[Abhinit]

If you are starting at 5 AM from Bangalore, you can reach Rajahmurdy by around 7PM. Better to go till Rajahmurdy so second day is not very hectic. We recently stayed in Manjeera Sarovar in Rajahmurdy and it was good.

Originally Posted by iBokehlicious

Hello all.

Planning a trip along this route from Bangalore to Bhubaneswar on 15th and 16th January. Plan to depart from Bangalore at 5a.m on 15th (Sunday) and get to either Vijayawada or Rajahmundry by evening and stay there for the night and continue onwards to Bhubaneswar the next day.

What would be a better place to layover between the two ? Open to accommodation suggestions in both Vijayawada and Rajahmundry.

[BIL2_HGi10]

Hello Tribe,

I need to go Home and hence, am driving down to Cuttack next week.
We are driving full load - 4 adults and 2 kids (6 years old)
We are planning a very leisurely drive, with minimal possible risk and exposure.
All adults are double vaccinated.

Vehicle: Hyundai Creta BS6 1.5 Petrol IVT.

Following is the planned itinerary:


Day-(-1): RT-PCR Testing for all travelers including kids.

Day-0: Review results just to be sure that we are not travelling with the Virus.

Day-1:

Start from Ecity Town at 5 AM - Before starting have
-- 2 hours drive -- 05:00 AM - 07:00 AM
Coffee/Breakfast at Swathi Hotel and Cafe, Kolar Highway, Kendatti Gollahalli, Karnataka 563133 at 7 AM. (Driver Switchover)
-- 2 hours drive -- 07:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Coffee/Breakfast at Hotel Sapthagiri Restaurant (Pure Veg), Opp Lane, NH 140 Tirupati Main Road at 9 AM. (Driver Switchover)
-- 3.5 hours drive -- 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Lunch at Asli Nellore Family Dhaba and Restaurant, Guntur-Chennai Hwy, Chintareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524002 at 1 PM - (Driver Switchover)
-- 4.15 hours drive -- 02:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Novotel Vijayawada Varun, Bharthi Nagar, near Benz Circle, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520008 -- Night Halt
Have early dinner and sleep ASAP.

Day-2:

Breakfast at Hotel
Start from Novotel Vijaywada at 9 AM
-- 4 hours drive -- 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Lunch at Baba Ramdev Dhaba, vishakhapatanam road, NH 15, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh at 1 PM (Driver Switchover)
-- 4 hours drive -- 01:30 PM - 05:30 PM
The Park, Visakhapatnam, VUDA Park Light House R k, Beach Rd, Lawsons Bay Colony, Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530023
Have early dinner and sleep ASAP.


Day-3:

Breakfast at Hotel
Start from The Park at 9:00 AM
-- 3.5 hours drive -- 09:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Amaravati family restaurant, Srikakulam - Ichchapuram Hwy, Raghunadhapuram, Andhra Pradesh 532221 (Driver Switchover)
OR
Hotel Vyshnavi, Near Ampuram Junction, Srikakulam - Ichchapuram Highway, Srikakulam - Ichchapuram Highway, Kanchili, Andhra Pradesh 532290
OR
Pandit Dhaba, XHWW+R2M, Samantha Ramachandrapuram, Andhra Pradesh 532290

-- 4 hours drive -- 01:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Hotel Barunei, Barunei Temple Road, NH16, Khordha, Odisha 752057 (Driver Switchover)
-- 1.5 hours drive -- 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Bajrakabati, Cuttack, Odisha

Journey Ends !!!


Please suggest on the following:

1. Any restrictions on Inter-State Travel.
2. Is e-pass required? As per ICMR latest guidelines, no RT-PCR negative certificate is needed, but can someone confirm if that is needed in AP, Telengana and Odisha?
3. Any updates on the Road Condition between Vijayawada and Rajahmundry?
4. Any specifics or any precautions that I need to take ?
5. Any suggestions or disputes on the selection of stay/food?

