[pkulkarni.2106]

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

From where you are starting ? Pune or Kalyan/Mumbai?
Currently, Pune_indapur_tembhurni_kurduwadi_barshi_latur_ahme dpur_nanded is the best and fastest route. I just travelled 15days back. I reached from bhigwan to Latur in flat 3:30 hours, yes 3:30 hours.

Thank you sir!
I was to start from Pune. But fortunately I easily got tatkal train tickets, so road trip from Pune to Nanded won't happen.

Anyways, it's great to know the best route.
Thanks once again!

[sanket456]

How are the road conditions from Nanded to Latur. Travelling from Nagpur to Latur mid December and wanted to know the current status and what to expect during the journey.

I have heard Nagpur to Nanded roads are good with more or less 4 lane roads.

[Awaz]

Originally Posted by sanket456

I have heard Nagpur to Nanded roads are good with more or less 4 lane roads.

Please check https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...ml#post5417987 (Nagpur - Mahur - Nanded : Route Queries)

[IP_Man]

I need to travel from Pune to Nanded in the coming few days. I have two options.

1. Pune - Ahmednagar - Pathardi

2. Pune - Ahmednagar - Aurangabad

3. Any other best option

I need a suggestion, which road I should take to minimise driving fatigue.

[shipnil]

Originally Posted by IP_Man

1. Pune - Ahmednagar - Pathardi

I need a suggestion, which road I should take to minimise driving fatigue.

This is the pick among the two. This is shorter compared to other one and surface is also good till Pathri. I usually take this while going to Parbhani. Not sure, if you'd go via Pathri-Parbhani route or Parli Gangakhed route. You may have to alter the route, accordingly.

[IP_Man]

Originally Posted by shipnil

if you'd go via Pathri-Parbhani route

How is this route till Nanded?

[narayans80]

Originally Posted by IP_Man

Pune to Nanded

I am thinking in lines of:

Pune-Solapur-Tuljapur-Latur-Nanded

Pune to Solapur to Tuljapur is in great shape.
Tuljapur-Latur was concrete 4-lane. I did this 5 years back and most of the 4-laning was completed. This 4-lane was to continue till Nanded. This piece am missing.

(or)
Pune-Aurangabad-Washim-Nanded

Pune-Nagar-Aurangabad is bumpy SH.
You can take Samruddhi from Aurangabad to Washim and connect to Nanded.

A slight corollary to above, you can take Samruddhi from Sinnar too.

[shipnil]

Originally Posted by IP_Man

How is this route till Nanded?

I haven't used Pathri - Manvat - Parbhani recently. But it was under repairs till a couple of years back and was bad in shape.

I have taken Pathri - Pokharni - Parbhani some 8-9 months back. It was in great shape. Google maps also gives this as an option.

The patch that is bad till Nanded is Parbhani - Basmat. Basmat - Nanded has a couple of options. Both decent.

Originally Posted by narayans80

Pune-Solapur-Tuljapur-Latur-Nanded
(or)
Pune-Aurangabad-Washim-Nanded

Some of my relatives travel by car from Nanded but never have I heard them taking any of the two routes mentioned by you. The Solapur route see heavy truck traffic while the Aurangabad route is longer and you have to cross a big town like Aurangabad which takes up a good amount of time.

[narayans80]

Originally Posted by shipnil

Some of my relatives travel by car from Nanded but never have I heard them taking any of the two routes mentioned by you. while the Aurangabad route is longer and you have to cross a big town like Aurangabad which takes up a good amount of time.

I am not a fan of taking interior Marathwada roads. They've been notoriously bad in the years I've taken all sorts of routes to Shirdi.

Aurangabad has a proper bypass for the last year and half.

While going via Samruddhi might be longer. Tuljapur-Latur would certainly be fast. You pretty much get 4-laned roads end to end.

The Solapur route see heavy truck traffic

Which highway ex-Pune is free?

[pkulkarni.2106]

My personal experience - I prefer the Pune - Ahilyanagar - Pathardi - Pathri - Pokharni - Nanded route. I've traveled this route several times last year & each time I reach Nanded within 8 hours (including breaks).

Even though this is the shortest & probably the fastest route, I always get the feeling that I've been driving for hours - I don't have a reason for this, but a few others too shared this experience with me.

Another option would be to take the Solapur route. Its longer, but I hear it'd take around 9 hours from Pune.

Originally Posted by IP_Man

I need to travel from Pune to Nanded in the coming few days. I have two options.

1. Pune - Ahmednagar - Pathardi

2. Pune - Ahmednagar - Aurangabad

3. Any other best option

I need a suggestion, which road I should take to minimise driving fatigue.

[IP_Man]

I just came back from Nanded. This route took nine hours to complete: Pune—Solapur—Tuljapur—Latur—Nanded.

Roads are excellent four-lane from start to end. Less traffic. It is very comfortable to drive stress-free, but it has a toll.