Hyderabad to Tirupati

[Johney]

Hi All,

 

I am planning to travel from Hyderabad to Tirupati by road on 5th Dec (Night Drive).

Can anyone please suggest the best route? and road conditions.

 

I have seen searched reg. same on the site however could not find any new topics.

 

Regards

Johney

[Rajagopal]

There are some mixed opinions from hyd to tirupati route, 

Option-1 - LB nagar - nalgonda - addanki - NH-16 - nellore - srikalahasti - tirupati

Option-2 - Gachibowli - kurnool - kadapa - tirupati 

It all depends upon the start point from hyderabad and also if you want to visit srikalahasti temple.

Again no clear clarity on completion of proposed highway kurnool - kadapa, but what I got the information is that almost completed.

The only issue you may face is between kadapa to tirupati, this stretch is not a highway and you may not feel comfortable.

 

Even I am planning to travel tirupati 29th Nov.

Gachibowli - Nalgonda - addanki - NH-16 - nellore - srikalahasti - tirupati

Day1 - 29th Nov - Srikalahasti temple darshan

Day2 - 30th Nov - Padmavathi amma varu and local temple

Day3 - 1st Dec - reach Tirumula, special darshan (300/-)

Day4 - 2nd Dec -  Suprabhatam seva and vasanthotsavam seva

Day5 - 3rd Dec - Return journey

Tirupati - vontimitta (temple darshan) - kadapa - yaganti - kurnool - gachibowli

 

All seva tickets and accommodation (tirumala) tickets are booked except tirupati, I need to try in vishnu nivasam current accommodation if not search good hotel nearby.

 

Any suggestion, please.....

 

Thank you,

Raj

 

 

 

[Gowtham]

Both the routes are good. 

People usually follow this route

Hyderabad > Kurnool > Kadapa > Tirupati > Srikalahasti > Nellore > Ongole > Hyderabad 

[Rajagopal]

Thank you for the update.

[vinz]

I did Hyd-Tpty-Hyd trip in late Sep and would suggest you take Hyd - Kurnool - Kadapa - Tirupati route. Below are my observations:

1. Hyd - Kurnool is a breeze and can be done in 2.5/3 hours easily

2. Take the Kurnool bypass road to Kadapa

3. Kurnool - Kadapa is a new 4 lane road (with Nandyala bypass road ready) and can be easily done in 2/2.5 hours

4. Before Kadapa take the left at Aalam Khan Palle towards Rajampet

5. Kadapa - Tirupati road is a 2 lane road (average roads and watch out for speed breakers on this road especially during night drives). This route goes through a forest so its scenic and nice to drive through.

6. Take a right before Renigunta to reach Tirupati/Alipiri.

 

I had done this drive in about 7.5 hours that included breaks of around 45 mins (Stated at 6:30AM from Gachibowli and reached Tirupati airport at 1:50PM). 

[Rajagopal]

Thank you for updating the recent road condition and made it clear to my route map to & fro via kurnool-kadapa. Surprise to know the duration as 7.5hrs.

[sahil]

On 11/23/2019 at 11:42 AM, Rajagopal said:

Thank you for updating the recent road condition and made it clear to my route map to & fro via kurnool-kadapa. Surprise to know the duration as 7.5hrs.

Yes. I heard it takes 10+ hrs. Never Heard such short time..

[vinz]

For leisure drive it takes 10 hours but as I mentioned I had to pick up my family from Airport so did some spirited driving. Road between Kurnool and Kadapa doesn't have much traffic so it became all the more easy. Plus I took just one break so was able to manage it in that time.

[Johney]

Thanks All for sharing so much Love and Info

 

will update the road conditions and pics (hopefully) once I return, cheers

[Rajagopal]

Tirupati Tour details:-

We started @ 6:30 am on 29th Nov from Gachibowli and reached tirupati @ 5:30 pm, total duration 11 hrs including 2hrs break (breakfast 1/2hr + Lunch 1/2 hr + other's 1hr)

Gachibowli - kurnool - 4hrs

Kurnool - Kadapa - Vontimitta temple darshan - 4hrs

Vontimitta - Tirupati - 3hrs

same day we had padmavathi amma vari darshan

30th nov - Srikalahasti temple darshan and local tour

1st dec - went to tirumala and post lunch had a 300/- special darshan ( 1 1/2hr darshan duration)

2nd dec - Suprabhatam seva and post lunch vasanthotsavam seva

Return journey:

3rd dec - we started @ 7:30am from tirumala and reached gachibowli @ 11:30 pm, total duration 16hrs including 4 1/2hrs break (breakfast 1/2hr + lunch 1/2hr + orvakal rock garden, kurnool 1hr + jogulamba temple darshan 1 1/2hr + dinner 1/2hr + other's 1/2hr)

 

Road condition:-

Gachibowli to kadapa - Excellent highway

Kadapa to Tirupati - Average road 2 lane without divider with lot of potholes, speed breaker etc., 

While return changed the route via Rayachoty ( extra 1/2hr journey, 25kms)

Tirupati to Pileru - Road was OK with some ghat section

Pileru to Kadapa - Highway road without divider with some ghat section

Kadapa to Gachibowli - Excellent highway

 

If anybody wants to visit Talakona waterfalls then they can choose this route, it is near by Bhakarapeta on the way to Pileru.

 

[vinz]

Thanks for the info on the Tirupati - Pileru route. Will try it in my next trip.