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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cochin
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| Hi Everybody, I am planning a trip from Cochin to Mumbai via Goa and back from Mumbai to Cochin via Bangalore. I would like to know a couple of things regarding the best and fast route and hotels enroute. I will give you my present plan. Day 1: Cochin to Udupi Day 2: Visiting places in Udupi and around Day 3: Udupi to Goa Day 4: Visiting places in Goa Day 5: Goa to Mumbai(I would like to know more about this route) Days 6-8 at Mumbai Day 9: Mumbai-Bangalore(Can I drive down to Bangalore in a single day?) Days 10-12: Bangalore and Mysore Day 13: Bangalore to Cochin via Coimbatore. I prefer to drive only during day time, ie from 5.30/6AM to 6PM. Please provide me your inputs. BTW I will be travelling in my Accent. Thanks in advance to all.
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| Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | Done this trip before - exact route too (except for a small deviation to Mahableshwar/Panchgani) so my comments are given below: Quote:
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| BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai
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| Stay at Hotel Kediyoor In Udupi Goa-Mumbai road is a great drivers road with some good straights and curves. You can easily do it in 9-10 hrs Mumbai- Bangalore is a great road part of GQ and you can easily maintain an avg speed of 100-110 except.. 1. Pune bypass road of around 30 km, where there will be traffic, and 2. Stretch between Ranibennur and Chitrdurga has quite a few rough patches, one really has to slow dn near Chitradurga. I think it takes around 12-14 hrs, so shd be possible in a day. I am going to Bangalore next week, and planning to break the journey at Chitradurga. |
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| Distinguished - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai
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| Sudheer, lots of places to see en route. - Udupi, Malpe, Maravanthe, Kollur, Murudeshwara, Gokarna Om Beach, Ganapatipule. NH17 from Goa to Bombay is in very good shape - if you are fast, take 10 hours for the 550 km drive from Panaji. Bombay-Bangalore can be done in 12 hours only if non-stop, but not in current road conditions. Allow for a 15 hour trip time, allowing for breaks for food, etc.
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pune
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| Hi, I'm leaving for Bangalore on May 3 and from there to Chennai. I've read the Bangalore- Chennai is pretty good, but the road from from Hubli to Chitradurga is atrocious. I am actually planning to do Pune-Bangalore-Chennai-Pondy) down the East coast road)- Madurai-Trivandrum-Kochi-Thrissur. From there, if I have the time and if the road is ok, I'll get on the Kochi -Goa road or return to Pune via Bangalore. Can anyone tell me the condition on these stretches, espcially -Hubli-Chitradurga and Pondy-Madurai-TVM thanks |
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| Distinguished - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai
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| POndy-Madurai : avoid NH45 via Trichy and continue on ECR via Cuddalore, Chidambaram and via Matiladuthurai, KUmbakonam, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Melur. Avoids the under-construction streteches aftter Tindivanam where you would join NH45 if you come from Pondy. Madurai-TVM also is being widened, but in good condition. I once did a Madras-Pondy-Chidambaram-Thanjavur-Madurai-Trivandrum drive exactly on this route.
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pune
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| Hi Kumar Thanks a lot. Actually, my wife, and son and I will be doing this trip. I have driven around the state quite often and also when I was in Lucknow, but never done such a long journey before. The only stretch that worries me is the Hubli-Chitradurga-B'lore route. Could I bypass Bangalore completely. I know there is the Outer Ring Road and I'm hoping since it's a Sunday morning, there might not be too much traffic. I've not been to bangalore for the past decade or so, so I've only heard about the maddening traffic snarls. Your logs would would be of great help! regards Quote:
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| BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: goa
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| My friends have recently done Goa-mumbai via NH4. From Goa, go to Sawantwadi - Amboli - Amboli to NH4 (ask for Belgaum highway). Once on NH4, it's a beautiful road, four lanes, via Pune to Mumbai. Only thing is this is a bit boring compared to the coastal road Goa-Chiplun-Mumbai.
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