[pravdr]

first hand info required on this route mumbai dhule khandwa hoshangabad piparia pachmarhi.

is it possible in 1 day?

[hvkumar]

The road till the MH-MP border is superb, but there are some bad stretches once you enter MP. Although I have no personal experience, AFAIK, the Khandwa-Hoshangabad road was a disaster, although there are chances that it may have improved lately.

I think it very difficult to cover this in 1 day, and unless you are a superfast driver, you may find it difficult to cross Khandwa.

[pjbiju]

Road is very good till Khandwa (Pune - Ahmadnagar - Aurangabad - Jamner - Burhanpur - Khandwa). Actually road is very good til Indore on that route. No idea about road from Khandwa to Hoshangabad. Technocrat might know.

-Biju

[pravdr]

Originally Posted by pjbiju

Road is very good till Khandwa (Pune - Ahmadnagar - Aurangabad - Jamner - Burhanpur - Khandwa). Actually road is very good til Indore on that route. No idea about road from Khandwa to Hoshangabad. Technocrat might know.

-Biju

thanks biju the grey area is the khandwa hoshangabad road. how do i contact technocrat send him a pm ?
regards

pg

Originally Posted by hvkumar

The road till the MH-MP border is superb, but there are some bad stretches once you enter MP. Although I have no personal experience, AFAIK, the Khandwa-Hoshangabad road was a disaster, although there are chances that it may have improved lately.

I think it very difficult to cover this in 1 day, and unless you are a superfast driver, you may find it difficult to cross Khandwa.

thanks hv
yes i do understand that in my enthusiasm im trying too hard. but i do believe the roads in india have undergone a seachange and one always hopes against hope to cut down that extra hour or a few miles!!!!

surprisingly ther are very few travelogues on mumbai to any city in mp. it was utter delight for me 2 years back when i could make it to mp, from the dhule section so easily. people travel much longer to goa than indore!!!!! from mumbai.

regards

pg

[hvkumar]

I had driven to MP last month, covering Bombay-Indore-Gwalior-Kajuraho-Panna-Katni-Jabalpur & Seoni. Roads are much better nowadays.

Check out Ramky's http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...c-statues.html


You can read in the post http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post1049841 as to how bad the Indore-Hoshnagabad-Pachmarhi route is.

[pjbiju]

Originally Posted by pravdr

thanks biju the grey area is the khandwa hoshangabad road. how do i contact technocrat send him a pm ?

Yes, send him a pm. I have a colleague who frequently travels to Hoshangabad. Let me check out how he travels and will let you know if he has any idea about the condition of the roads between Khandwa and Hoshangabad.

I usually take about 12 hours to drive to Indore from Pune non-stop except for fuel breaks and bio-breaks. And on this route I am mostly in double digit speeds only.

[SPIKE ARRESTOR]

@pravdr as i have travelled some time back through the Punasa route, i can assure you the roads are not that great, only for a stretch of 30km or so they are virtually extinct

Spike

[agspins]

Khandwa-Hoshangabd road is in much better condition than before.I think its a BOT road project and has brought down the travel time significantly.Hoshnagabd-pachmari road is breeze..

[pravdr]

Originally Posted by pjbiju

Yes, send him a pm. I have a colleague who frequently travels to Hoshangabad. Let me check out how he travels and will let you know if he has any idea about the condition of the roads between Khandwa and Hoshangabad.

I usually take about 12 hours to drive to Indore from Pune non-stop except for fuel breaks and bio-breaks. And on this route I am mostly in double digit speeds only.

thanks biju

i will pm technocrat.

Originally Posted by hvkumar

I had driven to MP last month, covering Bombay-Indore-Gwalior-Kajuraho-Panna-Katni-Jabalpur & Seoni. Roads are much better nowadays.

Check out Ramky's http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...c-statues.html


You can read in the post http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post1049841 as to how bad the Indore-Hoshnagabad-Pachmarhi route is.

thanks hv
true blue you have covered the very heart of incredible india.i will use the travelogues to my advantage.

pg

[pravdr]

Originally Posted by agspins

Khandwa-Hoshangabd road is in much better condition than before.I think its a BOT road project and has brought down the travel time significantly.Hoshnagabd-pachmari road is breeze..

thanks ags

following up can i ask how much time does it take to go to pachmarhi from khandwa?

also how is the hotel situation in khandwa and hoshangabad as i feel this is a less travelled section.

regards

pg

[agspins]

Would take around 7 hours approx from Khandwa.
AFA hotels are concerned you can give a try to Grand Hotel in khandwa near railway station.Housed in old colonial building,Hoshangabad has hopeless hotels, just ok for a quick meal at place called "Osheen".

[Technocrat]

Originally Posted by pjbiju

Road is very good till Khandwa (Pune - Ahmadnagar - Aurangabad - Jamner - Burhanpur - Khandwa). Actually road is very good til Indore on that route. No idea about road from Khandwa to Hoshangabad. Technocrat might know.

-Biju

+1. Take this route.

As for Khandwa to Hoshangabad; I traveled on this route 2 years ago & it was in good condition. Though the road is slightly narrow, you can do good speeds as there is barely anyone on road.

But its totally deserted so I would avoid night driving.

[pjbiju]

I just checked with my friend and he tells me that the road between Khandwa and Hoshangabad is good. The bad patches are between Hoshangabad and Bhopal. Since you do not have to travel to Bhopal, you should be ok taking the Khandwa Hoshangabad route.

-Biju

[pravdr]

Originally Posted by Technocrat

+1. Take this route.

As for Khandwa to Hoshangabad; I traveled on this route 2 years ago & it was in good condition. Though the road is slightly narrow, you can do good speeds as there is barely anyone on road.

But its totally deserted so I would avoid night driving.

thanx technocrat

thanx for replying even before i cd pm you.

will require some info further.

regards

pg

Originally Posted by pjbiju

I just checked with my friend and he tells me that the road between Khandwa and Hoshangabad is good. The bad patches are between Hoshangabad and Bhopal. Since you do not have to travel to Bhopal, you should be ok taking the Khandwa Hoshangabad route.

-Biju

thanks biju

seems that this section has travellers but not like the other grand trunk routes.

thanx fr the feedback

pg

Originally Posted by agspins

Would take around 7 hours approx from Khandwa.
AFA hotels are concerned you can give a try to Grand Hotel in khandwa near railway station.Housed in old colonial building,Hoshangabad has hopeless hotels, just ok for a quick meal at place called "Osheen".

thanks agspins

i have zero info about this area. the only knowledge i had was that mumtaz mahal wife of shahjahan died at burhanpur!!!!!

so all the small nuggets of info are appreciated.

pg

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[Technocrat]

If you plan to stay over night then I would suggest going Via Indore, so that you stay overnight at Indore & then Do Indore - Bhopal - Pachmarhi