Bangalore - Kodaikanal - Munnar : Route Queries

RajshreeM · 31st May 2023, 13:33

Hello All, quick heads-up.

I completed the Bangalore-Kodai trip in my Innova Crysta with senior citizen parents and kids driving along with me quite comfortably, with very timely and perfect snack and bio breaks, using some great suggestions from Haldian and Rajeevraj - Thanks a ton to you guys!

Here is a short summary of stop-over points, for reference of everyone else taking this route in future, and these worked perfectly for my family and me.

Here goes:

Stop-1: Roughly 1.5 hours from Whitefield, Bangalore.
https://goo.gl/maps/2shdjr455z3Qsk8P9
Adyar Ananda Bhavan - A2B
NH 44,Dharmapuri-Bengaluru Road Gundalapalli Village Shoolagiri, Chinnar, Tamil Nadu 636807

Stop-2: Roughly 2 hours from previous point.
https://goo.gl/maps/4ycnCx8YXprHMv8w6
GRAND ESTANCIA
349/3 Bangalore, Bypass Rd, Narasothipatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu 636004

Stop-3: Roughly 2.5 hours from previous point.
https://goo.gl/maps/8qn7RnwFxzFsPztNA
Adyar Ananda Bhavan - A2B
Thomaiyar Puram, Adiyanuthu, Tamil Nadu 624002

Stop-4 (optional, we skipped it): Roughly 40 mins from previous point.
https://goo.gl/maps/1D94QpHQUvSbqpmb7
Hotel Temple City
NH 45, Chennai - Theni Hwy, Genguvarpatti, Tamil Nadu 624203

I decided to skip the last one and head straight to my Kodai location (Xanadu Birkenhead) and that took me exactly 2.5 hours from Stop-3, amongst lashing rains and thunderstorms all along the ghat roads!!

Hope this helps~

sanathkumarpk · 26th June 2023, 08:03

Hello All,

About a few weeks back, i had been on a trip from Bangalore to Kodai to Munnar and back to Bangalore. It was a 5 day trip and I wanted to share my experience on the road conditions.

Bangalore To Kodaikanal
We left early morning at 5.30am. I took NH 44 Bangalore - kanyakumari Highway. We had to travel on the highway until Dindigul and then take a right diversion to proceed towards Pannaikadu, perumalmai and climbed Kodai ghat. Kodai ghat was a very long stretch and it just took 2hrs just to climb the ghat.

With around 2hrs break for breakfast and lunch, i reached around 4.30pm.

The roads were very good all the way and Kodai ghat roads were average where roads used to get very narrow at some portions.

Kodaikanal to Munnar

This was the best route ever to drive. We took the Theni Munnar Highway via Bodimettu. The roads are of international standard and was pleasure to drive. It was evening by the time we left from Kodaikanal and the roads were covered in fog making it even more awesome. Make sure to enjoy breathtaking viewpoints all the way.

Kodai to Munnar roughly took around 5 hours.

Munnar to Bangalore
We could have used the same route as we came to go to back to Bangalore. But we decided to try a different route.

Our route was Munnar - udumalaipettai - palladam - avinashi - Salem - Hosur and Bangalore.

The road conditions were average until we reached Salem. I would have preferred to take the same route which we came via Theni, Dindigul to reach Bangalore.

It took 12hrs including all breaks (2hrs) to reach Bangalore.

Overall it was an amazing trip and we simply loved the trip.

31st May 2023, 13:33	#346
RajshreeM BHPian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 27 Thanked: 17 Times	Re: Bangalore - Kodaikanal - Munnar : Route Queries Hello All, quick heads-up. I completed the Bangalore-Kodai trip in my Innova Crysta with senior citizen parents and kids driving along with me quite comfortably, with very timely and perfect snack and bio breaks, using some great suggestions from Haldian and Rajeevraj - Thanks a ton to you guys! Here is a short summary of stop-over points, for reference of everyone else taking this route in future, and these worked perfectly for my family and me. Here goes: Stop-1: Roughly 1.5 hours from Whitefield, Bangalore. https://goo.gl/maps/2shdjr455z3Qsk8P9 Adyar Ananda Bhavan - A2B NH 44,Dharmapuri-Bengaluru Road Gundalapalli Village Shoolagiri, Chinnar, Tamil Nadu 636807 Stop-2: Roughly 2 hours from previous point. https://goo.gl/maps/4ycnCx8YXprHMv8w6 GRAND ESTANCIA 349/3 Bangalore, Bypass Rd, Narasothipatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu 636004 Stop-3: Roughly 2.5 hours from previous point. https://goo.gl/maps/8qn7RnwFxzFsPztNA Adyar Ananda Bhavan - A2B Thomaiyar Puram, Adiyanuthu, Tamil Nadu 624002 Stop-4 (optional, we skipped it): Roughly 40 mins from previous point. https://goo.gl/maps/1D94QpHQUvSbqpmb7 Hotel Temple City NH 45, Chennai - Theni Hwy, Genguvarpatti, Tamil Nadu 624203 I decided to skip the last one and head straight to my Kodai location (Xanadu Birkenhead) and that took me exactly 2.5 hours from Stop-3, amongst lashing rains and thunderstorms all along the ghat roads!! Hope this helps~ Last edited by RajshreeM : 31st May 2023 at 13:34. Reason: typo error
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26th June 2023, 08:03	#347
sanathkumarpk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1 Thanked: 4 Times	Road trip - Bangalore to Kodaikanal and Munnar Hello All, About a few weeks back, i had been on a trip from Bangalore to Kodai to Munnar and back to Bangalore. It was a 5 day trip and I wanted to share my experience on the road conditions. Bangalore To Kodaikanal We left early morning at 5.30am. I took NH 44 Bangalore - kanyakumari Highway. We had to travel on the highway until Dindigul and then take a right diversion to proceed towards Pannaikadu, perumalmai and climbed Kodai ghat. Kodai ghat was a very long stretch and it just took 2hrs just to climb the ghat. With around 2hrs break for breakfast and lunch, i reached around 4.30pm. The roads were very good all the way and Kodai ghat roads were average where roads used to get very narrow at some portions. Kodaikanal to Munnar This was the best route ever to drive. We took the Theni Munnar Highway via Bodimettu. The roads are of international standard and was pleasure to drive. It was evening by the time we left from Kodaikanal and the roads were covered in fog making it even more awesome. Make sure to enjoy breathtaking viewpoints all the way. Kodai to Munnar roughly took around 5 hours. Munnar to Bangalore We could have used the same route as we came to go to back to Bangalore. But we decided to try a different route. Our route was Munnar - udumalaipettai - palladam - avinashi - Salem - Hosur and Bangalore. The road conditions were average until we reached Salem. I would have preferred to take the same route which we came via Theni, Dindigul to reach Bangalore. It took 12hrs including all breaks (2hrs) to reach Bangalore. Overall it was an amazing trip and we simply loved the trip.
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