Delhi-Agra-Jaipir-Beawar-Sirohi-Palanpur-Ahmedabad-Vadodra-Surat-Mumbai.
Total Kms driven: 1719 kms.
Car: Maruti S-Cross.
Route Update:
Day 1: Delhi-Agra: Took YEW to NH-19, towards tansport nagar. Speed limit on the YEW has been revised to 75 kmph for couple of months due to the fog. On Nh-19 crossing Yamuna is still a pain as one flyover is yet to complete construction. Total travel time - 3 hours.
Day 2: Agra-Jaipur: Took NH-21, the road is just superb. 4 lane throughout. So much better than Delhi-Jaipur. Encountered very thick fog, started at 5:45am, reached Jaipur at 10:30am. Crossed Jaipur and had breakfast at Hotel Highway King on Ajmer-Jaipur Higahway.
Day 3: Jaipur-Beawar-Sirohi-Palanpur-Ahmedabad: Tried the Palanpur route for the first time. Our planned halt was at Udaipur. Drove from Agra to Ahmedabad with 2 breaks. The other break was at Midway Namaste before Sirohi. The roads are excellent till you enter Gujarat. The roads ahead are good but too much local traffic. Too many trucks on this route. We made good progress till Palanpur, post that, it was a pain till Ahmedabad. Will not take this route unless i have to visit Ahmedabad. Total time taken - 16 hours for 930 kms.
Day 4: Ahmedabad-Vadodra-Surat-Mumbai: Took NE-1 to Vadodra. Gujurat drivers are the worst drivers I came across in this drive. The shoulder lane is the overtaking lane for them!! So many cars overtaking from shoulder lane. The drive was very smooth till Vasai bridge. Stopped at Food hub in Manor for lunch. From Vadai bridge to Dahisar took 1 hour 30 mins! Pathetic traffic. Time taken 8 hours.
Avg money spent on toll: 1-1.25/- per km.
Return drive from Mumbai to Delhi starting on Saturday, 2019-01-05 via Godhra - Shamlaji -Udaipur.
(Road trip in a Maruti S-Cross in December 2018/ January 2019 described by Rishi Sinha)
