Road trip from Agra to Indore by roadie Rajarshi Mukherjee in early November 2019

Road trip from Agra to Indore (Agra_Indore) by roadie Rajarshi Mukherjee in early November 2019. 

Total Distance : 660 kms. 
Start : 07:10 hrs
End : 17:20 hrs (including 3 breaks)

Agra to Morena :
Very good 4 lane. Spent more than 20 mins at Jajau Toll Plaza as toll collection was slow and few gates were closed. There is a 30 kms long stretch which passes through Dholpur district of Rajasthan. Dholpur city has a nice elevated road to bypass the city. Wasn't so lucky in Morena where elevated road is under construction and one needs to jostle with local vehicles.

Morena to Gwalior :
Excellent road from Morena to Jhansi turnoff. Road becomes undivided 2 lanes for next 35 km after that. Gwalior bypass was so that even Gmap doesn’t recommend to use it. As it was just 9AM in the morning, decided to cross Gwalior through the city. Road condition for the entire 2 lane section and inside Gwalior city is rough and filled with occasional potholes. So it took 1 hour for us.
There is another longer alternative – Take the Jhansi turnoff and drive till Sikroda Barodi village and then take right toward NH3. Road condition is unknown but could be a saver if Gwalior city is choked.

Gwalior to Shivpuri Bypass:
Outstanding road all the way till Shivpuri bypass. 25 kms long Shivpuri bypass is again undivided 2 lane. Although 90% of the road is constructed, there are some extremely bad patches with no road at all especially near the culverts. So bad that I couldn’t save the car from belly hit twice even at below 10kmph speed.

Shivpuri to Guna to Biaora :
Superb road of 190 kms tarred and well marked. Tarred road causes less noise and makes the driving super comfortable. Road is so inviting that you don’t realize when speedometer crossed 100. 

Kolaras, Badarwas, Guna, Binaganj and every other small towns are well bypassed.

Biaora to Dewas Bypass :
150 Km long Bioara to Dewas bypass is newly constructed 4 lane concreted road. 4 lane is operational for the 90% of the distance except few diversions near Parsuliya (3 km long diversion),  Pachore (6 Km long diversion) and Jaloda (4 km long diversion). In these diversions, while we were driving on the opposite lane, could see all major work is completed.  3 major towns Sarangpur, Shajapur and Makshi is properly bypassed. Only last 7 Km from Sia to Dewas bypass is under construction and will take time.

Dewas to Indore :
Excellent 4 lane road but traffic intensifies as you approach towards Indore.

Facilities:
There are very few family restaurants in these 660 kms long stretch. Saw some near Shivpuri. But only truckers’ dhaba is available between towns. Actually we like dhabas for freshly cooked foods, super quick service and pocket friendly rates. The ambience may not be very family friendly, but we found most dhaba owners are quite understanding and offers separate sitting if accompanied by family. For toilets, we stop in big petrol pumps preferably HPCL or Reliance.

This route could be a good alternate option for roadies from Mumbai/ Pune travelling to north of Delhi instead of the Manpur – Lebad – Ratlam – Neemuch – Chittor – Bhilwara – Kishangarh - Jaipur route. 

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Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route for 

Agra to Indore (Agra_Indore), 

Indore to Agra (Indore to Agra). 

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* Drivelog