Kindly revert ASAP !!! Thanks in advance.

[iBokehlicious]

Originally Posted by BIL2_HGi10

Hello Tribe,

I need to go Home and hence, am driving down to Cuttack next week.
We are driving full load - 4 adults and 2 kids (6 years old)
We are planning a very leisurely drive, with minimal possible risk and exposure.
All adults are double vaccinated.

Vehicle: Hyundai Creta BS6 1.5 Petrol IVT.

Following is the planned itinerary:


Day-(-1): RT-PCR Testing for all travelers including kids.

Day-0: Review results just to be sure that we are not travelling with the Virus.

Day-1:

Start from Ecity Town at 5 AM - Before starting have
-- 2 hours drive -- 05:00 AM - 07:00 AM
Coffee/Breakfast at Swathi Hotel and Cafe, Kolar Highway, Kendatti Gollahalli, Karnataka 563133 at 7 AM. (Driver Switchover)
-- 2 hours drive -- 07:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Coffee/Breakfast at Hotel Sapthagiri Restaurant (Pure Veg), Opp Lane, NH 140 Tirupati Main Road at 9 AM. (Driver Switchover)
-- 3.5 hours drive -- 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Lunch at Asli Nellore Family Dhaba and Restaurant, Guntur-Chennai Hwy, Chintareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524002 at 1 PM - (Driver Switchover)
-- 4.15 hours drive -- 02:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Novotel Vijayawada Varun, Bharthi Nagar, near Benz Circle, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520008 -- Night Halt
Have early dinner and sleep ASAP.

Day-2:

Breakfast at Hotel
Start from Novotel Vijaywada at 9 AM
-- 4 hours drive -- 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Lunch at Baba Ramdev Dhaba, vishakhapatanam road, NH 15, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh at 1 PM (Driver Switchover)
-- 4 hours drive -- 01:30 PM - 05:30 PM
The Park, Visakhapatnam, VUDA Park Light House R k, Beach Rd, Lawsons Bay Colony, Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530023
Have early dinner and sleep ASAP.


Day-3:

Breakfast at Hotel
Start from The Park at 9:00 AM
-- 3.5 hours drive -- 09:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Amaravati family restaurant, Srikakulam - Ichchapuram Hwy, Raghunadhapuram, Andhra Pradesh 532221 (Driver Switchover)
OR
Hotel Vyshnavi, Near Ampuram Junction, Srikakulam - Ichchapuram Highway, Srikakulam - Ichchapuram Highway, Kanchili, Andhra Pradesh 532290
OR
Pandit Dhaba, XHWW+R2M, Samantha Ramachandrapuram, Andhra Pradesh 532290

-- 4 hours drive -- 01:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Hotel Barunei, Barunei Temple Road, NH16, Khordha, Odisha 752057 (Driver Switchover)
-- 1.5 hours drive -- 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Bajrakabati, Cuttack, Odisha

Journey Ends !!!


Please suggest on the following:

1. Any restrictions on Inter-State Travel.
2. Is e-pass required? As per ICMR latest guidelines, no RT-PCR negative certificate is needed, but can someone confirm if that is needed in AP, Telengana and Odisha?
3. Any updates on the Road Condition between Vijayawada and Rajahmundry?
4. Any specifics or any precautions that I need to take ?
5. Any suggestions or disputes on the selection of stay/food?

Kindly revert ASAP !!! Thanks in advance.

Hi, have you already made the trip yet ? I pushed my trip dates and going to be covering the same leaving on 29th. Let me know how your journey was if you have already made it.

[BIL2_HGi10]

Originally Posted by BIL2_HGi10

Hello Tribe,

I need to go Home and hence, am driving down to Cuttack next week.
We are driving full load - 4 adults and 2 kids (6 years old)
We are planning a very leisurely drive, with minimal possible risk and exposure.
All adults are double vaccinated.

Vehicle: Hyundai Creta BS6 1.5 Petrol IVT.

