Bangalore - Goa.... which route?

[Rajiv-Bang]

Originally Posted by asdon

What will be the best route to reach Candolim, Goa? It will be a night drive starting from Bangalore at 6pm.

Via Amboli is the best route for Candolim. Karwar is best avoidable as there will be lot of mining truck traffic in the night. You can reach Candolim from Mapusa, you may need to ask for directions. There is a deviation from Mapusa-Panjim road.Not sure if you can find anybody on the road the time you reach Goa.

[Otomobil]

Originally Posted by asdon

What will be the best route to reach Candolim, Goa? It will be a night drive starting from Bangalore at 6pm.

I did this route last week and i found the roads to be good.

I had started from Calangute-Mapusa-Pernem-Sawanthwadi-Amboli-Shinoli-Belgaum-Bangalore(NH4).

If you want to go directly to candolim via mapusa you will have to take a right turn after bharath petrouleum on NH-17,Karaswada, Mapusa.

Initially i too had a tough time to ask for directions, But once you reach Mapusa, you can find lot of boards for directions,

Coming from this direction, You will have to pass thru Calangute to Reach Candolim.

This leg of journey was about 664 KM from Calangute-Bangalore(Kanakapura Road, Via Nice Road)

Let me know if you need more details as i have recently done this and can give you pointers at fuel pumps, Etc.

Cheers !
Otomobil

[asdon]

Originally Posted by Otomobil

I did this route last week and i found the roads to be good.

I had started from Calangute-Mapusa-Pernem-Sawanthwadi-Amboli-Shinoli-Belgaum-Bangalore(NH4).

If you want to go directly to candolim via mapusa you will have to take a right turn after bharath petrouleum on NH-17,Karaswada, Mapusa.

Initially i too had a tough time to ask for directions, But once you reach Mapusa, you can find lot of boards for directions,

Coming from this direction, You will have to pass thru Calangute to Reach Candolim.

This leg of journey was about 664 KM from Calangute-Bangalore(Kanakapura Road, Via Nice Road)

Let me know if you need more details as i have recently done this and can give you pointers at fuel pumps, Etc.

Cheers !
Otomobil

That will be very helpfull, initially when I decided to go to Candolim I dropped NH206, but I thaught I will take a left from NH4 in Dharwad, now it seems I have to drive down till Belgum..

[deutscheafrikar]

Originally Posted by asdon

That will be very helpfull, initially when I decided to go to Candolim I dropped NH206, but I thaught I will take a left from NH4 in Dharwad, now it seems I have to drive down till Belgum..

asdon read these post for your query from mapusa to Candolim

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post1734938 (Mumbai-Pune-Kolhapur-Goa)

read scrolling down to my post
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1756954-post177.html

Since you were talking about night driving I think you will reach in daylight. So you can ask for the mapusa bus stand and when you reach there, it's better to ask the route to condolim. Unless you prefer Sahir.Kitur's route via porvorim, betim, verem, nerul.
regards

[asdon]

Can anyone give me some information about this route?

[Rajiv-Bang]

Originally Posted by asdon

Can anyone give me some information about this route?

This route is not for cars from Ramnagar to Dharwad. I am told even truck drivers are avoiding this route.

[Rajiv-Bang]

Finally some good news on the Bangalore-Neelmangala stretch. The 4.5 Kms near Peenya flyover is expected to be opened in about a month's time. There are another 6 mini flyovers on the same stretch. Neelmangala-Bangalore in 15 minutes is what the headline for the news item in Bangalore Mirror states.
It is expected to be 20Km journey in about 15 minutes

[ravibhat]

Ramnagar to Dharwad road will be ready in 1 year time. Karnataka BJP government is doing excellent job in addressing all long time pending work like comepleting and maintaining good quality roads etc.. Once same party is reelected in Karnataka in next assembly (2013) election expect much better work!!

Ravi.

[Rajiv-Bang]

Originally Posted by ravibhat

Ramnagar to Dharwad road will be ready in 1 year time. Karnataka BJP government is doing excellent job in addressing all long time pending work like comepleting and maintaining good quality roads etc.. Once same party is reelected in Karnataka in next assembly (2013) election expect much better work!!

Ravi.

I think they should definitely get time & another opportubity to improve the infrastructure.

[asdon]

Originally Posted by Rajiv-Bang

This route is not for cars from Ramnagar to Dharwad. I am told even truck drivers are avoiding this route.

hmm I am just checking my options, how about this one?

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by asdon

hmm I am just checking my options, how about this one?

asdon - a better alternate is Ramnagar - Londa - Khanapur (turn-off 5 kms before Khanapur) - Bidi - Kittur (NH-4) - Dharwad...

[StarVegabond]

Originally Posted by asdon

hmm I am just checking my options, how about this one?

this route is ok, but with small correction. You may follow Dharward-Kittur-Bidi-Khanapur-Londha sector, it is much better than the others. i had travelled during Jan 2010 end, had encountered only approx 20 KMs of stretch full of pot holes.

[asdon]

Hi guys, just back from Goa last night. Took NH 206 while going, wify and in-laws insisted on Jog route. Started at 11:30pm, reached 12 noon at Panaji, with 1 hr break in Jog,30min in Shimoga and 30 min in Honnavar(Kamat). While comming back I was in experiment mode. And took a route I would not have taken if I knew the route before, but I am little more confident about my skills after I crossed this road, now you guys will know why I am writing this, my drive was an Alto, with 5 adults and fully loaded boot and 32 Ltr fuel. This was the route while comming back -

[deutscheafrikar]

Originally Posted by asdon

And took a route I would not have taken if I knew the route before, but I am little more confident about my skills after I crossed this road, now you guys will know why I am writing this, my drive was an Alto, with 5 adults and fully loaded boot and 32 Ltr fuel. This was the route while comming back -

asdon, Wow! you drove on the tilari ghat route. Thats Sahir.kittur's favourite route. Do you have any photos of the condition of the ghats. I knwo it's the shortest route from belgaum to mapusa, used mostly by the vegetable trucks. My house painter uses it to go to Kolhapur on his scooter every few months. How was the road conditions and wasn't the ghat roads only mud?

[deutscheafrikar]

Originally Posted by asdon

And took a route I would not have taken if I knew the route before, -

asdon,

Okay after reading your post once more I've understood the statement you made. Perhaps you should have done a search on this route before venturing.
scroll down from
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post1501504 (Best Route to Chorla Ghat - Need Advise)
read page 2 too

and the reason I asked you if the ghats were only mud
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1335078-post26.html
I think there are more photos someother place but cant remember exactly where
regards