Bangalore - Vijayawada - Vizag - Bhubaneswar : Route Queries

bong_voyager · 14th June 2021, 13:21

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Originally Posted by ssjr0498

A close friend drove down from Purnea to Blr day before yesterday! No RTPCR's or checks anywhere!

Hi, can you please let me know which route did your friend take? I am planning for a trip back to Bangalore from Kolkata but it seems Odisha won't let anyone enter without RT-PCR or Vaccination certificate and e-pass as well.

Thumping Soul · 16th June 2021, 07:47

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Originally Posted by bong_voyager

Hi, can you please let me know which route did your friend take? I am planning for a trip back to Bangalore from Kolkata but it seems Odisha won't let anyone enter without RT-PCR or Vaccination certificate and e-pass as well.

Hey, even I'm planning to start from Kolkata on 18th June for Bangalore. As far as I have checked and spoken to a few people, no checking or docs required for inter state travel as of now.

Btw, when are you planning to start from Kolkata?

Regards
Saurav

bong_voyager · 16th June 2021, 21:18

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Originally Posted by Thumping Soul

Hey, even I'm planning to start from Kolkata on 18th June for Bangalore. As far as I have checked and spoken to a few people, no checking or docs required for inter state travel as of now.

Btw, when are you planning to start from Kolkata?

Regards
Saurav

Hey I have postponed my trip till at least next month. I don't want to take any chance as I will be travelling with my pets. If you do take the trip, would request you to please update the thread with first hand experience.

Regards,
Sounak

papr23 · 16th June 2021, 22:22

I drove between Vijayawada & Rajahmundry few days back, on a weekday. Most of the flyover work between Vijayawada & Eluru is done and it is a breeze to drive in that stretch.
The patchwork that was done after Eluru after last year's rains have aged and the roughness of the road can be felt already. I am afraid the quality of roads will worsen after few more rains like last year.
The traffic was high probably due to the curfew timings (2PM to 6AM). On my return leg, I was stopped two times after crossing Pottipadu toll to check for e-pass as I returned during curfew hours.

Avikbrio · 23rd June 2021, 01:08

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Originally Posted by bong_voyager

Hey I have postponed my trip till at least next month. I don't want to take any chance as I will be travelling with my pets. If you do take the trip, would request you to please update the thread with first hand experience.

Regards,
Sounak

I have planned to leave for BLR on 16th July. I will be driving solo. Let me know if you would like to join.

ssjr0498 · 23rd June 2021, 10:15

He took the regular CCU-BBSR-Vizag-Chittoor-BLR route. I plan on leaving to Blr from CCu on the 29th of June. Plan on not carrying any RT-PCR now that lockdown's are almost over!

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Originally Posted by bong_voyager

Hi, can you please let me know which route did your friend take? I am planning for a trip back to Bangalore from Kolkata but it seems Odisha won't let anyone enter without RT-PCR or Vaccination certificate and e-pass as well.

bong_voyager · 23rd June 2021, 10:25

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Originally Posted by ssjr0498

Plan on not carrying any RT-PCR now that lockdown's are almost over!

Hi, pls let us know regarding the RT-PCR situation. Although the practical situation may be different, the Odisha govt covid portal is still asking for a e-pass along with either RT-PCR or Vaccination Certificate.

Thumping Soul · 30th June 2021, 13:57

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Originally Posted by bong_voyager

Hi, pls let us know regarding the RT-PCR situation. Although the practical situation may be different, the Odisha govt covid portal is still asking for a e-pass along with either RT-PCR or Vaccination Certificate.

I drove down from Kolkata, couple of weeks back. Following was my intinerary:

18th June (Day 1): Kolkata to Gopalpur, 620kms. Were stopped at the WB-Odisha border. Were asked to submit our Aadhar & RC copies by the WB authorities. Odisha side, they just asked 'where are you headed?'. Straight-faced reply was 'Bangalore'. And then they let us go. Nothing more. No RT-PCR, ePass etc. We stayed over at Swosti Palm Resort. Bramhapur town doesnot have any good options, so decided for Gopalpur, plus it has a beach.
We started at 5am from our home in Madhyamgram, stopped for a quick breakfast at Balasore (10am), lunch at Khorda around 3pm and checked into our hotel by 6.30pm.

19th June (Day 2): Gopalpur to Vijaywada, 640kms. Started off around 8am, after a good heavy breakfast. Took the diversion off NH 16, to bypass Vizag. And i still feel, if you are covering this stretch during day-time, please use the bypass. Although the approach & exit aren't complete yet, rest of the road is, apart from 2 flyovers. Andhara had its weekend curfew going on, so most of the restaurants / dhabas were open for take-away only. We somehow managed to find a small Punjabi Dhaba around Eluru. Some lip-smacking Dal Tadka & Chicken Curry with Tandoor Rotis. Post this the progress was slightly slow, about 100kms before Vijayawada. Quite a few diversions here. Were able to check in at Lemon Tree, Vijayawada at 8.30pm

20th June (Day 3): Vijayawada to Bangalore, 680kms. Started off around 9am, after a good heavy breakfast from the hotel. Weekend curfew was still on, which meant very few places for even a tea break. Had lunch at London Street (3VPQ+6W Chillakur, Andhra Pradesh). This has been our regular stop for last few years now. Clean place with ample parking & a small children's play area. Good place to stop & relax, before hitting the single lane stretch from Naidupet to Tirupati. We had another small tea-break just after crossing KA border. Reached home in Whitefield by 7.30pm.

bong_voyager · 30th June 2021, 15:09

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Originally Posted by Thumping Soul

Were stopped at the WB-Odisha border. Were asked to submit our Aadhar & RC copies by the WB authorities.

