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Best 4-Day Getaway Destinations Away From Mumbai

Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations Best 4-Day Getaway Destinations Away From Mumbai Last updated: April 2026 · 12 min read I lived in Mumbai for five years, first in Andheri East then near Lower Parel, and I tested almost every long-weekend route. Mumbai sits in a lucky spot on the west coast: drive south and you hit the Konkan beaches, drive east and you climb into the Sahyadri hills, drive north and you cross into Gujarat in under five hours, fly south and you're eating Goan fish thali by dinner. Plus a four-day window . Saturday-Sunday stretched with a Friday WFH and one Monday leave - is the sweet spot. This is the guide I wish I had when I started. Every place below I drove to in my Maruti Swift, took the Konkan Railway to, or flew via IndiGo from BOM. Plus real fuel costs at INR 105 a litre (April 2026), real Vande Bharat fares I paid last December, and hotels I actually checked into. A couple from Bandra or Powai can do most of these for INR 10,000 to...