[Chalu]

Originally Posted by suresh_gs

Yes, You need not enter into Chittoor. Take the Chittoor by pass road and then you will reach a junction wherein the left leads to chennai and the right leads to vellore. Take the road leading to vellore

Is it better to go from Chittoor to Arcot or Vellore?

[ampere]

Originally Posted by Chalu

Can we do Bangalore, Chittoor, Arcot, Cheyyar, Vandavasi, Tindivanam, Pondy?

The reason being I stay on the old madras road part of Bangalore where this route looks good.

Is the above route good?

Here is the route : Route Link (From Chitoor bypass to Cheyyar Road).

No Vellore is not worth it. Because you have to go through the town. Walajapet / Arcot is better.

[girimajiananth]

Originally Posted by suresh_gs

No second thoughts.

Via Hosur, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Arcot, Cheyyar, Vandavasi and Tindivanam. Bangalore to Vellore is 4/6 lane. Vellore to Tindivanam is a very good 2 lane road. Tindivanam to Pondicherry is a 4 lane road

Thanks a lot , are there sufficient options for food on this route ? Breakfast stop will be Krishnagiri A2B obviously , what about lunch ? Any good vegetarian hotels after Vellore ?

[carChef]

Originally Posted by girimajiananth

Thanks a lot , are there sufficient options for food on this route ? Breakfast stop will be Krishnagiri A2B obviously , what about lunch ? Any good vegetarian hotels after Vellore ?

Pretty much nothing after Vellore. You pass through villages until you hit Tindivanam.

If you have breakfast at A2B by say 7 or 7.30 , you should be able to hit Pondy by 1pm (lunch time) worst case.

Originally Posted by girimajiananth

Any good vegetarian hotels after Vellore ?

Hotel Aryaas, Vellore bypass, below NH 46 flyover, at the junction of Katpadi road and NH 46.



Hotel Aaryas Garden, NH 45 Tindivanam bypass.

[chetan]

Hi guys, I am planning a trip to Pondicherry along with a friend who is flying in from Delhi. I believe there are hardly any flights to Pondi, so he'll be landing in Chennai (Since it is closest to Pondi ) Now my question is which of the following route is recommended Bangalore- Pondicherry -Chennai or Bangalore- Chennai- pondicherry. How are the roads from Chennai to Pondicherry ?


Thanks

[BackInTheFold]

Originally Posted by girimajiananth

Thanks a lot , are there sufficient options for food on this route ? Breakfast stop will be Krishnagiri A2B obviously , what about lunch ? Any good vegetarian hotels after Vellore ?

Unless you intend to tank up at the bunk adjacent to A2B, I'd recommend the Hotel Sree Saravana Bhavan instead, which is a few km's after A2B. Food is better IMO and there are no crazy queues.

Here is a link to the location:
https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/...9d76bdac70!4b1

[ampere]

Originally Posted by chetan

Hi guys, I am planning a trip to Pondicherry along with a friend who is flying in from Delhi. I believe there are hardly any flights to Pondi, so he'll be landing in Chennai (Since it is closest to Pondi ) Now my question is which of the following route is recommended Bangalore- Pondicherry -Chennai or Bangalore- Chennai- pondicherry. How are the roads from Chennai to Pondicherry ?

If you have to pick him up, you dont have an option but to drive to Chennai. But if thats not a requirement then, you dont need to go to Chennai.

Bangalore-Vellore-Arcot-Cheyyar-Vandavasi-Tindivanam-Pondicherry.

[girimajiananth]

Originally Posted by BackInTheFold

Unless you intend to tank up at the bunk adjacent to A2B, I'd recommend the Hotel Sree Saravana Bhavan instead, which is a few km's after A2B. Food is better IMO and there are no crazy queues.

Here is a link to the location:
https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/...9d76bdac70!4b1

Not very particular about the taste of the food , I will be happy with 2 idllys and a cup of strong coffee.

[suresh_gs]

Originally Posted by chetan

Hi guys, I am planning a trip to Pondicherry along with a friend who is flying in from Delhi. I believe there are hardly any flights to Pondi, so he'll be landing in Chennai (Since it is closest to Pondi ) Now my question is which of the following route is recommended Bangalore- Pondicherry -Chennai or Bangalore- Chennai- pondicherry. How are the roads from Chennai to Pondicherry ?


Thanks

Chennai to Pondicherry is via Chengelpet by pass and Tindivanam. 4 lane roads all the way.

[Jaggu]

Planning to do Bangalore to Pondy the coming weekend, what is the latest update. Prefer a peaceful "good roads" drive even if the distance is lil more. Please advice.

[ampere]

Originally Posted by Jaggu

Planning to do Bangalore to Pondy the coming weekend, what is the latest update. Prefer a peaceful "good roads" drive even if the distance is lil more. Please advice.

The tried and tested:

Bangalore-Krishnagiri-Vellore-Arcot-Cheyyar-Vandavasi-Tindivanam-Pondicherry.

- The usual 4-6 lane from Bangalore-Arcot. Krishnagiri-Vellore is a nice 6-lane.
- Arcot-Tindivanam is a decent 2-lane SH.
- Tindivanam-Pondicherry is again a brilliant 4-lane.
- Use bypasses at Cheyyar and Vandavasi and Tindivanam.

[suresh_gs]

Originally Posted by Jaggu

Planning to do Bangalore to Pondy the coming weekend, what is the latest update. Prefer a peaceful "good roads" drive even if the distance is lil more. Please advice.

I will suggest two options

Via Hosur, krishnagiri, Vellore, Arcot, cheyyar, vandavasi and Tindivanam

Via Hosur, krishnagiri, Vellore, Kanchipuram, Chengelpet and Tindivanam. In the second route except for Kanchipuram-Chengelpet stretch which is a pretty good 2 lane road (with traffic), rest of the route is a 4/6 lane combo.

Of course after paying toll at Chennasamudram, the road till Kanchipuram exit is patchy that can result in a bumpy drive.

[rjstyles69]

Originally Posted by Jaggu

Planning to do Bangalore to Pondy the coming weekend, what is the latest update. Prefer a peaceful "good roads" drive even if the distance is lil more. Please advice.

Jaggu use the route mentioned by ampere. I did the same route in December 2014 and was an absolute hoot to drive. What you taking, the ST eh ?

[creative420]

Thanks Ampere for the route. I was about to post the query for the same for this weekend visit to Pondi. Don't know when are they going to fix the Thiruvanamali route. I always prefer taking the country-side routes to the lorry-laden highways.

OT: I'm sure there will be a lot of BHPians going to Pondicherry or Chennai on Saturday morning. Why don't we decide a stop and meet up? Let's McD's or A2B?