Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries

ViMo · 31st March 2015, 11:12

Did a round trip to Kannur during weekend. Had to meet some one in Kaattikulam so took a different route: Bangalore - Mysore - HD Kote( Hand Post) - Kabini - Bavali - Mananthavadi - Peria - Nedumpoyil - Koothuparamba- Kannur
Started at 5:00 Am reached Kaattikulam by 9:30 AM, after meeting started off at 11:30 and reached home(Eachur) at 1:30 PM. The roads are good and the drive through Kabini and Nagahole national park is refreshing. Spotted, peacocks,elephants and lots of deers and monkeys, and birds.

Latheesh · 9th April 2015, 17:16

Planning to drive from Bangalore on this Saturday early morning. Is Srirangapatna-Yelwal stretch open? or Ring road option is better?

sivadas · 10th April 2015, 21:10

I felt Ring road is always better. Distance is more,but you can go fast. And if you are starting around 5am, even crossing Mysore city is quite OK.

RajeshK · 12th April 2015, 11:11

On Friday (10th Apri'15), I came via the KRS route. There is no issues in this route and its very scenic too comparing with the boring ring road. The ring road has always heavy traffic, and loads of road humps. Any day I prefer to avoid this.

On the KRS road, there is a new railway underbridge coming up and work is in full swing. Road is bit rough any some places, but it is quite manageable, no need to take the additional ~8km extra in the ring road.

shefiu · 12th April 2015, 11:20

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Originally Posted by RajeshK

On the KRS road, there is a new railway underbridge coming up and work is in full swing. Road is bit rough any some places, but it is quite manageable, no need to take the additional ~8km extra in the ring road.

Thanks for the update Rajesh.

About 6 weeks ago we took the KRS route back from Kannur and we were forced to take a diversion because of this. We ended up back on the Ring Road and I'm thinking the distance savings are reduced. Is this diversion still there? It looked like heavy work and the underpass work would take at least another 6 months (thinking optimistically).

RajeshK · 12th April 2015, 14:21

There is no diversion now. You can take the direct route in front of the Powergrid Corporation gate.

pramodpk · 13th April 2015, 10:25

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Originally Posted by shefiu

About 6 weeks ago we took the KRS route back from Kannur and we were forced to take a diversion because of this.

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Originally Posted by RajeshK

There is no diversion now. You can take the direct route in front of the Powergrid Corporation gate.

Took the Yelawala - KRS - Srirangapatna yesterday while coming back from Coorg. Some sections are newly laid, some are patchy but saves a lot of time.
This is the route to take towards Hunsur now.

MSAneesh · 16th April 2015, 11:52

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Originally Posted by ViMo

The roads are good and the drive through Kabini and Nagahole national park is refreshing. Spotted, peacocks,elephants and lots of deers and monkeys, and birds.

Its been a couple of years since I took the HD Kote route. I remember, earlier there was a stretch of about 8 KMs in which you have to go through a couple of villages and roads were bad and narrow(diversion to left in front of the Rajiv Gandhi National Park gate). Do you still need to take this diversion?

kala · 16th April 2015, 12:39

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Originally Posted by MSAneesh

Its been a couple of years since I took the HD Kote route. I remember, earlier there was a stretch of about 8 KMs in which you have to go through a couple of villages and roads were bad and narrow(diversion to left in front of the Rajiv Gandhi National Park gate). Do you still need to take this diversion?

The diversion is still very much present. but has been fully tarred, and has a very good road surface now except for gigantic speedbreakers around the village areas. (And it's more like 15 kms - not 8)

So overall the Mysore-Handpost-Bavali-Mananthavady route is quite a pleasant drive these days since traffic isn't very high either. The Bangalore-Mysore section is the bottleneck in that route if one is travelling from Bangalore to Mananthavady

sandsun7 · 17th April 2015, 10:40

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Originally Posted by pramodpk

Took the Yelawala - KRS - Srirangapatna yesterday while coming back from Coorg. Some sections are newly laid, some are patchy but saves a lot of time.
This is the route to take towards Hunsur now.

