Completed Bangalore - Shirdi - Goa - Bangalore in early May 2022.
Route taken was: Bangalore - Chitradurga -Hospet - Vijayapura- Solapur - Beed - Aurangabad - Lasur - Shirdi. This was the longest route option but 95% of NH was good. The stretch between Aurangabad and Lasur is in bad condition. The rest of the roads were good towards Shirdi. Took around 15 hrs to reach Shirdi from Bangalore.
Words of caution for this route:
1. Hospet - Vijayapura: speed breakers,
2. Food stops are minimal between Chitradurga and Solapur. Plan one at Hospet, Vijayapura, carry if possible.
3. Stopped twice by MH cops to verify the car papers and license.
While returning, visited Goa. Route taken was Shirdi - Pune bypass - Satara - Kolhapur - Nipani - State Highways via Amboli - Goa Took 12.5 hrs for 610km. (Note: Watch out for MH cops, they are everywhere clicking pictures of the speeding vehicle). Crossing Pune is still tiresome and the NH48 in MH full of traffic.
The last part was the Goa to Bangalore the as usual route took around 10 hrs. Total distance covered 2400 km, fuel around 125 Ltrs, car Ford EcoSport diesel.
Courtesy: Sudippta Ghosh
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