Dear Kumar, That was fabulous! I shall study your recommendations carefully and will approach for further help. G'Day! Hari ... to Belur, turn off and go to...
Hi, In April I will be driving down from Pune-Abu Road. The distance is approx 840 kms. I will be driving with family. I am not sure If I can cover this in a...
Akshay, UNless you are a very fast driver, it is not easy to do Abu Road the same day. I would do it only if I leave Pune around 3 am and do some non-stop...
Kumar, Thanks for the info. I am planning to leave Pune ard 3:00 AM. Can I reach Ahmedabad on day 1? The distance to Ahmedabad is around 660 kms. I won't be...
Hai Akshay, I tried out the Mehasana, Palanpur-Abu Road, see my logs on the following URL: http://www.arkzsol.com/ABD-DLI-RSH.htm That was a mistake on my...
Akshay, Yes, with that departure time, you can reach Ahmedabad by evening, with halts for breakfast and lunch en route. You should exit the Baroda-Ahmedabad...
Please check FILES section for my log book MtAbu1999 which has details of the Himmatnagar route. Please read this along with the latest log book of my HP trip...
Kumar, I have grabbed the MtAbu1999 log. Was not able to locate the latest log book of your HP trip in the "Kumar Log Books" in the Files section. With inputs...
Dear Akshay, I did Mumbai - Ahmedabad - Udaipur on the 15th of January 2008, wherein I left Navi Mumbai at 7:00AM, reached Sardar Patel Ring Road at about...
Hai Akshay, Just uploaded my trip log to Ambaji, from Ambaji to Abu Road is a clear road, with great signage. http://www.arkzsol.com/LOGAMBAJI07.htm As Sashi...
NH48 is drivable in car now. Work is going on in SHiradi ghat but so no heavy vehicles plying through it. hence through shiradi ghat there is less traffic...
Hi Shiradi ghat is driveable , strech of about 30kms is bad , after that raods till mangalore are a bliss !! I did mangalore- Bnaglaore thru shiradi ghats in 6...
Hi Rahul, I came through NH17 twice, down in December and up in January. Please see my comments below: Return Journey - 8th and 9th January 2008 Kozhikode -...
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Dear Kumar I have studied your route and have decided to do hassan to udupi via kotigehara and khalasa. This will give me an opportunity to visit the temples...
Hari, Not sure about the Tumkur-Madhugiri-Mulbagal road. Have been on the road to MUlbagal, ordinary district roads. May not be good. May be a better idea to...
Dear Kumar, Thank you for the options. To travel to Chennai from Dandeli, you are suggesting to take Dandeli-Chitradurga-Anantapur-Penukonda-Chennai. But by...
Hi, Here are couple of routes that I know of to bypass Mumbai while driving from Pune to NH8 towards Ahmedabad. 1. Panvel-Airoli-Thane-Ghodbunder-NH8 2....
Route 1 and 2 are almost the same except that Route 1 goes through Kalwa into Thane city whereas Route 2 (recommended) passes outside the crowded sections of...
Hari, The Penukonda - Kadiri route to Chennai does not touch Mulbagal. You first come to Madanapalle and then you have the choice of going on to Pileru and...
I recently traveled to Thane via Mumbra. Mumbra bypass is functional now hence one need not get into Mumbra city.From Panvel -- to Sheelphata -- to Bharat...
Doc, Thanks for the update. If this route is to be taken, alternative route is as follows: If coming from Pune, Exit Pune Expressway in Thane exit, just before...
How is the road via Bhiwandi bypass to NH8? ... the final exit. Watch out for clear signages. ... Panvel/Panvel Bypass, and take the road to Thane - turning to...
Akshay, The alternative route I have discussed below is the Bhiwandi Bypass route. There is a third route that goes ino Bhiwandi town and reaches NH8 near...
Kumar, Thanks for the update. I was referring to the one the goes through Bhiwandi town and hits NH 8 at Vasai. Now that you are recommending against it. would...
The maps show a road from Nasik that joins the NH8 a little before Valsad. Is this not a workable alternative to do Pune - Ahmedabad? Cheers, Deepak ... From:...
Deepak, That is the Nasik-Saputara-Valsad/Vapi/Navsari road which is avoidable too because of bad road conditions, plus poor facilities. Kumar ... From: Deepak...
Hi Ramky, Thanks for the updated trip log. If you can recommend couple of hotels around Ahmedabad on the highway itself, that would be of great help to me for...
If you take the expressway exit into Sardar Patel Ring Road (and Udaipur road), you will not go anywhere near Ahmedabad city. After hitting NH8 and crossing...
