It’s not the easiest time to plan a holiday, but here’s taking one little pain-point away: we looked up the top Indian hill-stations that you can fly to right now, and found 12 that have decent air connectivity. More flights are being added every week, so this list will likely get longer as we go along. But for now, here’s a starter:

Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir

Closest airport: Srinagar
Distance: 59km
Driving time: 2 hours
Flights from: Ahmedabad, New Delhi

Manali, Himachal Pradesh

Closest airport: Kullu-Manali Airport
Distance: 50km
Driving time: 70 mins
Flights from: Chandigarh

Dharamsala & McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh

Closest airport: Kangra airport, Dharamsala
Distance: 18km
Driving time: 45 minutes
Flights from: New Delhi, Chandigarh

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Closest airport: Jolly Grant airport
Distance: 30km
Driving time: 45 mins
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Pantnagar

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

Closest airport: Jolly Grant airport
Distance: 30km
Driving time: 90 mins
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Pantnagar

Nainital, Uttarakhand

Closest airport: Pantnagar airport
Distance: 68km
Driving time: 2 hours
Flights from: Dehradun

Darjeeling, West Bengal

Closest airport: Bagdogra airport
Distance: 70km
Driving time: 3 hours
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Guwahati

Gangtok, Sikkim

Closest airport: Bagdogra airport, West Bengal (No flights currently to Pakyong airport, Sikkim)
Distance: 125km (from Gangtok)
Driving time: 5 hours (from Gangtok)
Flights from: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Guwahati to Bagdogra. (Tip: You can take a heli-taxi from Bagdogra to Gangtok)

Shillong, Meghalaya

Closest airport: Guwahati airport
Distance: 125km (Guwahati)
Driving time: 4 hours (Guwahati)
Flights from: Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Agartala, Patna, Bagdogra, Imphal
Tip: November is when cherry blossoms are in bloom across Shillong

Ooty (Udagamandalam), Tamil Nadu

Closest airport: Coimbatore airport
Distance: 98km (Coimbatore)
Driving time: 3 hours (Coimbatore)
Flights from: Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad

Coorg, Karnataka

Closest airports: Kannur airport, Mysore airport, Mangalore airport
Distance: 112km (Kannur); 130km (Mysore); 144km (Mangalore)
Driving time: 2.5 hours (Kannur); 3 hours (Mysore); 3.5 hours (Mangalore); 6 hours (Bengaluru)
Flights to: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad to Kannur; Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Goa, Kochi to Mysore; Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow to Mangalore (Mangaluru)