[bhaskar.guru]

Originally Posted by arun_josie

Please don't park the car on the left lane especially on these fast moving highways(3rd/5th pic looks dangerous) . That too, stopping just to click pics is not a good idea. Find a place where there is no railing and you can go off the road to park.

Point noted sir.

Will be careful next time. Thank you for the advice.

Originally Posted by knaveen

Awesome!. Happy to read so many folks taking Nano for long drives (in this case, really really long ). How did the car perform?

I too have a 2014 Nano Twist XT, have taken multiple long drives for ~400km. The mileage i get is usually upwards of 23kmpl at these speeds. Not sure why the mileage was a little low. And BTW how did you keep the toddler occupied?

This was my second drive to Bangalore and I've driven it multiple times to Ramagundam from Hyd.

I was doing 80 for the most stretch and slowed down a little during rain. Also the fact that we were three people with some luggage as well which usually affects the mileage I'm getting with the car.

The toddler was kept busy with sight seeing which he enjoyed and when he got bored, he got to play with some of his favourite toys on the back seat. We had also downloaded his favourite rhymes on the YouTube app and we enjoyed singing them together.

Originally Posted by RAPTOR-XUV

Looks like the weather was great and has helped you to enjoy the really long drive of yours in Nano. I have the same color and model Nano with me. The longest that I had taken my car is about 340Kms to Srikalahasti one way. Though I enjoyed driving it all through, was a bit skeptical in taking her over 85KMPH because of its puny tires and vague steering.

How long did you take to cover that distance sir?

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[RAPTOR-XUV]

Originally Posted by bhaskar.guru

How long did you take to cover that distance sir?

Took me about 6hrs to reach Srikalahasti baskar.guru. We were 4 onboard and took a coffee break of 30min.

[Rohit_Quad]

Hi Guys,
Going on this trip on Wednesday (Hyderabad - Karekura, Karnataka). Will start after breakfast at Subway, ISB road at around 4 AM. Kindly share any pointers i might need as it's been more than 6 months since i did the Bangalore-Hyderabad stint. Where do guys suggest i stop for lunch? some where in the out skirts of Bangalore maybe? Thanks in advance.

https://goo.gl/maps/HzCv3tKhctT2

[finneyp]

Did B'lore - Hyd - B'lore last weekend. Enjoyed the drive on one of the Best highways in our country!
Only issue is very few quality food joints on the way!
The saving grace is Kamat Upachar (Chikballapur) and Food Pyramid (127 kms from Hyd).
Another downer, only one Toll booth accepted FasTag, others are not yet operational :(

[explorer09]

Planning a trip to Hyderabad ( from Bangalore ) over the Diwali weekend. Planning for a 4-day trip and will be a drive. Considering that, can someone recommend a good itinerary including places to stay ( around 3K a night ).

[Torqy]

Originally Posted by finneyp

Did B'lore - Hyd - B'lore last weekend. Enjoyed the drive on one of the Best highways in our country!
Only issue is very few quality food joints on the way!
The saving grace is Kamat Upachar (Chikballapur) and Food Pyramid (127 kms from Hyd).
Another downer, only one Toll booth accepted FasTag, others are not yet operational :(

There are more options now.
1. Blue Moon Highway Restaurant (Midthur)
2. A1 Food Plaza (Midthur)
2. Bharathi 97 Food N Fuel (Pothulamadugu)

All on the left side from BLR-HYD.

[vinodh_eee]

Hi Guys. Am planning to travel to Hyderabad from Bangalore, starting tomorrow at 7AM. Please suggest if there any good restaurants for lunch around 1230 hrs. I will be traveling with family.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by vinodh_eee

Hi Guys. Am planning to travel to Hyderabad from Bangalore, starting tomorrow at 7AM. Please suggest if there any good restaurants for lunch around 1230 hrs. I will be traveling with family.

I think "Food Pyramid" on left hand side, about 440Km from Bangalore will be ideal for your lunch stop. Newish place, food is decent and very clean rest rooms and the place has lots of covered parking space.

Other options (closer to Gooty):
-Blue Moon (250-255Km from Bangalore) before the Gooty/Kasepalli Toll on left side

-Within a distance of 2-3Km from Blue Moon there are other options like an A1 Plaza on left inside a Reliance bunk campus and Ravi Theja on right side

-Or you can get into Kurnool town. Hotel Suraj Grand is just beside the highway on right hand side but you need to get to service road and go below the flyover

You can see my earlier post for more details on other places (but will be too far from Bangalore, just before or nearer to Jadcherla) - here (Hyderabad to Bangalore : Route Queries)

[gajadonga]

Update

The highway is flawless.

Speed breakers Hyderabad to Banglore direction

Pennar river after crossing Goothy town
Anathapur Bypass
Amavarepalle about 12kms before Penukonda bypass
Bagepalli Bypass
Chikaballapur bypass where the road joins from Banglore side.

Fast tags fully operational throughout all the tolls

[ranjitp1]

Pls find attached the updated inventory list of eateries on the NH44.I have modified to add washroom status on the latest version.Hope this helps.

https://goo.gl/orGq8f

[hyd_traveller]

Originally Posted by gajadonga

Update

The highway is flawless.

Speed breakers Hyderabad to Banglore direction

Pennar river after crossing Goothy town
Anathapur Bypass
Amavarepalle about 12kms before Penukonda bypass
Bagepalli Bypass
Chikaballapur bypass where the road joins from Banglore side.

Fast tags fully operational throughout all the tolls

Fantastic and crisp reporting.
Extremely useful update.
How much is the toll now, not including ORR and Devanahalli-Airport ones (between Nandi Hills and Shamshabad).

[NPV]

Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

How much is the toll now, not including ORR and Devanahalli-Airport ones (between Nandi Hills and Shamshabad).

Toll details in this post, from my trip in Sep 2016.
Hope this helps.

[hyd_traveller]

Originally Posted by NPV

Toll details in this post, from my trip in Sep 2016.
Hope this helps.

Thanks. This helps. Will carry loose change accordingly as a backup since FasTag should work at all tolls

[gajadonga]

Originally Posted by hyd_traveller

Thanks. This helps. Will carry loose change accordingly as a backup since FasTag should work at all tolls

No issues at all except the Raikal toll plaza all other tolls have separate lane
for Fast tag.

It is manned by a guy sitting next to the closed section of fast tag .

Only at Goothy toll had to reverse back and drive at a slow pace in the same lane for the tag detection.

[hyd_traveller]

Originally Posted by gajadonga

No issues at all except the Raikal toll plaza all other tolls have separate lane
for Fast tag.

It is manned by a guy sitting next to the closed section of fast tag .

Only at Goothy toll had to reverse back and drive at a slow pace in the same lane for the tag detection.

Did Hyderabad - Bangalore yesterday.
All tolls were paid through FasTag.
Did not help me save time but was convenient.
None of the tolls have yet been debited to my FasTag account as yet.
The most smooth passage at a toll was at the one just before Kurnool. The experience was exactly as prescribed by Mr. Gadkari on the NHAI website.