Compact SUVs road-trip from Kolkata to North Sikkim - 17,800 ft!

dhanushmenon · 4th March 2018, 15:34

Wonderful log there Upresenjit da.
Thoroughly enjoyed the narration, pics and also the videos. I plan to drive Sikkim and Bhutan sometime next month. Shall trouble you for help if required

Couldn't we have negotiated the snow clad roads even if it was not at such high speeds? Just curious to know.

Sandy28 · 7th March 2018, 13:04

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Originally Posted by dhanushmenon

Wonderful log there Upresenjit da.
Thoroughly enjoyed the narration, pics and also the videos. I plan to drive Sikkim and Bhutan sometime next month. Shall trouble you for help if required

Hi Dhanushmenon, happy to know that you are planning a drive to Bhutan/Sikkim next month. We have also planned a drive to Bhutan this month end. We can catchup on our itinerary plans

. What route are you planning to take on the Kolkata-Siliguri stretch? Reading all the posts of this route has confused me.

dhanushmenon · 7th March 2018, 21:13

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Hi Dhanushmenon, happy to know that you are planning a drive to Bhutan/Sikkim next month. We have also planned a drive to Bhutan this month end. We can catchup on our itinerary plans

. What route are you planning to take on the Kolkata-Siliguri stretch? Reading all the posts of this route has confused me.

I am not taking the Kolkata Siliguri stretch. I am coming from Pune via the EW highway.
On the return leg, I will be going to Kolkata. I intend taking the Malda Farakka route. If we time Malda and Farakka bridge properly, then we can get away with sensible timings.

Sandy28 · 7th March 2018, 23:51

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I am not taking the Kolkata Siliguri stretch. I am coming from Pune via the EW highway.
On the return leg, I will be going to Kolkata. I intend taking the Malda Farakka route. If we time Malda and Farakka bridge properly, then we can get away with sensible timings.

What do you suggest will be a right time to cross Malda/Faraka bridge?

Uprasenjit · 11th March 2018, 10:34

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Wonderful log there Upresenjit da.
Thoroughly enjoyed the narration, pics and also the videos. I plan to drive Sikkim and Bhutan sometime next month. Shall trouble you for help if required

Couldn't we have negotiated the snow clad roads even if it was not at such high speeds? Just curious to know.

The issue with fwd is by chance if the front wheels get stuck then you know what happens next

So the speed..

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What do you suggest will be a right time to cross Malda/Faraka bridge?

After midnight. Take the opposite lane as soon as you see truck standing on the road.

dhanushmenon · 12th March 2018, 10:44

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What do you suggest will be a right time to cross Malda/Faraka bridge?

I crossed at 1 AM

and easily crossed through. As Uprasenjit ji also suggested, I think past midnight would be the best time to cross. Else, between 1200 to 1500 hrs.

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The issue with fwd is by chance if the front wheels get stuck then you know what happens next

So the speed..

Ha ha. That's quite wise a consideration. However, even had it got stuck, you had manpower available to pull you out

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