Originally Posted by NPV (Post 3862433)

If you don't have any plans to visit Mangalore, it can be avoided completely if going to Goa from Bangalore :)

For example you can take the Bangalore-Tumkur-Davanagere-Hubli bypass-Yellapur-Ankola-Karwar-Goa route OR via Dharwad too. Look up this thread for more options depending on where in Goa you are visiting - Link

On the return leg, you can go via Karwar to Gokarna and then to Murudeshwar and return to Bangalore via NH206 Honnavara-Jog-Shimoga-Tumkur-Bangalore or even Shimoga-Arsikere-Channarayapatna-Bangalore

Originally Posted by pro_beer (Post 3862507)

Thanks for your reply. I actually am planning to stay in Mangalore on the way. Are the roads ok on that route? On the return, I am planning to come via Hubli.