So irony is that of all the four states across which you travelled, only the home state asked for any kind of documentation.

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Originally Posted by Thumping Soul

Took the diversion off NH 16, to bypass Vizag. And i still feel, if you are covering this stretch during day-time, please use the bypass.

Agree on this point. Even during my journey towards Kolkata, I was able to cross the entire Anakapalle to Anandapuram stretch in about 1 hour with all the diversions and truck traffic whereas through city would have taken atleast 1.5 hours, if not more.

Any update on road conditions on the under construction section of Balasore-chandikhol, especially after Yass cyclone?

Thumping Soul · 30th June 2021, 23:12

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Originally Posted by bong_voyager

So irony is that of all the four states across which you travelled, only the home state asked for any kind of documentation.

Agree on this point. Even during my journey towards Kolkata, I was able to cross the entire Anakapalle to Anandapuram stretch in about 1 hour with all the diversions and truck traffic whereas through city would have taken atleast 1.5 hours, if not more.

Any update on road conditions on the under construction section of Balasore-chandikhol, especially after Yass cyclone?

The Balasore - Chandikhol stretch was ok. Didn't face any issue as such. Quite a few diversions exist, but lot many flyovers are ready now.

Relatively, no. of diversions in Odisha have significantly reduced from my last trip in December.

damodar · 30th June 2021, 23:51

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Originally Posted by Thumping Soul

[*]20th June (Day 3): Vijayawada to Bangalore, 680kms. Started off around 9am, after a good heavy breakfast from the hotel. Weekend curfew was still on, which meant very few places for even a tea break. Had lunch at London Street (3VPQ+6W Chillakur, Andhra Pradesh). This has been our regular stop for last few years now. Clean place with ample parking & a small children's play area. Good place to stop & relax, before hitting the single lane stretch from Naidupet to Tirupati. We had another small tea-break just after crossing KA border. Reached home in Whitefield by 7.30pm. [/list]

How were the road conditions from Tirupati to Bangalore? Did you take the new Chitoor bypass?

Thumping Soul · 1st July 2021, 00:18

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Originally Posted by damodar

How were the road conditions from Tirupati to Bangalore? Did you take the new Chitoor bypass?

Chittoor bypass is also complete. I went the entire stretch. It was a flat stretch. Just that, there aren't too many eateries / pit stops available.

flyingsaucer · 1st July 2021, 21:29

Drove from Bangalore to Vijayawada today. No checking anywhere. Took the Chittoor-Tirupati route - saw loads of traffic there. Left Koramangala at 7am and reached Vijayawada by 6:40pm with a couple of 30 minute breaks thrown in.

Heading for Visakhapatnam tomorrow and then Bhubaneswar the day after. Will update this thread with more details.

damodar · 1st July 2021, 22:26

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Originally Posted by flyingsaucer

Drove from Bangalore to Vijayawada today. No checking anywhere. Took the Chittoor-Tirupati route - saw loads of traffic there.

Did you find any difficulty in bypassing Chitoor town? And how was the road conditions from Putalpattu to Tirupati?

flyingsaucer · 4th July 2021, 06:46

Drove from Vijayawada to Bhubaneswar with a night halt at Vizag. Absolutely no checking anywhere. We were apprehensive about checking at Girisola, but we were not stopped anywhere. We didn't even have the epass stuck to our windshield.

Vijayawada to Vizag took 9 hours with a couple of breaks. Vizag to Bhubaneswar took 8 and a half hours with breaks.

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papr23 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 173 Thanked: 1,389 Times	Re: Bangalore - Vijayawada - Vizag - Bhubaneswar : Route Queries I drove between Vijayawada & Rajahmundry few days back, on a weekday. Most of the flyover work between Vijayawada & Eluru is done and it is a breeze to drive in that stretch. The patchwork that was done after Eluru after last year's rains have aged and the roughness of the road can be felt already. I am afraid the quality of roads will worsen after few more rains like last year. The traffic was high probably due to the curfew timings (2PM to 6AM). On my return leg, I was stopped two times after crossing Pottipadu toll to check for e-pass as I returned during curfew hours. Last edited by papr23 : 16th June 2021 at 22:33.
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flyingsaucer Newbie Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11 Thanked: 7 Times	Re: Bangalore - Vijayawada - Vizag - Bhubaneswar : Route Queries Drove from Bangalore to Vijayawada today. No checking anywhere. Took the Chittoor-Tirupati route - saw loads of traffic there. Left Koramangala at 7am and reached Vijayawada by 6:40pm with a couple of 30 minute breaks thrown in. Heading for Visakhapatnam tomorrow and then Bhubaneswar the day after. Will update this thread with more details.
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flyingsaucer Newbie Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11 Thanked: 7 Times	Re: Bangalore - Vijayawada - Vizag - Bhubaneswar : Route Queries Drove from Vijayawada to Bhubaneswar with a night halt at Vizag. Absolutely no checking anywhere. We were apprehensive about checking at Girisola, but we were not stopped anywhere. We didn't even have the epass stuck to our windshield. Vijayawada to Vizag took 9 hours with a couple of breaks. Vizag to Bhubaneswar took 8 and a half hours with breaks.
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