Ok, here are some details. Up to Dakshina Kanara.
TVM - EKM/Kochi - 3 hours
Kochi KZKD - 4 hours.
KZKD - Kannur - 2 hours
Kannur - Kasargod - 2 hours
Kasargod - Mangalore - 1 hour. (lesser)
Mangalore - Udupi - 2 hours.
All timings for day time travel in company of "Yamrajs" from Edappally Bye pass junction up to Mangalore on our Notional Highways. (believe me - on several stretches, you can lean on the wall of building on one side and spit on wall of the building on the opposite side.
If you are planning day time drives, start from TVM early morning (4 AM). Try to have b'fast from some place on EKM bye pass, (near the new JBL show room - lol). Choose between LeMeredien, Whytefort, and BTH Sarovaram (veg). All are within 1 KM. If you reach EKM before 7, and still feel like driving, DONT - no good roadside eateries up to Guruvayoor (AFAICT), which is another 2 hours away) and still off the highway from Chavakkad. via Parur Kodungallur, Kunnamkulam, reach Kozhikode.
Have lunch from some place at Kozhikode here.(EKM to KZKD - 4 hours max) (sorry, not sure of eateries on byepass at KZKD). KZKD to Kannur will be 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on driving conditions. At Kannur, you can use the Golden Dish restaurant, opposite the KSRTC bus stand (just before Caltex junction).
Kannur to Kasargod will be another 1 1/2. You should be able to reach Mangalore in another 1 hour. Since there are plenty of good lodges there, try halting for the night at Udupi (2 hours from Mangalore), or if you are tired, stay at Mangalore itself.
BTW, are you sure that the Santro can accommodate all the required luggage? |