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Meghalaya Tourist Places Distance Chart

Approximate road distance and driving time to every major tourist place, from Shillong and from Guwahati.

Updated September 2026By Shayeed Hussain, Shillong

Distances in Meghalaya look short on a map but take longer on the road — hill roads, bends and weather mean 50 km can easily take two hours. This Meghalaya tourist places distance chart lists approximate road distance and driving time from Shillong, where most trips are based, and from Guwahati, where most travellers arrive.

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Distance chart

Tourist place	Area	From Shillong	Drive time	From Guwahati	Best time
Shillong	East Khasi Hills	In Shillong	—	100 km	Mar – May, Sep – Nov
Ward's Lake	East Khasi Hills	1 km	6 min	100 km	Mar – May, Sep – Nov
Don Bosco Museum	East Khasi Hills	4 km	12 min	104 km	Year-round
Shillong Peak	East Khasi Hills	10 km	30 min	110 km	Oct – Mar
Elephant Falls	East Khasi Hills	12 km	30 min	112 km	Jun – Oct
Umiam Lake	Ri-Bhoi	17 km	30 min	83 km	Oct – May
Laitlum Canyons	East Khasi Hills	23 km	1 h	123 km	Oct – Apr
Mawphlang Sacred Forest	East Khasi Hills	25 km	1 h	125 km	Oct – Apr
Mawkdok Dympep Valley	East Khasi Hills	30 km	1 h	130 km	Sep – Mar
Dainthlen Falls	East Khasi Hills	50 km	2 h	150 km	Jun – Oct
Weisadong Falls	East Khasi Hills	50 km	2 h	150 km	Oct – Mar
Sohra — Cherrapunji	East Khasi Hills	54 km	2 h	150 km	Jun – Mar
Arwah Cave	East Khasi Hills	55 km	2 h	155 km	Oct – May
Mawsmai Cave	East Khasi Hills	56 km	2 h	156 km	Oct – May
Thadlaskein Lake	West Jaintia Hills	56 km	1 h 30 min	156 km	Oct – Apr
Seven Sister Falls	East Khasi Hills	57 km	2 h	157 km	Jun – Oct
Nokhalikha Falls	East Khasi Hills	58 km	2 h	158 km	Jun – Dec
Nartiang Monoliths	West Jaintia Hills	60 km	2 h	160 km	Oct – Apr
Mawsynram	East Khasi Hills	61 km	2 h	161 km	Jun – Nov
Jowai	West Jaintia Hills	64 km	2 h	164 km	Jul, Oct – Apr
Kynrem Falls	East Khasi Hills	66 km	2 h 30 min	166 km	Jun – Oct
Double Decker Living Root Bridge	East Khasi Hills	70 km	2 h 30 min	170 km	Oct – Apr
Riwai Living Root Bridge	East Khasi Hills	76 km	2 h 30 min	176 km	Oct – Apr
Mawlynnong Village	East Khasi Hills	78 km	2 h 30 min	178 km	Oct – Apr
Dawki & Umngot River	West Jaintia Hills	82 km	3 h	182 km	Nov – Apr
Shnongpdeng	West Jaintia Hills	90 km	3 h	190 km	Nov – Mar
Krang Suri Falls	West Jaintia Hills	95 km	3 h	195 km	Oct – Apr
Balpakram National Park	South Garo Hills	Remote — ask us	—	—	Nov – Mar
Lynsiar Falls	Meghalaya	Remote — ask us	—	—	Oct – Mar
Markham Valley	Meghalaya	Remote — ask us	—	—	Sep – Nov
Siju Cave	South Garo Hills	Remote — ask us	—	—	Nov – Mar

Approximate road distances and typical driving times in good conditions. Allow extra time in the monsoon.

Meghalaya tourist places by distance from Shillong

Within 30 km of Shillong

30–70 km: easy day trips

Over 70 km: full-day or overnight

Popular routes: distance and travel time

From	To	Distance	Travel time	Route notes
Guwahati	Shillong	100 km	3 h	NH6, passing Umiam Lake
Guwahati Airport	Shillong	120 km	3 h 30 min	Add time for city traffic around Guwahati
Shillong Airport (Umroi)	Shillong	30 km	1 h	Limited flights; weather-dependent
Shillong	Cherrapunji (Sohra)	54 km	2 h	Via Mawkdok Dympep valley viewpoint
Guwahati	Cherrapunji (Sohra)	150 km	4 h 30 min	Via Shillong
Shillong	Dawki	82 km	3 h	Via Pynursla; winding hill road
Shillong	Mawlynnong	78 km	2 h 30 min	Via Pynursla; usually combined with Dawki
Mawlynnong	Dawki	30 km	1 h	Easy to combine in one day
Shillong	Nongriat trailhead (Tyrna)	70 km	2 h 30 min	Then about 3,500 steps down to the root bridge
Shillong	Laitlum Canyons	23 km	1 h	Narrow village road for the last stretch
Shillong	Jowai	64 km	2 h	NH6 towards Silchar
Jowai	Krang Suri Falls	30 km	1 h	Village road towards Amlarem
Shillong	Mawsynram	61 km	2 h	Through the Khasi uplands
Guwahati	Tura	220 km	6 h	For Balpakram and Siju in the Garo Hills

Tips for estimating travel time

Budget roughly 30–35 km per hour on hill roads, and less in fog or rain.
From June to September, add a buffer for landslides and slow traffic.
Group places by area: the Cherrapunji sights are close to each other but far from Dawki.
Leave early. Roads to Dawki, Cherrapunji and Laitlum get busier after 10 am, especially at weekends.

All figures are approximate and meant for planning. Our drivers will confirm timings for your exact route — ask us, or see our packages with transport included.

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About 100 km by road, which takes around three hours on NH6. From Guwahati airport it is roughly 120 km.

Cherrapunji (Sohra) is about 54 km from Shillong — roughly a two-hour drive via the Mawkdok Dympep valley viewpoint.

Dawki is about 82 km from Shillong, around three hours by road via Pynursla. Mawlynnong is a short detour on the same route, about 30 km from Dawki.

About 150 km, or roughly four and a half hours by road via Shillong.

Cherrapunji, Dawki with Mawlynnong, Laitlum Canyons, Mawphlang, Umiam Lake and the Jowai–Krang Suri route all work as day trips, though Cherrapunji is better with an overnight stay.

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