[prabhuav]

The Salem - Perundurai stretch is terrible.

Thoppur - Mettur - Bhavani - Perundurai is much better. The Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri flyovers are complete finally

[Peace]

Hi,

I will be travelling with my family from Bangalore to Cochin. Can you suggest a good route - with good / clean restaurants with toilet facilities.

I have not yet decided the route to take .

1. Hosur --> K'giri --> D'puri --> Thoppur --> Bhavani (I do not knw the detailed route)
2. Mysore --> Bandipur.......


Please suggest me which one will be better as I will be with my family - so good resting places in between is important.

Thanks a lot in advance.

[menonrajesh]

Route you need is very much present in this thread. Pls do check.
For the latest road conditions, keep a close watch on this thread. A few info. have already been posted. Even I am also watching this space for my drive on 20th.

Originally Posted by Peace

Hi,

I will be travelling with my family from Bangalore to Cochin. Can you suggest a good route - with good / clean restaurants with toilet facilities.

I have not yet decided the route to take .

1. Hosur --> K'giri --> D'puri --> Thoppur --> Bhavani (I do not knw the detailed route)
2. Mysore --> Bandipur.......


Please suggest me which one will be better as I will be with my family - so good resting places in between is important.

Thanks a lot in advance.

[empeesaju]

Originally Posted by mykal shoemaker

Another alternative route is

Bangalore-->Mysore-->Thamarassery-->take left turn after the Ghat-->Areekkode-->manjeri-->Perinthalmanna-->Pattambi--->then either proceed to Trichur thru Shoranur or Kunnamkulam route-->From Trichur side u can take either NH 17 or NH47.


Its advisable to avoid Tamilnadu as entire Tamilnadu 4 lining works of National highways are on progress and hence some traffic issues.


--mykal

Dear mykal...thanks for that...i am planning to go to alwaye on jan3rd.We normally take the hosur,palghat route....but this time would like to take the mysore route..could you pls tell me any website which would give me the precise routing for this trip and also how many kms will it be....

[empeesaju]

HI,

Me too planning to travel with my family in Jan 3rd to alwaye from banglaore via mysore....pls give the exact routing and the kms....Finally how is the road condition and facilities enroute?

[hellstar]

Originally Posted by empeesaju

HI,

Me too planning to travel with my family in Jan 3rd to alwaye from banglaore via mysore....pls give the exact routing and the kms....Finally how is the road condition and facilities enroute?

Please do a search before you request for information , this has been dicussed to several times ..

[Jammy70]

Thanks trrk & prabhuav. Guess I will advice my dad to stick to the Mettur-Bhavani route.

Cheers

[jkurian_in]

me too driving to Kerala with my family on 20th early morning, to Kottayam. Planning to start from B'lore around 4 am.
This is the route that I am planning:

Blore --> Hosur --> K'giri --> D'puri --> Thoppur --> Bhavani --> Palakkad --> Angamali --> Ktym

Will start with full tank fuel eventhough it's slightly expensive in Bangalore. Wanted to check where should I be refuelling though. Any outlets around Bhavani area, or do you suggest refilling on the CBE-Palakkad route

[tortoise]

jkurian_in..normally I refill at the HP outlet in CBE-PKD bypass. But, it will be slightly costlier compared to Kerala. If you can hang on for another 100-120 kms..there is a KRPL (Kochi refineries) owned outlet ( BP ) near Pattikkara on PKD-TCR road

[HotChillyPepper]

Im travelling on this 20th to Kollam. Planning to take NH7->NH47 this time. any updates?

[kavu75]

Originally Posted by jkurian_in

Will start with full tank fuel eventhough it's slightly expensive in Bangalore. Wanted to check where should I be refuelling though. Any outlets around Bhavani area, or do you suggest refilling on the CBE-Palakkad route

You can try one IOC at kanjikode, just before Palakkad. I have tried few times there, seems to be good.

[sandeep3in]

I'm planning to drive down to Changnacherry on 20th of Dec from Bangalore , i want to know about the condition of the roads for the below mentioned routes.

Chalakudy-->Erankulam---> Alleppy---> Changanacherry
Chalakudy--->Perumbavoor--->Muvatupuzha---Kottyaam--->Changanecherry

Please let me know the condition and time taken for the above routes from chalakudy.

Also I planned to leave Bangalore by 4AM in the morning of 20th DEC , please let me know if there is decent and good place to have breakfast between Salem and coimbatore.

Thanks in advance
Sandeep

[trrk]

Hi,

Originally Posted by sandeep3in

Chalakudy-->Erankulam---> Alleppy---> Changanacherry
Sandeep

There are some stray potholes in the Aroor - Cherthala part. Other than that only a km or so of the Alleppey - Changanacherry route is a little rough.

[sandeep3in]

Hi Trrk ,

Could you also let me know what would the ideal time taken to cover both the routes ,

any idea about the route through muvattupuzha

Thanks

[HotChillyPepper]

Anyone tried Chamarajanagar -> Udigala -> Terakanambi -> Gundlupet ? Is it ok to take this road ?