Please suggest on the following:

1. Any restrictions on Inter-State Travel.
2. Is e-pass required? As per ICMR latest guidelines, no RT-PCR negative certificate is needed, but can someone confirm if that is needed in AP, Telengana and Odisha?
3. Any updates on the Road Condition between Vijayawada and Rajahmundry?
4. Any specifics or any precautions that I need to take ?
5. Any suggestions or disputes on the selection of stay/food?

Kindly revert ASAP !!! Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by iBokehlicious

Hi, have you already made the trip yet ? I pushed my trip dates and going to be covering the same leaving on 29th. Let me know how your journey was if you have already made it.

Hello Tribe,
I have updated my Travelogue posted in NOV2020 with the latest information - here is the link for your reference:
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/trave...ml#post5243278 (Bangalore to Cuttack Road Trip: A detailed travelogue)

No RTPCR Tests nor any ePass is required for inter-state travel right now.

Best Wishes & Regards!

[BIL2_HGi10]

Originally Posted by iBokehlicious

Hi, have you already made the trip yet ? I pushed my trip dates and going to be covering the same leaving on 29th. Let me know how your journey was if you have already made it.

Hello,
Let me know if you are looking for any specific inputs or information.
If you read through my post mentioned above you will find all the minutest details in each stretch of roads.

Thanks and Regards

[iBokehlicious]

Originally Posted by BIL2_HGi10

Hello,
Let me know if you are looking for any specific inputs or information.
If you read through my post mentioned above you will find all the minutest details in each stretch of roads.

Thanks and Regards

Thank you so much. Will definitely read through it and get in touch with you if I need more information

[bong_voyager]

Came across video in youtube showing work has started on the renigunta-naidupeta section. Finally the entire Bangalore-Bhubaneswar-Kolkata is either 4/6 lane under construction

https://youtu.be/cHi6oxvaseI

[redcruiser]

HI ,
I drove in this route on Jan-14.
Here is my Update.

Started from my home @whitefield at 5:10 Am in the morning and drove for 15 hours straight with Bio Breaks only. Reached Vizag at 9:10PM.
Reached Rajamundry around 5:30 so decided to drive further to Vizag. Had our lunch inside the car itself. Me and my better half decided to switch driving roles while the other one was having lunch.

Stayed in a hotel (newly constructed) in Vizag . It is cheap ,price for a night only 1500 bucks.
This hotel is only for lodging and there is no restaurant. you have to rely on Zomato to get your food.

The advantage you get here is that it is right next to the highway, almost at the end of the city.

Hotel name The 36 Inn




The road from SriKalahasti to Naidupeta is not that good. Could be because of the floods last year.

But a big improvement i saw was the road from Vijaywada to Rajamundry. 4 laning is almost complete and you can maintain decent speed. Last time when i drove just after the first lockdown, this road was in a very bad shape with lots of crater size potholes.

I have captured the entire drive in my dashcam. Will soon upload it to youtube.

Next day I drove from Vizag to Bhubaneswar and completed the journey in 7 hours.
Had a halt in Gopalpur dhaba and chilika dhaba. To get authentic dhaba taste you must stop in either of this place.

[redcruiser]

Originally Posted by BIL2_HGi10

1. Any restrictions on Inter-State Travel.
No restrictions.
2. Is e-pass required? As per ICMR latest guidelines, no RT-PCR negative certificate is needed, but can someone confirm if that is needed in AP, Telengana and Odisha?
There is no checking either in AP Border or Odisha border.
3. Any updates on the Road Condition between Vijayawada and Rajahmundry?
It is good. You can maintain good speed.

4. Any specifics or any precautions that I need to take ?
not that I recollect.

5. Any suggestions or disputes on the selection of stay/food?
Can't say anything untill Vizag. But There is a good dhaba in Berhampur , it is called Gopalpur highway dhaba.

Kindly revert ASAP !!! Thanks in advance.

Please find my response inline.

[BIL2_HGi10]

Originally Posted by redcruiser

Please find my response inline.

