[sunilrs]

Hi

I am planning a 2 week road trip around Rajasthan starting from Mumbai in November- The itinerary is as follows at present:

Mumbai to Vadodara

Vadodara to Udaipur

Udaipur to Jaipur

Jaipur to Pushkar

Pushkar to Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer to Jodhpur

Jodhpur to Champaner

Champaner to Mumbai

The Vadodara/Champaner stop overs are with some family friends. It is meant to be a relaxed trip so we will spend 3 days in each location.,

While I have done the Jaipur - Udaipur - Mumbai run a couple of times. I would love some advise the following aspects:
1) Are there any watch-outs
2) Any suggestions on the routes
3) Does anyone know if HSRP is mandatory in Gujarat/Rajasthan? Is there a risk of being stopped regularly for the same?

[VWAllstar]

Originally Posted by sunilrs

Hi

I am planning a 2 week road trip around Rajasthan starting from Mumbai in November- The itinerary is as follows at present:

Following this thread. Even I am planning a road trip from Mumbai to Rajasthan in the 2nd Week of November. Skipping Jaipur as we covered it couple of months ago this year along with Ranthambore.

So far my route is:

Mumbai - Ahemdabad
Ahemdabad - Udaipur
Udaipur - Kumbhalgarh
Kumbhalgarh - Jodhpur
Jodhpur - Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer - Mount Abu
Mount Abu - Vadodara
Vadodara - Mumbai

Keeping 2 nights for each location other than the stopovers (Ahemdabad and Vadodara) Are 2 nights at these location enough to explore? Same questions as the OP.

[saurabh159]

Originally Posted by VWAllstar

Following this thread. Even I am planning a road trip from Mumbai to Rajasthan in the 2nd Week of November. Skipping Jaipur as we covered it couple of months ago this year along with Ranthambore.

So far my route is:

Mumbai - Ahemdabad
Ahemdabad - Udaipur
Udaipur - Kumbhalgarh
Kumbhalgarh - Jodhpur
Jodhpur - Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer - Mount Abu
Mount Abu - Vadodara
Vadodara - Mumbai

Keeping 2 nights for each location other than the stopovers (Ahemdabad and Vadodara) Are 2 nights at these location enough to explore? Same questions as the OP.

I am in Mumbai and Udaipur is my hometown so I go frequently on this route.

The route is good and you just need to stick to NH, except in Gujarat where you need to use SH, which is good as well.

I generally start at 6 in the morning and reach udaipur by 6-7 PM with usual breaks in between. If you can do that, you can have more days to explore udaipur.

[VWAllstar]

Originally Posted by saurabh159

I am in Mumbai and Udaipur is my hometown so I go frequently on this route.

The route is good and you just need to stick to NH, except in Gujarat where you need to use SH, which is good as well.

I generally start at 6 in the morning and reach udaipur by 6-7 PM with usual breaks in between. If you can do that, you can have more days to explore udaipur.

Thanks for the suggestions and may need more especially exploring Udaipur. I would have driven directly to Udaipur had it been just me. I have 4 senior citizens with me so taking it easy by breaking the journey in between. Tempted to drive directly to Udaipur which saves me 1 night and few thousands.

[saurabh159]

Originally Posted by VWAllstar

Thanks for the suggestions and may need more especially exploring Udaipur. I would have driven directly to Udaipur had it been just me. I have 4 senior citizens with me so taking it easy by breaking the journey in between. Tempted to drive directly to Udaipur which saves me 1 night and few thousands.

Got it, then it make sense to take a break in between. The road is 90% fine and as I mentioned, be on NH all the way. Also, take the Expressway from Vadodadara to Ahmedabad.

[saurabh159]

The road condition between Southern Gujarat and Mumbai has become quite deplorable. The journey, which usually takes a much shorter time, took me nearly twice as long due to the poor state of the highway. The road is riddled with potholes, some of which resemble craters on the moon, making the drive both challenging and dangerous. I witnessed several cars and trucks that had broken down along the way, likely due to the harsh road conditions.

This isn't a minor road we're talking about—it's NH48, a major national highway, not just some state highway (SH). Given the current state of the road, I strongly advise against traveling this route unless absolutely necessary. The risks and delays simply aren't worth it at this time.

[sumobom4]

Has the road condition improved between Mumbai and South Gujarat now? I know it was terrible during and immediately after the monsoon. I am planning on doing a roadtrip to Rajasthan in the third week of December this year.

[RJK]

Originally Posted by saurabh159

The road condition between Southern Gujarat and Mumbai has become quite deplorable. The journey, which usually takes a much shorter time, took me nearly twice as long due to the poor state of the highway. The road is riddled with potholes, some of which resemble craters on the moon, making the drive both challenging and dangerous. I witnessed several cars and trucks that had broken down along the way, likely due to the harsh road conditions.

This isn't a minor road we're talking about—it's NH48, a major national highway, not just some state highway (SH). Given the current state of the road, I strongly advise against traveling this route unless absolutely necessary. The risks and delays simply aren't worth it at this time.

