Tirupati to Madurai, Tirupati to Tiruchirapalli - 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 

Tirupati to Madurai 

(Tirupati_Madurai), 

Tirupati to Tiruchirapalli 

(Tirupati_Tiruchirapalli):

Tirupati (AP) ---- Chittoor (AP) ---- Vellore (TN) ---- Polur ---- Tiruvannamalai bypass ---- Arunai Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvannamalai on right ---- Veraiyur ---- Thirukoilur bypass ---- Elavanasur kottai ---- Asanur (intersection with Chennai-Trichy highway) ---- Trichy/ Tiruchirapalli (TN) ---- Meluru ---- Madurai (TN) 

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

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Bangalore to Pondicherry - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Option 1: Bangalore - Krishnagiri - Vellore - Arcot - Cheyyar - Vandavasi - Tindivadam - Pondicherry. Arcot to Tindivadam is not in very good shape but there are no potholes. One may not be able to speed up beyond 80 kmph.
After Vellore, there's A2B Hotel, take right from next signal. It's the best pitstop for lunch break.

Option 2: Bangalore to Pondicherry route via Chitoor, Thiruvvanmalai (Thiruvannamali) route is scenic single road. There isn't much traffic, but about 30 kms stretch has potholes roadies need to watch out for. Till Chitoor roads are amazing. 
After that for around 30 kms, road repair work is going on but roads are mostly empty.  Thereafter, its double lane without median dividers for almost 130 kms but mostly empty and good roads.
This route is senic and ideal for those staying in North Bangalore.  Prefer to drive 50 kms more rather being stuck in ORR.  Takes approx 7 hrs including 2 breaks of 45 mins and 30 mins and 6 lane toll road. It also has more options for stopping along the way.

Chennai (TN) to Pune (MH) to Chennai - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Drove Chennai - Pune - Chennai in the last week of December 2018.

Chennai to Vellore - potholes have surfaced plus heavy traffic (toll for this road is a licensed fraud)
Vellore to Krishnagiri - Awesome roads as always
Krishnagiri to Electronic city - good roads

Nice road - Nice !

Electronic City to Tumkur - 2 lane with heavy truck and misc traffic

Tumkur to Chitradurga - awesome roads

Chitradurga to Dharwad - 6 laning in progress - lot of diversions and uneven tarmac. Watch out for speed/car breakers.

Hubli-Dharwad - 2 lane "highway" for which toll of 70 Rs is promptly collected (no Fastag option) Got stuck due to a trailer accident.

Belagum - Kolhapur - good roads

Kolhapur to Satara - good roads but watch out for wrong side driving, crazy bikers & tractors - thankfully the tractors (most of them) have a big reflective cloth

Satara to Pune - Not so good roads

Lot of food options once you get into MH - similary lot of food options even in the TN side. The KA side seemed to have lesser options (or maybe it wasnt as well advertised)

Fastag -  MH doesnt have dedicated lines, most of the lines are hybrid. KA - though they have separate lane, not enforced - saw this being enforced only in the Ranipet - Hosur section. Toll collection took time though the lines weren't lengthy  - Govt should re-introduce or enforce dedicated lines.

Saw police cars at various places in KA but didn't seem to intercept anyone - possibly they are now e-challaning.

MH cops stopped outstation cars (got stopped both ways) and check for documents esp PUC.

Stayed at Hotel Naveen Regency, Chitradurga, a good hotel with spacious rooms, during the return journey.

Content courtesy: P. Krishnamurthy.

South Coastal Expedition by Shivprasad S - 2017-10-21 - Day 8 - Bangalore to Chennai

South Coastal Expedition by Shivprasad S.

Day 8 - 2017-10-21 - Bangalore to Chennai
Ride route: Banglaore - Nandi Hills - Krishnagiri - Vellore - Chennai.
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Total distance covered in the 8 days of South Coastal Expedition: 3100 kms.

Routes:
Day 1 : (ECR) Kolathur (Chennai) - Marina - Mahabalipuram - Puducherry - Cuddalore - Chidambaram - Karaikal - Velankani - Nagapattinam - Thondi - Rameshwaram
Day 2 : (ECR)Rameshwaram - Dhanuskodi - Thoothkudi - Thiruchendur - Uravi - Kanyakumari
Day 3 : (WCR) Kanyakumari - Periyakadu - Colachel Beach - Poovar - Kovalam - Thrivandrum
Day 4 : (WCR) Thrivandrum (Padmanabaswami Temple) - Varkala(Beach - Cliff - Black beach) - Kollam -Chavara - Purakkad - Allepey (Beach)- Eranakulam
Day 5 : (WCR) Eranakulam - Fort Kochi - Vypin - Cherai beach - Guruvayur - Pannai - Tanur - Calicut - Mahe - Talassery
Day 6 : (WCR - Inner Karnataka) Thalassery - Kannur - Bekal Fort - Kappil beach - Kasargod - Sullia - Madikeri - Mysuru
Day 7 : Mysuru - Chamundi hills - Bengaluru
Day 8 : Bengaluru - Nandi Hills - Krishnagiri - Vellore - Chennai