Hello - Thank you for your response.
I already completed the drive on 20JAN-22JAN and yes, all your answers are correct.
Please do find some time to go through the update in Page-3 of my Travelogue:
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/trave...ml#post5243278 (Bangalore to Cuttack Road Trip: A detailed travelogue)
Do suggest if something more notable needs to be added in the write up.
Also, pls share the Video link once it is updated.

Thanks and Best Regards

[BIL2_HGi10]

Originally Posted by BIL2_HGi10

Hello - Thank you for your response.
I already completed the drive on 20JAN-22JAN and yes, all your answers are correct.
Please do find some time to go through the update in Page-3 of my Travelogue:
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...ml#post5243278 (Bangalore to Cuttack Road Trip: A detailed travelogue)
Do suggest if something more notable needs to be added in the write up.
Also, pls share the Video link once it is updated.

Thanks and Best Regards

Correct URL is - https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/trave...velogue-3.html (Bangalore to Cuttack Road Trip: A detailed travelogue)
(Bangalore to Cuttack Road Trip: A detailed travelogue)

[vnabhi]

For those traveling via Vizag, it is better to take the original highway that goes through the city instead of the bypass from Anakapalli. My friend was misguided by Google early today, and ended up taking the bypass. Though it is 70% complete , there are some terrible areas where they were thinking of abandoning their trip. Luckily, when the asked a passer-by, they were told that the horrendous stretch is only for a couple of kms more.


They were in a Creta, so imagine a low-slung sedan or hatch!!

In retrospect, they realized that they should have taken the city route, as it was around 6 am, and there would have hardly been any traffic.

[samuelkoyya]

Hi All,

Can you please post reliable fuel station that you fill up in this route (BLR - Vizag). I generally drive between Blr and Rajamundry and below are the list of petrol pumps which I found decent.

HP COCO (Before Kavali - Towards Visakapatnam)
https://goo.gl/maps/WmkWE4pR15QP44Xa6

BP COCO Guntur
https://goo.gl/maps/BaVghMq9VxHBuXHV9

BP COCO (After Rajamundry - Towards Visakapatnam)
https://goo.gl/maps/7hnUxSkjqwrnezux7

HP petrol bunk ( Not COCO) but decent one
After Ongole towards Vizag
https://goo.gl/maps/pbTSr3aMov4b1Gew9

HP COCO (Ravulapalem - Towards Chennai)
https://goo.gl/maps/AdCJynD23C9sRyJS7

IOCL COCO (After Ongole - Towards Chennai)
https://goo.gl/maps/aahN4kVWgyksJXhi6

BP COCO (After Ongole - Towards Chennai)
https://goo.gl/maps/aLPvoR4sE9eNVaoq8

BP - Not sure if this is COCO - (After Gudur, towards Chennai)
https://goo.gl/maps/dSNARoj35Q9yMBP57

[chembilath]

Hi,

I have recently shifted from Kochi to Bhubaneswar and will be taking my car from Thrissur to Bhubaneswar in 2 days. I will be accompanied by my family driver( after too much persuasion from my parents and in-laws)
I've driven a lot between Thrissur -Bangalore -Hyderabad. This route is totalluy new to me

I plan to travel as per the below schedule

Day 1 : Thrissur to Nellore (730kms approx)
start from Thrissur at 05:00Am and reach Nellore by nightfall hopefully
Day 2 : Nellore to Vizag (625kms approx)
start by 05-05:30am and reach Vizag by 06-07pm
Day 3 : Vizag to Bhubaneswar
start by around 11:00am and reach Bhubaneswar by 07:00pm hopefully

My queries are:

1. Should i take chittur-Tirupathi or chittur-puttur-renigunta route
2. Any decent known hotel to spend the night at Nellore, or should i push the
drive further for a good stay
3. I usually fill diesel from Reliance outlets, are those ones one this route
reliable enough
4. I should be sticking on Nh-16 whatsoever then Map shows right ?
5. Anything i should be aware of while driving a KL registered vehicle

Thanks in advance

[ashis89]

Drove from Bhubaneswar to Bangalore over the weekend. Nothing specific to report, roads were good in most parts, average in some. Took the Anakapelle bypass for Vizag and Godavari 4th bridge for Rajahmundry.

