[PriyanCAR]

Please note that I would be traveling with family from hyderabad to jagdalpur in mid September. Would request you to kindly suggest a route. Your opinion on the safety aspect for a night drive ( starting from hyderabad after midnight and entering Chhattisgarh post day-break ) would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance.

[paharino1]

There's only 1 route - Hyd to Vizag - Jagdalpur - unless you have multiple drivers - non stop is not recommended
Hyd to Vizag with usual breaks is 10 hrs...Vizag to Jagdalpur is 5- 6 hrs

If you have guts, a 4X4, & term insurance & I dont give a damn attitude - Try Hyd - Bradrachalam- Sukma- Konta - Jagdalpur

[PriyanCAR]

Google map suggests hyd - warangal - bhopalpatnam - dantewada - jagdalpur .

[https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Hy...c10952ba7!3e0]

[narayans80]

Originally Posted by PriyanCAR

Google map suggests hyd - warangal - bhopalpatnam - dantewada - jagdalpur .

Safety is a concern! Sukma-Konta route is another no-go. There are only 2 routes:

1. Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Vizag-Jeypore-Jagdalpur-Chitrakote.
2. Hyderabad-Nagpur-Raipur-Kanker-Keshkal-Chitrakote

I vaguely remember there is a way from Durg to Dhamtari and joins the Raipur-Jagdalpur highway. But not sure of the condition.

[PriyanCAR]

Originally Posted by narayans80

Safety is a concern! Sukma-Konta route is another no-go. There are only 2 routes:

1. Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Vizag-Jeypore-Jagdalpur-Chitrakote.
2. Hyderabad-Nagpur-Raipur-Kanker-Keshkal-Chitrakote

I vaguely remember there is a way from Durg to Dhamtari and joins the Raipur-Jagdalpur highway. But not sure of the condition.

Would it be safe to do the hyderabad - vizag stretch at night ?

[ashis89]

Originally Posted by PriyanCAR

Would it be safe to do the hyderabad - vizag stretch at night ?

I did patch at night (6PM-6AM) in June and I was driving alone. I didn't face any problem and the road wasn't deserted too. The patch between Vijaywada and Rajahmundry and about 50 kms further, is not flawless. There are broken and uneven patches unlike the roads in the rest of the route. The main advantage was lack of city and local traffic during the night.

Petrol pumps operate throughout the night and dhabas remain open till ~12AM. I also covered Rajahmundry-Hyd during night (8PM-3AM) in Oct '16 and never faced any issue. We were two of us travelling that time.

But I must say I have never traveled with family during all these occasions. We only traveled from dawn to dusk when my family was with me during the return trip in July. Since you are traveling with family, can I suggest please stop at big crowded petrol pumps enroute for fuel topups, nature call breaks and small water/snacks breaks. You can find such places intermittently.

[PriyanCAR]

I prefer traveling at night primarily to avoid the local traffic ( read people with suicidal tendencies who appear out of thin air and believe its the sole responsibility of the motorist to save their lives)

Originally Posted by ashis89

Since you are traveling with family, can I suggest please stop at big crowded petrol pumps enroute for fuel topups, nature call breaks and small water/snacks breaks. You can find such places intermittently.

Roger that 👍