After a long time, took this route yesterday while returning from Kannur to Bangalore. There are plenty of rough sections which might be of concern when driving a small hatch. on top of that, there is a railway gate to cross. An underpass near the railway gate is getting ready and may be opened soon though.
Overall, I still feel Mysore ORR is a better option to bypass Mysore city compared to the KRS road especially if you are driving a small hatch. Roads are extremely good and 6 laned all the way (except at 4 railway underpasses) on the ORR and traffic is light. The only issue is the additional few speed breakers to negotiate in the SH17 between Columbia Asia junction and Srirangapatna.

speedsatya · 22nd April 2015, 16:07

Guys ,

Me planning to drive to Mangalore via Kannur . Plan is to start in the night . Need your help on route options .

sandsun7 · 22nd April 2015, 21:07

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Originally Posted by speedsatya

Guys ,

Me planning to drive to Mangalore via Kannur . Plan is to start in the night . Need your help on route options .

Via Kannur, because you have some work at Kannur? If yes, Bangalore-Mysore-Hunsur-Gonikoppal-Virajpet-Iritty-Mattannur-Kannur-Thaliparamba-Payyannur-Kasargod-Mangalore
Maps link:http://goo.gl/maps/O6Rz5

If you have no business in Kannur town, avoid it by directly going to Taliparamba from iritty via Sreekandapuram. The road starts right before the Iritty bridge.

http://goo.gl/maps/AW1DK

Excellent roads, either way

shefiu · 23rd April 2015, 11:19

Heading to Payangadi around 2AM tomorrow morning. I'm still confused which is the better option to hit Iritty - via KRS road or via Mysore ORR? Are the patchy roads on the KRS roads really bad?

Thanks in advance for any inputs.

ampere · 23rd April 2015, 12:01

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Originally Posted by shefiu

Thanks in advance for any inputs.

Better to take the Mysore ORR for night drives. You dont want to get stuck at these hours.

speedsatya · 23rd April 2015, 13:02

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Originally Posted by sandsun7

Via Kannur, because you have some work at Kannur? If yes, Bangalore-Mysore-Hunsur-Gonikoppal-Virajpet-Iritty-Mattannur-Kannur-Thaliparamba-Payyannur-Kasargod-Mangalore

Maps link:http://goo.gl/maps/O6Rz5

If you have no business in Kannur town, avoid it by directly going to Taliparamba from iritty via Sreekandapuram. The road starts right before the Iritty bridge.

http://goo.gl/maps/AW1DK

Excellent roads, either way

Sure. Will take option 2. I am starting late night and will be covering this stretch early morning. Just a solo drive as family is in mangalore

31st March 2015, 11:12	#1546
ViMo BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 52 Thanked: 104 Times	re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries Did a round trip to Kannur during weekend. Had to meet some one in Kaattikulam so took a different route: Bangalore - Mysore - HD Kote( Hand Post) - Kabini - Bavali - Mananthavadi - Peria - Nedumpoyil - Koothuparamba- Kannur Started at 5:00 Am reached Kaattikulam by 9:30 AM, after meeting started off at 11:30 and reached home(Eachur) at 1:30 PM. The roads are good and the drive through Kabini and Nagahole national park is refreshing. Spotted, peacocks,elephants and lots of deers and monkeys, and birds.
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9th April 2015, 17:16	#1547
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,090 Times	re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries Planning to drive from Bangalore on this Saturday early morning. Is Srirangapatna-Yelwal stretch open? or Ring road option is better?
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10th April 2015, 21:10	#1548
sivadas BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 506 Thanked: 208 Times View My Garage	re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries I felt Ring road is always better. Distance is more,but you can go fast. And if you are starting around 5am, even crossing Mysore city is quite OK.
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12th April 2015, 11:11	#1549
RajeshK BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 696 Thanked: 260 Times	re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries On Friday (10th Apri'15), I came via the KRS route. There is no issues in this route and its very scenic too comparing with the boring ring road. The ring road has always heavy traffic, and loads of road humps. Any day I prefer to avoid this. On the KRS road, there is a new railway underbridge coming up and work is in full swing. Road is bit rough any some places, but it is quite manageable, no need to take the additional ~8km extra in the ring road.
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12th April 2015, 14:21	#1551
RajeshK BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 696 Thanked: 260 Times	There is no diversion now. You can take the direct route in front of the Powergrid Corporation gate.
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22nd April 2015, 16:07	#1556
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries Guys , Me planning to drive to Mangalore via Kannur . Plan is to start in the night . Need your help on route options .
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23rd April 2015, 11:19	#1558
shefiu BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Bangalore Posts: 130 Thanked: 47 Times	re: Bangalore - Kannur : Route Queries Heading to Payangadi around 2AM tomorrow morning. I'm still confused which is the better option to hit Iritty - via KRS road or via Mysore ORR? Are the patchy roads on the KRS roads really bad? Thanks in advance for any inputs.
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