21 routes covered

AhmedabadFrom Ahmedabad the cool-season options are Udaipur, Mount Abu, the Rann of Kutch and Jaisalmer by road, with Goa for a longer break.11 routes covered

Chandigarh TricityChandigarh is the closest large city to the Himachal hills, so snow-chance trips are shorter drives: Manali, Shimla, Kasol and Dharamshala.12 routes covered

LucknowLucknow groups pair pilgrimage cities such as Ayodhya and Varanasi with Agra, or head north to Nainital and Rishikesh.12 routes covered

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