Chennai to Hyderabad (via NAM Eway) - 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 from

Chennai to Hyderabad (via NAM Expressway)

(Chennai_Hyderabad), 

Chennai (Red Hills) (TN) ---- Sholavaram ---- Arambakkan (TN) ---- TN-AP border ---- Tada (AP) ---- Sullurupet ---- Naidupeta (ROL: Tirupati 65 kms) ---- Swarnamukhi River Bridge ---- Gudur bypass ---- Nellore Toll Plaza (AP) ---- Jio-BP (GXMQ+CV7, NH16, Kovur 524366) filling station on left of NH16 ---- Rajupalem (AP) ---- Musunur Toll Plaza (AP) ---- Kavali bypass ---- Maddurupadu ---- Tangutur Toll Plaza (with restaurant on top of toll plaza overlooking NH16) (AP) ---- Ongole (AP) ---- Vellampalli ---- Medaramatla (Exit NH16 immediately north of Ongole. Turn left. Avoid RA: Guntur, Vijayawada, Vizag) ---- Addanki ---- Kommalapadu ---- Elchuru Lake ---- Piduguralla ---- Brahmanapalli ---- Pondugala Bridge on Krishna River, south of Wazirabad ---- Miryalaguda bypass ---- Narketpally (intersection of NAM Eway and NH65) ---- Ramoji Film City on left of NH65 ---- Hyderabad (Nehru Outer Ring Road crossing with NH65) 

Distance From To:  

Chennai to Hyderabad = 600 kms. 

Chennai (Red Hills) to Naidupeta = 92 kms/ 1 hr 30 mins. 

Naidupeta to Nellore toll plaza = 50 kms/ 45 mins. 

Nellore toll plaza to Ongole bypass = 150 kms/ 2 hrs 15 mins. 

Ongole bypass to Medaramatla =  28 kms/ 30 mins. 

Medarmatla to Addanki = 12 kms/ 15 minutes. 

Addanki to Piduguralla = 80 kms/ 1 hr 30 mins. 

Piduguralla to Pondugala Bridge on Krishna River, south of Wazirabad = 40 kms/ 45 mins. 

Pondugala Bridge on Krishna River to Miryalaguda bypass = 25 kms/ 30 mins. 

Miryalaguda bypass to Narketpalli (near Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences) = 60 kms/ 1 hr. 

Narketpally to Hyderabad (Nehru ORR crossing) = 65 kms/ 1 hr. 

Medarmatla to Addanki to Narketpally (NAM Expressway) = 217 kms/ 3 hrs 45 mins. 

* Tamilnadu Trails 

* Andhra Pradesh Trails 

* Telangana Trails 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used: 

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

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- Best Intercity Driving Routes 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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Delhi to Nainital - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, best route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Road Route, best route for road trip from 

Delhi to Nainital
(Delhi_Nainital): 

Stick to the usual NH9 route, viz. Delhi - Moradabad - Rampur - Bilaspur - Rudrapur - Haldwani. 
Thereafter, Kathgodam - Ranibagh - Nainital.

Do not take the Bazpur/ Tanda/ Suar or any other internal SH/MDR routes.
Start by 0500 from Delhi using this route Delhi - Moradabad - Rampur - Bilaspur - Rudrapur - Haldwani - Jyolikot - Nainital. 

Don't take Haldwani - Bhimtal - Bhowali road because the Bhimtal bridge is narrow and has long jams. 

Bazpur Road is best avoided (as in March 2022) due to broken roads in Moradabad - Tanda section. 

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Chennai to Mangalore - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route/ Road Route for 

Chennai to Mangalore 

(Chennai_Mangalore): 

Chennai - Vellore - Krishnagiri - Hosur - Srirangapatna - Hunsur - Kushalnagar - Madikeri - Sulya - Mangalore. 

Road is good and no traffic block. Relaxed driving. 

Do not enter Bangalore City, take NICE Road. 

Do not enter Mysore city. After Srirangapatna, take diversion to Elvala. 

Other route options: 

https://indian-roadie.blogspot.com/2022/01/chennai-to-mangalore-indian-roadie.html  

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations in use in Motoring Routes Of India, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route:

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- Skip Google Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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Chennai to Mangalore - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

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

Chennai to Mangalore 

(Chennai_Mangalore): 

Chennai (TN) ---- Sriperumbudur ---- Kanchipuram ---- Ranipet ---- Chittoor ---- Kolar ---- Doddaballapura (northern outskirts of Bangalore) ---- Dobbaspet (crossing of NH48, ROR: Tumkur) ---- Kudur ---- Kunigal bypass ---- Bellur Cross ---- Devihalli Toll Plaza ---- Hirisave ---- Channarayapattana/ CR Patna bypass (KA) ---- Hassan bypass ---- and then via ....... 