Hi Saurabh - Would you know if the road condition has improved now? We're booked to go to Udaipur for few days with a 5yr old, my wife & senior citizen parents; vehicle is our 2014 Innova.

Originally Posted by sumobom4

Has the road condition improved between Mumbai and South Gujarat now? I know it was terrible during and immediately after the monsoon. I am planning on doing a roadtrip to Rajasthan in the third week of December this year.

Likewise, planning to drive from Mumbai to Udaipur on 23rd for a few days

[saurabh159]

Originally Posted by RJK

Hi Saurabh - Would you know if the road condition has improved now? We're booked to go to Udaipur for few days with a 5yr old, my wife & senior citizen parents; vehicle is our 2014 Innova.



Likewise, planning to drive from Mumbai to Udaipur on 23rd for a few days

See they are upgrading the roads to concrete roads in Maharashtra, so you will still face the issue but try avoiding early morning or night time where trucks are more active and mostly because of them traffic is there.
Other times should be fine.

[RJK]

Originally Posted by saurabh159

See they are upgrading the roads to concrete roads in Maharashtra, so you will still face the issue but try avoiding early morning or night time where trucks are more active and mostly because of them traffic is there.
Other times should be fine.

I see, we were planning to leave at 4am to beat the traffic. Would that be wise or no point? Or is it better to take a train altogether?

Cheers

[saurabh159]

Originally Posted by RJK

I see, we were planning to leave at 4am to beat the traffic. Would that be wise or no point? Or is it better to take a train altogether?

Cheers

No No No.
Dont do that.
If you leave at that time, you will get tons of truck blocking the road !
Leave after 6 only.

I did the same mistake of leaving at 4:30 thinking to beat traffic but I got knocked out by the traffic !

[punchthebully]

Originally Posted by saurabh159

I am in Mumbai and Udaipur is my hometown so I go frequently on this route.

The route is good and you just need to stick to NH, except in Gujarat where you need to use SH, which is good as well.

I generally start at 6 in the morning and reach udaipur by 6-7 PM with usual breaks in between. If you can do that, you can have more days to explore udaipur.

.

Is it good to go farthest and come visiting the places one by one? Or start with nearest from Mumbai and come back from the farthest(Udaipur, Mt abu or Jaipur)?

[saurabh159]

Hi everyone,

I’m planning a weekend trip from Mumbai to Udaipur.

The last time we took this route, we started early in the morning around 5 AM. However, due to significant congestion on the Maharashtra stretch, it took us nearly 6 hours to cover just 100 kilometers.

I’d really like to avoid a repeat of that experience, so I’m reaching out to check if anyone has recent updates on the current road conditions. Is there still heavy traffic during early mornings or late nights?

Would greatly appreciate any suggestions or insights.

Thanks in advance!

[jigar1791@gmail]

Originally Posted by saurabh159

Hi everyone,

I’m planning a weekend trip from Mumbai to Udaipur.

The last time we took this route, we started early in the morning around 5 AM. However, due to significant congestion on the Maharashtra stretch, it took us nearly 6 hours to cover just 100 kilometers.

I’d really like to avoid a repeat of that experience, so I’m reaching out to check if anyone has recent updates on the current road conditions. Is there still heavy traffic during early mornings or late nights?

Highway concretization work on the MH side of the NH48 (Mumbai–Ahmedabad Highway) is ~98% complete. There's shouldn't be any congestion due to the ongoing work, however, please expect significant truck traffic right upto Ahmedabad.

From Bharuch, you can exit the NH48 and climb onto the fantastic, but boring NE4 (Mumbai - Delhi Eway). This highway has an interchange with NE1 near Dodka Village, allowing you to continue from Vadodara to Ahmedabad on NE1.

You shouldn't face any disruptions/delays from Mumbai upto Dahanu, roads are ready and while the usual truck traffic will occasionally slow you down, it’s nothing compared to the chaos we all experienced during the concretization phase.

Happy journey !

[saurabh159]

Originally Posted by jigar1791@gmail

Highway concretization work on the MH side of the NH48 (Mumbai–Ahmedabad Highway) is ~98% complete. There's shouldn't be any congestion due to the ongoing work, however, please expect significant truck traffic right upto Ahmedabad.

From Bharuch, you can exit the NH48 and climb onto the fantastic, but boring NE4 (Mumbai - Delhi Eway). This highway has an interchange with NE1 near Dodka Village, allowing you to continue from Vadodara to Ahmedabad on NE1.

You shouldn't face any disruptions/delays from Mumbai upto Dahanu, roads are ready and while the usual truck traffic will occasionally slow you down, it’s nothing compared to the chaos we all experienced during the concretization phase.

Happy journey !

What a relief to hear that!

Last time, my biggest mistake was leaving too early, around 5 AM, thinking I’d reach before traffic picked up. But instead, I got stuck in a jam caused by a spillover of trucks!

Really hoping nothing like that happens this time.