The art of travelling between Bangalore - Mangalore/Udupi

[ravibhat]

One common route is 1. Bangalore - Hassan - Shiradi Ghat - Mangalore - Udupi, aprox 430km. Expect at least 60km as bad road in this route.

You can try the below routes:

2. Bangalore - Hassan - Shiradi Ghat - Dharmastala - Udupi. distance aprox. 400km. Here you can avoid Mangalore - Udupi bad/busy road traffic, is ideal one for sure.

3. Bangalore - Shimoga - Teerthahalli - Agumbe - Udupi. distance aprox. 430km good with less traffic. very much scenic route with few ghat section. might take 10 hours.

4. Bangalore - Shimoga - Hosanagara - Kodachadri - Kollur - Kundapur - Udupi Distance aprox. 500km, which is very very scenic one. might take 12 hours. this is not suggested route but depends on your interest.

If you want to explore yourself try Via Shimoga as option3, you can enjoy the drive. You can try lunch 4km before Teerthahalli (340km from Bangalore) in Vihangama home stay which offers costly but excellant food or have lunch in Jewel Rock in Shimoga.

I suggest option 2 or option3.

Regards,

Ravi.

[sushrutha]

Ravi you forgot to add these routes,
Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Charmadi-Ujire-Guruvayankere-Karkala-Udupi
Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehar-Kalasa-Kudremukha-Karkala-Udupi
Both of these roads are in good condition. And very scenic routes
Another possible route would be
Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Chikmagalur-Aldur-Sringeri-Agumbe-Someshwara-Parkala-Udupi

The choice is yours. All routes approxiamte distance would be 430kms

[ravibhat]

Good suggestion by Sushrutha, thank you, Yes I do agree these are good routes with excellant scenery.

I guess 20km stretch between Kottigehar - Kalasa has really bad stretch, except that awasome road it is.

Bangalore - Mangalore NH48 is not worth for sure mainly between Sakeleshpur - Mangalore ghat areas.

Regards,

Ravi.

[deadguy25]

Hi:

Prabhusati, dkamath, nbr, speedmiester, ravi, sushrutha, and Team-B:

It really is very kind on all of you to have shared and suggested the route information with me.

Thank you all very much .

[lancer_rit]

Originally Posted by sushrutha

Ravi you forgot to add these routes,
Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Charmadi-Ujire-Guruvayankere-Karkala-Udupi
Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehar-Kalasa-Kudremukha-Karkala-Udupi
Both of these roads are in good condition. And very scenic routes
Another possible route would be
Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Chikmagalur-Aldur-Sringeri-Agumbe-Someshwara-Parkala-Udupi

The choice is yours. All routes approxiamte distance would be 430kms

Having driven in this area last weekend (was in Kudremukh and returned by Shiradi ghats), please take option 1 : BLR -> Hassan -> Belur -> Mudigere -> Charmadi -> Karkala -> Udupi. NH13 is in top shape (towards Karkala). Alternately turn off towards Moodbidri if you want to bypass Mangalore
Shiradi ghats is a mess. It took more than 75-80 minutes to travel 20km coupled with heavy truck traffic. All the asphalted parts between the concreted widened sections are non-existent. Some parts look like they have never been laid in the first place. So, the only place where this road is done up and complete is in the govt's books.

Regards,

[deadguy25]

Hi:

Prabhusati, dkamath, nbr, speedmiester, ravi, sushrutha, and Team

It really is very kind on all of you to have shared and suggested the route information with me.

Thank you all very much .

[pramod]

Hi...
I will suggest u a very decent route with good roads and is probably the nearest to Kundapur from bangalore.

Bangalore - kunigal - Hassan - belur - Aldur - Baalehonnur - Jayapura - Sringeri - Agumbe - Someshwara - Haladi - Koteshwar - Kundapur (440 Kms from JP nagar). The road condition in Agumbe is Okish... other than that it is excellent.... Blindly take this route

Getting down towards Udupi or Karkal is fine.... to go to Kundapur.. but travelling Udupi to Kundapur is horrible... total mess... especially Saligrama to Kundapur.... I travelled Marawanthe bangalore last weekend... so this is true to my eyes

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[Lukeskywalker]

Hey Deadguy25, what route are you finally taking? Sudden work has come up for which I will be travelling to Manipal early tomorrow morning (18th), maybe we'll see each other on the way. I'll be driving my Optra as usual.
As of now the route I'm thinking of taking is as suggested by Sushrutha ie.

Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehar-Kalasa-Kudremukha-Karkala-Udupi or maybe the second suggested route ie.

Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Charmadi-Ujire-Guruvayankere-Karkala-Udupi
Guys if any of you read this before I start, pls tell me which has better roads and would I possibly meet any T-Bhpians in and around manipal.

Cheers.
Hari.

[theMAG]

A colleague of mine went to MLR yday via Volvo. I was shocked that he mentioned today that Shiradi was gone again and that the bus took it at 20 kmph. That road was smoothly relaid when I'd been there in May.

[lancer_rit]

Originally Posted by Lukeskywalker

Hey Deadguy25, what route are you finally taking? Sudden work has come up for which I will be travelling to Manipal early tomorrow morning (18th), maybe we'll see each other on the way. I'll be driving my Optra as usual.
As of now the route I'm thinking of taking is as suggested by Sushrutha ie.

Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Kottigehar-Kalasa-Kudremukha-Karkala-Udupi or maybe the second suggested route ie.

Bangalore - Hassan- Belur-Mudigere-Charmadi-Ujire-Guruvayankere-Karkala-Udupi
Guys if any of you read this before I start, pls tell me which has better roads and would I possibly meet any T-Bhpians in and around manipal.

Cheers.
Hari.

Hi Hari,
take the 2nd route. The 1st one has bad stretches between Kottighera and Kalasa. I was in Kudremukh over the weekend and returned by Shiradi ghats. Take SH37 from Guruvayenkere to join NH13 to karkala (I came by this road and is mostly great surface)

Cheers,

[Samurai]

There is one road people should avoid like plague, trust me, I have driven this route 4 times since last one week. It's pure Hell. It is the stretch between B.C Road - Mangalore - Suratkal, and if you are coming at night, you will be blind like a bat with a damaged radar.

If you are coming in Shiradi, please avoid B.C road to Suratkal stretch at any cost, unless that is your destination. You can take following detours.

1) After shiradi ghat, take the turn towards Dharmastala, and then Ujire-Belthangadi-G.Kere-Karkala-Manipal-Udupi.
2) Turn towards Belthangadi at Uppinangadi, it will reach G.Kere and after that same route as above.
3) At B.C.Road turn towards Bajpe, then Katil-Kinnigolli-Mulki-Udupi.

[zoomingbhat]

I think you can turn from B.C Road towards karkala and then join udupi.
Not sure though.
Samurai could you confirm on this.

[pramod]

Originally Posted by Samurai

There is one road people should avoid like plague, trust me, I have driven this route 4 times since last one week. It's pure Hell. It is the stretch between B.C Road - Mangalore - Suratkal, and if you are coming at night, you will be blind like a bat with a damaged radar.

If you are coming in Shiradi, please avoid B.C road to Suratkal stretch at any cost, unless that is your destination. You can take following detours.

1) After shiradi ghat, take the turn towards Dharmastala, and then Ujire-Belthangadi-G.Kere-Karkala-Manipal-Udupi.
2) Turn towards Belthangadi at Uppinangadi, it will reach G.Kere and after that same route as above.
3) At B.C.Road turn towards Bajpe, then Katil-Kinnigolli-Mulki-Udupi.

But when u r speaking of travelling to Kundapur, why wreck ur car travelling on equally idioitic surface between Udupi and Kundapur on NH17?
U can as well take Sringeri-Agumbe route (SH27 and SH1)

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by zoomingbhat

I think you can turn from B.C Road towards karkala and then join udupi.

Yeah, that one goes through moodabidri.

Originally Posted by pramod

But when u r speaking of travelling to Kundapur, why wreck ur car travelling on equally idioitic surface between Udupi and Kundapur on NH17?

Oh, there is no comaparison. Currently, the road is bad only between Saligrama and Santekatte, and it is 10 times better than the Mangalore-Suratkal mess.

People coming to Kundapur should not take Agumbe, you are better of taking Shivmoga-Hosanagara-Kollur which is via balebare ghat I think.

[lancer_rit]

Originally Posted by theMAG

A colleague of mine went to MLR yday via Volvo. I was shocked that he mentioned today that Shiradi was gone again and that the bus took it at 20 kmph. That road was smoothly relaid when I'd been there in May.

theMAG, please believe him completely. I drove back on Shiradi ghats last Sunday -> all the asphalted section between concreted widened bends are gone, some look like they have never been laid itself :-( Took 70-75 minutes to cover 20+km with all the traffic I faced at 4:30PM ... My recommendation to head in that direction from BLR - bypass Shiradi using Hassan -> Belur -> Mudighere -> Kottighera -> Belthangadi-> ...