Chennai to Hassan = 540 kms. 

Option 1: Belur - Mudigere - Kottigehara - Charmadi Ghat (twist & turns are a plenty) - Ujire - Belthangadi - Madanthyar - Bantwal - Mangalore (13 hours as in January 2022). 

This route mainly traverses along the northern banks of Netravathi River. 

Hassan to Belur = 36 kms. 

Belur to Charmadi Ghat viewpoint = 60 kms. 

Charmadi Ghat to Mangalore = 92 kms. 

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Option 2: Alur bypass - Sakleshpura - Marnahalli - Gundya - Addahole - Shiradi Ghat - Nelyadi - Konalu - Bajathuru - Puttur - Kadambu - BPCL Sathikallu - Uppinangady - Mangalore. 

This route mainly traverses along the southern banks of Netravathi River. 

Hassan to Shiradi = 86 kms. 

Shiradi to Mangalore = 85 kms. 

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Option 3:  Belur - Mudigere - Kottigehara - Chikmagalur - Kudermukh/ Kudremukha - Karkala junction - Padubidri - Mangalore. 

This route is longer but the roads are smooth, scenic, has lesser number of heavy vehicles and takes same time as other conventional routes. 

Hassan to Belur = 36 kms. 

Belur to Kottigehara milestone = 47 kms. 

Kottigehara to Kudremukha = 60 kms. 

Kudremukha to Mangalore = 97 kms. 

Other route options: 

https://indian-roadie.blogspot.com/2022/01/chennai-to-mangalore-indian-roadie_27.html 

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Bangalore to Mantralaya - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route/ Road Route for 

Bangalore to Mantralaya 

(Bangalore_Mantralaya): 

Bangalore - Chikkaballapur - Ananthpur bypass - Gooty - Adoni - Yemmiganoor - Mantralaya. 

Road condition: All through good road except at some villages after Gooty. 

Option 2: 

Bangalore - Tumkur - Chitradurga - Hospet - Mantralaya. 

Road condition: Good. 

Bangalore to Pondicherry - Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route

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

Bangalore to Pondicherry 

(Bangalore_Pondicherry/ 

Pondicherry_Bangalore): 

Option 1: 

Bangalore (Vidhansabha Soudha) ---- Electronics City ---- Bommasandra ---- Attibele - Hosur ---- Krishnagiri ---- Ambur ---- Vellore bypass ---- Arani ---- Gingee ---- Tindivanam ---- Puducherry.  

Good road all throughout as in December 2021. 

Option 1 Distances: 

Bangalore (Vidhan Soudha) to Hosur = 40 kms/ 1 hr. 

Hosur to Krishnagiri = 50 kms/ 45 mins. 

Krishnagiri to Ambur = 67 kms/ 1 hr. 

Ambur to Vellore bypass = 50 kms/ 45 mins. 

Vellore bypass to Tindivanam = 115 kms/ 2 hrs 30 mins. 

Tindivanam to Pondicherry Beach = 42  kms/ 45 mins. 

Option 2: 

Bangalore (Vidhansabha Soudha) - Electronics City - Bommasandra - Attibele - Hosur - Burgur - Thirupattur - Singarapet - TV malai - Villupuram - Pondicherry

Good road all throughout (as in December 2021) and slightly lesser distance. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- Offline Driving Route In One Page 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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Kota to Mandsaur - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route/ road route for 

Kota (RJ) to Mandsaur (MP) 

(Kota_Mandsaur): 

Kota - Chittorgarh - Nimbahera - Neemuch - Mandsaur. 

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Nasik to Indore - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route/ Road Route for 

Nashik/ Nasik to Indore 

(Nasik_Indore), 

(Nashik_Indore) via Agra Bombay Highway (erstwhile, NH3): 

Nashik ---- Pimpalgaon ---- Chandwad ---- Malegoan ---- 24x7 BPCL Dhule (on left) ---- Laling toll plaza ---- Dhule ---- Sendhwa ---- Indore. 

Distance: 425 kms. 

