Fastest route:
Mumbai - Pune - Kolhapur - Hubli (excellent road part of completed GQ)
From Hubli take right turn on NH63
Hubli - Yellapur - Ankola (NH63 meets NH17 at Ankola), take left from here
Ankola - Kumta - Honnavar - Bhatkal - Kundapur - Udupi - Mangalore - Kasaragod - Cochin all along the Coastal Highway...
Facilities like A1 Plaza are there in NH4, are you driving continuously or do you plan a night halt?
There is a Kamat immediately reaching NH17 from NH63 (you can plan your lunch here accordingly)
Abhi
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2003 Bajaj Caliber115 | 2006 Alto LXi
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