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Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) 2027 long weekend: which hill stations will jam, and where to go instead

Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) falls on a Monday. That makes a 3-day weekend, 15-17 May. From Delhi NCR, expect the worst jams at Mussoorie, Nainital, Shimla, Kainchi Dham and Kufri. The quietest in-season alternatives within a day's drive: Malana, Kanatal, Sankri and Kalpa.

15-17 May · 3 days From Delhi NCRForecast

* Bakrid follows the lunar calendar and is a holiday in some states only; check your state's list before booking around it.

Skip the jam: same hills, a quieter base

Instead ofGo toDistance apartDrive from Delhi
Mussoorie 100/100Kanatal 44/100~28 km~7.5 h
Nainital 100/100Binsar 39/100~48 km~9 h
Shimla 100/100Tirthan Valley 39/100~61 km~10.5 h
Kainchi Dham 94/100Jageshwar 33/100~40 km~9 h
Kufri 94/100Narkanda 33/100~26 km~9.5 h
Jim Corbett (Ramnagar) 88/100Kausani 39/100~67 km~8.5 h
Manali 87/100Sainj Valley 37/100~53 km~11.5 h
Kasol (Side Valleys) 86/100Malana 45/100~7 km~12.5 h
McLeodganj 81/100Bir Billing 40/100~44 km~12.5 h

Distance apart is straight-line; drive times assume ~42 km/h door to door on hill roads.

Highest jam risk

  1. Mussoorie Uttarakhand~7 h 100/100
  2. Nainital Uttarakhand~7.5 h 100/100
  3. Shimla Himachal Pradesh~9 h 100/100
  4. Kainchi Dham Uttarakhand~8 h 94/100
  5. Kufri Himachal Pradesh~9 h 94/100
  6. Jim Corbett (Ramnagar) Uttarakhand~6.5 h 88/100
  7. Kasauli Himachal Pradesh~8 h 88/100
  8. Badrinath road Uttarakhand~10.5 h 88/100
  9. Manali Himachal Pradesh~13 h 87/100
  10. Kasol (Side Valleys) Himachal Pradesh~12 h 86/100
  11. Mana Village Uttarakhand~10.5 h 83/100
  12. McLeodganj Himachal Pradesh~13.5 h 81/100

Quiet and in season

  1. Malana Himachal Pradesh~12.5 h 45/100
  2. Kanatal Uttarakhand~7.5 h 44/100
  3. Sankri Uttarakhand~9.5 h 44/100
  4. Kalpa Himachal Pradesh~11 h 43/100
  5. Bir Billing Himachal Pradesh~12.5 h 40/100
  6. Chakrata Uttarakhand~7.5 h 39/100
  7. Kausani Uttarakhand~8.5 h 39/100
  8. Binsar Uttarakhand~9 h 39/100
  9. Tirthan Valley Himachal Pradesh~10.5 h 39/100
  10. Sainj Valley Himachal Pradesh~11.5 h 37/100
  11. Jageshwar Uttarakhand~9 h 33/100
  12. Narkanda Himachal Pradesh~9.5 h 33/100

Each links to its 12-month crowd calendar.

How this forecast is made

Jam risk (0-100) combines five inputs: how busy a place normally is (its curated crowd baseline), whether it is in its good-weather season that month, whether a 3-day crowd from Delhi NCR can get there and back (road distance, roughly 1.35 times the straight line), how big the holiday is, and any mela or festival at or near the place that weekend (a Kumbh snan adds up to 30 points, from organisers' announced dates). Busy places absorb a disproportionate share of a long weekend, so the holiday surge scales with the baseline. It is a forecast from those inputs, not a headcount. We backtested it on the Gandhi Jayanti weekend (2-4 Oct 2026): every place reported jammed that weekend (Shimla, Manali, Mussoorie, Nainital, Kainchi Dham, the Badrinath road) scores in the top band.

Before you drive, check road status for the high passes; hill roads close for snow and landslides at short notice.

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Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) 2027 long weekend: FAQs

Is Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) 2027 a long weekend?

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Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) falls on a Monday. That makes a 3-day weekend, 15-17 May.

Which hill stations will be crowded over Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) 2027?

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From Delhi NCR, the forecast puts Mussoorie (100/100), Nainital (100/100), Shimla (100/100), Kainchi Dham (94/100), Kufri (94/100), Jim Corbett (Ramnagar) (88/100) at the highest jam risk for 15-17 May. They are busy places anyway, in season, and within a day's drive.

Where can I go from Delhi over Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) 2027 without the crowds?

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Malana (12.5 h, 45/100), Kanatal (7.5 h, 44/100), Sankri (9.5 h, 44/100), Kalpa (11 h, 43/100), Bir Billing (12.5 h, 40/100): all in their good-weather season in May, all reachable within the break, all with a low crowd baseline.

How is this forecast made?

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Each place gets a jam-risk score from five things: how busy it normally is (its crowd baseline), whether it is in season that month, whether the long-weekend crowd from Delhi can reach it and back within the break (road distance against the number of days), how big the holiday is, and any mela or festival at or near it that weekend. It is a forecast from those inputs, not a count of people.