Drive time: 7 hrs 30 mins. 

Road condition (in November 2021): Excellent. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Offline Driving Routes In One Page 

- Best Intercity Driving Routes 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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Aurangabad to Ahmedabad - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route for 

Aurangabad to Ahmedabad 

(Aurangabad_Ahmedabad): 

Aurangabad - Vaijapur - Yeola - Niphad - Saputara - Waghai - Vandsa - Chikhli - Surat - Baroda - Ahmedabad. 

Distance: Approx. 630 Kms. 

Total time: 11 hours. 

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Bangalore to Beed - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route for 

Bangalore to Beed 

(Bangalore_Beed): 

Bangalore/ Bengaluru (Vidhan Soudha Metro Station) (KA) ---- 

Neelamangala ---- 

Dobbaspet ---- 

Tumakuru/ Tumkur Toll Plaza (KA) ---- 

Sira ---- 

Hiriyur ---- 

Chitradurga (Intersection with NH48) (KA) ---- 

Madanaikanahalli ---- 

Bogalerahatti ---- 

Donnehalli ---- 

Kananakatte Toll Plaza ---- 

Alur ---- 

Hosahalli ---- 

Kudligi ----- 

Hospet/ 

Hosapete (Tunnel View) (KA) ---- 

Myadneri ---- 

Gunnal ---- 

Kushtagi ---- 

BPCL Basavaprabhu Petroleum Filling Station, Ilkal on right

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Ilakal/ Ilkal ---- 

Tondihal ---- 

Jio-BP Filling Station, NH50, Tondihal on right ---- 

Hungund (KA) ---- 

Timmapur ---- 

Nagarhalla Toll Plaza (KA) ---- 

Krishna River Bridge ---- 

Yelaguru ---- 

Nidgundi ---- 

Vijayapura/ Bijapur (KA) 

---- Solapur (MH) ---- Haglur (UP) ---- Ule ---- Tamalwadi ---- Malumbra ---- Sindphal ---- Tuljapur (MH) ---- Osmanabad (MH) ---- Yermala ---- Indapur Phata ---- Lonkhas ---- Pargaon ---- Chousala ---- Dhotra ---- Wangaon ---- Manjarsumbha ---- Beed (MH)

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations use:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Offline Driving Routes In One Page 

- Best Intercity Driving Routes  

- Skip Online Navigation Maps  

- User Generated Best Routes 

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Kathgodam to Dharchula - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Road Route, best route, for road trip from 

Kathgodam to Dharchula (Kathgodam_Dharchula) is 275 kms and takes 10 hrs 15 minutes to drive in a car. The duration includes one lunch break of 30 mins and three tea/ refueling breaks of 10 mins each.


The Indian Roadie Preferred Route is:

Kathgodam - Bhimtal (KMVN Rest House besides Bhimtal Lake) --- Matial --- Dhanachuli --- Panauli --- Suakhan --- Basoli ----- Sirgaon --- Makraoo --- Nayal Dhura --- Panar Bridge --- Pithoragarh --- Mera --- Satagarh --- Kanalichinna --- Bandarleema --- Chami Garkha --- Dharchula.

Distances: 
Kathgodam to Bhimtal (KMVN Rest House) = 22 kms/ 50 minutes.
Bhimtal to Panar Bridge = 125 kms/ 4 hrs 30 minutes.
Panar Bridge to Pithoragarh = 35 kms/ 1 hr 30 minutes.
Pithoragarh to Dharchula = 93 kms/ 3 hrs. 

Road route to Chupir Char (oxbow lake) in Purbasthali from Kolkata

Kolkata to Purbasthali = 120 kms approx.
Purbasthali in Burdwan East district in West Bengal is famous for its oxbow lake and is a beautiful spot.

There are two road route options:
Option 1: Kolkata - Krishnagar via NH34 - Nabadwip - Parulia crossing - Purbasthali.
Purbasthali railway station to Chupir Char = 3 kms.

Option 2: Kolkata - Mogra via old NH2 - Jirat via Assam Link Road - Kalna - Nabadwip - Parulia crossing - Purbasthali..
Kalna to Purbasthali = 40 kms.
Nabadwip to Purbasthali = 8 kms.


Staying options:
Option 1: Parijai Awaas, Kasthashali Banabithi. Mobile: 9732142362, 8001554531.

Photo courtesy: Neeraj Pandey, Indian Roadie fan & member.