Day 1:
Bhubaneswar to Vijayawada (795 kms): 13 hrs 10 mins (including driving time of 12 hrs 25 mins)

Vijayawada to Bangalore (669 kms): 10 hrs 15 mins (including driving time of 9hrs 39 mins)


Few key points:

- Most of the flyover work is complete on the route and driving is back to being a pleasure.

- While coming from Bhubaneswar, at Anandpuran, the road bifurcates towards Vizag city abruptly. The main road continues towards Anakapelle bypass while a narrow branch cuts off towards Vizag. One has to be careful not to miss it if you intend to enter Vizag.

- The approach road to the Godavari 4th bridge has been patched up, although shoddily. 10kms of even roads before one ends up at the bridge. No risk for low slung sedans, even an E Class could make it easily.

- The Kovvur toll plaza continues to have long pile-ups although they have started using fastags. We waited a good 20 mins in the queue to cross this toll.
Do I regret it? No. After investing 20 mins, the next 40 kms is pure bliss.

- Naidupeta to Reniguta remains bad and unsafe. Let me elaborate. Most of this stretch is broken roads with a few deep potholes too. The truckers and buses avoid the bad stretches and hence, keep driving on the wrong side of the road or even criss-crossing.

Originally Posted by vnabhi

For those traveling via Vizag, it is better to take the original highway that goes through the city instead of the bypass from Anakapalli.

I took this route in late Nov 2021 while going to Bhubaneswar and again yesterday, on the return leg. I was bypassing Vizag around 12 - 1 pm on either occasions. Regarding the road, about 25 kms is excellent 6 lane concrete road with tolls. About 20 kms in uneven/broken 2 lane road with truck traffic. That said, there are not any big potholes and route won't be a challenge for a sedan or hatchback.

If one is unlucky, one might get stuck here. While I was lucky both times and crossed this junction in 2-3 mins, I could see almost a km long pile up of vehicles on the other side.

All said and done, this bypass is still preferred by a lot of private cars and small vehicles.

Originally Posted by chembilath

Hi,

I have recently shifted from Kochi to Bhubaneswar and will be taking my car from Thrissur to Bhubaneswar in 2 days. I will be accompanied by my family driver( after too much persuasion from my parents and in-laws)
I've driven a lot between Thrissur -Bangalore -Hyderabad. This route is totalluy new to me

I plan to travel as per the below schedule

Day 1 : Thrissur to Nellore (730kms approx)
start from Thrissur at 05:00Am and reach Nellore by nightfall hopefully
Day 2 : Nellore to Vizag (625kms approx)
start by 05-05:30am and reach Vizag by 06-07pm
Day 3 : Vizag to Bhubaneswar
start by around 11:00am and reach Bhubaneswar by 07:00pm hopefully

My queries are:

1. Should i take chittur-Tirupathi or chittur-puttur-renigunta route
2. Any decent known hotel to spend the night at Nellore, or should i push the
drive further for a good stay
3. I usually fill diesel from Reliance outlets, are those ones one this route
reliable enough
4. I should be sticking on Nh-16 whatsoever then Map shows right ?
5. Anything i should be aware of while driving a KL registered vehicle

Thanks in advance

Welcome to Bhubaneswar!

1. Take the Chittoor - Tirupati route.

3. Yes, there are a few Reliance bunks but haven't tried that. Yesterday, I filled at this IOCL COCO bunk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tgteyoQUC84r9PPRA

4. Godavari 4th bridge route, to bypass Rajahmundry, is in good shape now. There might some delay at the Kovvur toll plaza but I would still recommend this route (Google suggests this route too as it is shorter).

5. No special care required.

All the best for your trip.