Mangalore to Kodaikanal - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Best Intercity Driving Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Best Intercity Driving Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route from 

Mangalore to Kodaikanal 
(Mangalore_Kodaikanal): 

Mangalore/ Mangaluru (KA) (Drive South for 3 kms from Kuntikan junction to Nanthoor junction on NH66) ---- KPT junction, Mangalore ---- Nanthoor junction, Mangalore (Exit NH66. Turn left) ---- First Neuro Brain And Spine Super Speciality Hospital, Mangalore on right ---- VW Mangalore, Kodikal, Mangalore on left ---- Trinity Fuels (Nayara Energy Ltd), Opposite Kannur post office, Mangalore on right ---- Thambe ---- BC Road (ROL: Bantwal 3 kms) ---- Nethravathi River Bridge (KA) ---- Panemangalore ---- Melkar ---- Kalladka ---- Puttur (KA) ---- Jalsoor ---- Sullya/ Sulia (KA) ---- Sampaje ---- Madikeri / Coorg district (KA) ---- Guddehosuru (SH91) ---- Kushalnagar (KA) ---- Hunsur (KA) ---- Mukanahalli ---- Bilikere ---- Yelawala ---- Mysore/ Mysuru (KA) ---- Mysore Ring Road (Hinkal intersection) ---- Chamrajnagara/ Chamrajnagar ---- Bannari ---- Sathyamangalam ---- Annur ---- Pollachi ---- Palani ---- Ghat/ Hill Road ---- Kodaikanal (TN) 

Takes around 15 hours with an early start of 4.00 am from Mangalore and short duration stops for breakfast, lunch, etc.
Google maps might take you through shorter routes but you will get stuck in traffic.
The Indian Roadie Preferred Route is fairly traffic free run and has good wide road throughout.