I (Deep Banerjee, Founder - Indian Roadie and associated forums) am getting scores of messages almost everyday from people planning to drive from Delhi/ Gurgaon/ Noida/ Ghaziabad to Kolkata during or before the Durga Puja in October 2023.
My suggestion for Delhi to Kolkata (Delhi_Kolkata) route and itinerary (for September, October, November 2023) to all such people:
Day 1 Noida (5 am) - Agra - Agra Lucknow Expressway but exit at Etawah to almost immediately touch NH19 - Kanpur (long flyover crisscrosses the city) - Allahabad bypass - Varanasi.
Avoid driving upto Lucknow or even Buxar unless you want to sample the delicacies of Lucknow. The drive from Lucknow to Varanasi or Buxar to Sasaram or Aurangabad is not very pleasant.
Day 2: Varanasi (Start around 11 am after Kashi Vishwanath Mandir darshan and wonderful breakfast) - Sasaram - Aurangabad - Barhi - Topchanchi (halt for the night).
Day 3: Start from Topchanchi by 8 am after breakfast - Gobindpur - Kumardhubi - exit NH19 for a loop drive of 8 kms and leisurely drive over Maithon Dam - stop for a while at Kalyaneshwari Mandir and the lip smacking 'peda' - touch NH19 once again immediately after the Barakar River Bridge - Asansol bypass - Durgapur - Panagarh bypass - Bardhaman bypass - stop for 'lyangcha', samosas, chai at Shaktigarh - Palsit toll plaza - while crossing Singur look right to view the skeletal remains of the Tata Motors factory - Dankuni toll plaza - Kolkata (3 pm tentatively).
Varanasi to Kolkata (680 kms) can be done in a day. However, with the massive road widening work which is on between Panagagarh and Dankuni, it's best to split the drive to avoid getting frustrated.
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