Road trip from Mumbai to Jalandhar (Mumbai_Jalandhar) by and wife and 2 yrs old kid in November 2021.
Day 1 (10/11/2021): Mumbai - Udaipur
Mumbai - Surat - Vadodara - Halol - Godhra Bypass - Modasa - Rishabdev - Shamalaji - Udaipur.
Started sharp at 5 am from Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, and was at Ghodbunder Road by 5.45 am. Got badly stuck there for almost an hour and wasted precious time early in the morning. From there on, it was a breeze and the roads were in good condition until Surat toll. Had an hour's break for breakfast at Hotel Jalaram. Started at 11.30 am from Jalaram. The road is awesome throughout the stretch until Halol. From there on, the roads are smooth but 2 lanes until Godhra with a few bad rumblers and a few bad patches here and there. This particular stretch had a bit of local traffic and surprisingly tolls were exempted all the way from VBTL, Vadodra till Khandi Obri, Udaipur. We passed several tolls between Vadodra and Udaipur and all of them had exempted lanes for LMV. The next stop was directly at Hotel Sarvottam, Modasa at 4 pm with a brief refueling halt around 3.30 pm at Malpur. This was a quick break and started around 4.30 pm for the last stretch. As soon as we touch Samalaji on NH48, the roads were delicious. These last 160kms from Shamalaji till Udaipur was the best I've driven so far. There was smooth stretch throughout however, this particular section had proper markings, reflectors, inclinations and the smoothness was at another level. Reached hotel at Udaipur around 6.30 pm.
Distance --> 758 kms
Total hours 13.30 hours and Driving time 11.45 hours
Toll paid --> 640/-
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Day 2 (11/11/2021): Had a day for relaxing as my wife and I was traveling with a 2yr old. Explored Udaipur a bit, went to City Palace, Lunch at Natraj thali, and evening at rooftop cafes.
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Day 3 --> Nov12 --> Udaipur - New Delhi
Udaipur - Nathdwara - Rajasmand - Beawar - Kishangarh - Jaipur - Neemrana - Gurugram - Delhi
Started at 5.10 am from the hotel and once we reached Sukher, there is some construction work on both sides and hence the stretch is a single lane for a few km. Once you cross that, the roads are smooth till Nathdwara and once we get onto Rajasmand, it's a lonely stretch all the way till Rajiyawas I think and the roads change drastically after that to 3-4 lanes on each side. Amazing stretch from here on till Jaipur. We had an hour's breakfast halt at Hotel NH8, Kishangad around 9.30 am and started again at 10.30 amThere was a lot of city/local traffic at Jaipur and once we enter the diversion towards New Delhi, the stretch gets a bit dusty with good roads. The stretch doesn't have any speed signage or at least I didn't notice any and so beware of speed traps over here. I got fined for overspeeding above 80kmph. Lunch halt at Hotel Highway King around 1.30 pm and resumed for Delhi around 2.30 pm. From here on, the stretch was boring all the way till Gurugram. There was some diversion at the RJ-HR border near Bawal and so follow the traffic and you'd be fine. There was city/local traffic all the way from Bawal to New Delhi. Reached relatives house at 6.15 pm.
Distance --> 656 kms
Total hours 13 hours and Driving time 10.45 hours
Toll paid --> 810/-
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Day 4 --> Nov13 --> New Delhi - Jalandhar
Route --> Delhi - Murthal - Panipat - Karnal -Ambala - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Jalandhar.
Started a bit late today at 8 am and reached Murthal around 9.30 am after a few diversions at the Singhu border. Roads are in good shape once the protest camps are done and there are still a few diversions and traffic till in-between Panipat and Karnal. After Karnal, it's a breeze with butter-smooth roads all the way till Jalandhar. We crossed a few toll booths but paid no toll as none were operational. Reached home around 3.45 pm.
Distance --> 373 kms
Total hours 7.45 hours and Driving time 6.45 hours
Toll paid --> None
There was no checking or stopping at any state borders for RT-PCR or Vaccine report check and it was a breeze all the way from Mumbai to Jalandhar. Only the hotel where we stayed at Udaipur asked for a vaccine certificate. Since we both were fully vaccinated, no issues at all.
Started at 5.10 am from the hotel and once we reached Sukher, there is some construction work on both sides and hence the stretch is a single lane for a few km. Once you cross that, the roads are smooth till Nathdwara and once we get onto Rajasmand, it's a lonely stretch all the way till Rajiyawas I think and the roads change drastically after that to 3-4 lanes on each side. Amazing stretch from here on till Jaipur. We had an hour's breakfast halt at Hotel NH8, Kishangad around 9.30 am and started again at 10.30 amThere was a lot of city/local traffic at Jaipur and once we enter the diversion towards New Delhi, the stretch gets a bit dusty with good roads. The stretch doesn't have any speed signage or at least I didn't notice any and so beware of speed traps over here. I got fined for overspeeding above 80kmph. Lunch halt at Hotel Highway King around 1.30 pm and resumed for Delhi around 2.30 pm. From here on, the stretch was boring all the way till Gurugram. There was some diversion at the RJ-HR border near Bawal and so follow the traffic and you'd be fine. There was city/local traffic all the way from Bawal to New Delhi. Reached relatives house at 6.15 pm.
Distance --> 656 kms
Total hours 13 hours and Driving time 10.45 hours
Toll paid --> 810/-
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Day 4 --> Nov13 --> New Delhi - Jalandhar
Route --> Delhi - Murthal - Panipat - Karnal -Ambala - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Jalandhar.
Started a bit late today at 8 am and reached Murthal around 9.30 am after a few diversions at the Singhu border. Roads are in good shape once the protest camps are done and there are still a few diversions and traffic till in-between Panipat and Karnal. After Karnal, it's a breeze with butter-smooth roads all the way till Jalandhar. We crossed a few toll booths but paid no toll as none were operational. Reached home around 3.45 pm.
Distance --> 373 kms
Total hours 7.45 hours and Driving time 6.45 hours
Toll paid --> None
There was no checking or stopping at any state borders for RT-PCR or Vaccine report check and it was a breeze all the way from Mumbai to Jalandhar. Only the hotel where we stayed at Udaipur asked for a vaccine certificate. Since we both were fully vaccinated, no issues at all.
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