Originally Posted by manmohanmaan
(Post 3115006)
Hey All, been through this thread over the past two days and have gone through various updates since 2012. I have a similar quandary as Judemayne. Am travelling from Bangalore to Siliguri with planned night stops at Rajahmundry, Kharagpur and third night at Siliguri. Had thought it best to skip Calcutta as it will eat into my travel time which I would rather spend in the Sikkim and Bhutan which are the destination. So I planned Kharagpur - Bankura - Ranigunj - Suri - Dumka - Bhagalpur - Purnia and join NH 34 at Dalkhola. Planned with the suggestions on this thread and tracked on google maps. I will be traveling in a SUV with a overhead Lugguage Box (Thule) which increases the height of the vehicle substantially. is this OK ? Any suggestions on Better Hotels in Kharagpur ? Regards. Manmohan. |
Originally Posted by manmohanmaan
(Post 3115317)
Hey HVK Ji, Thanks for the quick reply. Will not argue with your route directions. Guess I will now have to revert to my old plan of Bangalore - Vijayawada - Puri - Calcutta. I am travelling with my parents who are well past their 70 and a nephew just below 7, together they are a combustible combination, so may not be up to two 1000 Kms dashes on two consecutive days. Sir have three more questions for you please. 1. Is the East Coast Road up to Calcutta comparable to NH 8 in terms of traffic and condition ? 2. Will entering and exiting Calcutta not cost me time, is it not better to bye-pass this behemoth ? 3. Would you recumbent NH 34 or the Dumka - Purnia route post Calcutta ? Thank you once again, regards, Manmohan. |
Originally Posted by Carcrazy60
(Post 3115299)
Sikkim is having heavy rains now. The road to Darjeeling has been badly affected. |
Originally Posted by hvkumar
(Post 3115352)
Is the road to Darjeeling closed? |
Originally Posted by erlebrito
(Post 3118898)
Wow... this thread answers so many of my questions... Am leaving from Goa on the 14th Morning for Siliguri... Had originally planned to go through Nagpur - Jamshedpur - Siliguri but now am going to Raichur - by-passing Hyderabad - Vijaywada - Bhubaneshwar - Siliguri... Would love to know the nice places where I could stop along the way... Incidentally, I have put up my travel plans on the Route/Travel Queries page and have received a reply immediately but now having gone through this thread, I am convinced that one of the legs, either going or coming back will have to be on this route... I will be driving a Skoda Yeti with my wife and two boys, 11 and 4, who are seasoned travellers... Please give me more inputs as I have a very short time and need as much as possible in terms of details for the trip... many thanks in advance... Erle |
Originally Posted by erlebrito
(Post 3118898)
Wow... this thread answers so many of my questions... Am leaving from Goa on the 14th Morning for Siliguri... Had originally planned to go through Nagpur - Jamshedpur - Siliguri but now am going to Raichur - by-passing Hyderabad - Vijaywada - Bhubaneshwar - Siliguri... Please give me more inputs as I have a very short time and need as much as possible in terms of details for the trip... many thanks in advance... Erle |
Originally Posted by hvkumar
(Post 3119541)
Going via Vijawada is the best route option. Please note to go via Calcutta from Kharagpur to Durgapur & not the Medinpur-Bishnupur-Durgapur route. The Dumka route is the best to go from Calcutta to Siliguri. Since you are travelling with your wife, please carry proof of your marriage - such as marriage certificate or passport - since hotels refuse accommodation to couples without proof of their association all over West Bengal. |
Originally Posted by Carcrazy60
(Post 3119542)
Please carry the pollution certificate. I had my DL checked after a very long while when i went to Siliguri a couple of days ago. I did not have the pollution certificate , but the inspector graciously allowed me to get it done and did not fine me. The fine in West Bengal is a whopping Rs 1500/00. Even new cars are fined after three months. |
Originally Posted by Carcrazy60
(Post 3119542)
Please carry the pollution certificate. I had my DL checked after a very long while when i went to Siliguri a couple of days ago. I did not have the pollution certificate , but the inspector graciously allowed me to get it done and did not fine me. The fine in West Bengal is a whopping Rs 1500/00. Even new cars are fined after three months. |
Originally Posted by manmohanmaan
(Post 3115006)
I will be traveling in a SUV with a overhead Lugguage Box (Thule) which increases the height of the vehicle substantially. is this OK ? Any suggestions on Better Hotels in Kharagpur ? Regards. Manmohan. |
Originally Posted by hvkumar
(Post 3119541)
Since you are travelling with your wife, please carry proof of your marriage - such as marriage certificate or passport - since hotels refuse accommodation to couples without proof of their association all over West Bengal. |
Originally Posted by Sheel
(Post 3119758)
I am aware of what funkykar had to go through. I believe having a voter card with husband's name should be proof enough, no? (If one has it) BTW, I would be very soon applying for marriage registration & because of so many process involved at the district level, I am going via the block (panchayat) way. |
Originally Posted by 1100D
(Post 3119732)
Good that you mentioned this upfront, that you have a thule box on your SUV. Do not take take the byepass at Bhagalpur, go straight to the flyover through the main city/railway station. The Byepass route at Bhagalpur goes under 2 railway u/p's which a thule box atop a SUV wont make it. An option to stop over, to stopping at Kharagpur is Sher-e-Punjab at Kolkaghat around 60kms on NH6 towards Kolkata, though a little noisy due to heavy restaurant business they run there. Otherwise drive another 40kms or so to Dhulagarh, for Motel Midway as HVK suggested. Its just after the Toll-plaza on the right side, so you have to drive down about a km, take a u turn and head back to Midway. The two boys, 11 and 4 are his proof of association. |
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