Hyderabad to Kolkata latest route update

[Gowtham]

**Route update NH65/ NH16/ NH14**

Distance -1672 kms

Total time 26 hrs

Standstill time : 1 hr 17 min ( includes breaks + refueling )

 

Source : Hyderabad

Destination: Asansol

 

Vehicle - Duster AWD.

 

Start : Friday 9pm . Sept 2020

End - Saturday 11pm Sept 2020

 

Toll charges - 1600 ( Paytm fastag discounts )

Diesel - 119 litres

Average diesel rate at all states ~ 80

 

Road conditions -

(9pm - 1am ) Hyderabad to Vijaywada - nh65 , first 60 kms can get irritating if you drive during daylight and traffic. Post that tarmac is smooth and you can make up time.

 

( 1am -6 am) Vijaywada - Vizag - Post Tuni till southern Chilka - lots of diversions but they are in a better shape from what I had seen during the last Hyderabad - East Bhutan trip. 33kms before entering Vizag we took the Bypass , it was scenic and scarcely busy although we crossed it at 5:30am .

 

( 6am -2pm ) Vizag - Chilka - Bhubaneswar : Super scenic + great road. Chilka - Bhubaneswar : Major diversions but manageable with mild traffic from adjoining towns.

 

( 2pm - 6pm ) Bhubaneswar - Kharagpur : great road ,no issues but tarmac has major undulations , cars with lower GC will bottom out, saw a swift dzire break it's left fog lap. Just be careful. But majorly scenic.

 

( 6pm -11pm ) Kharagpur - Bishnupur - Raniganj -Asansol : Smooth tarmac, lots of towns / villages enroute, we did it at night, that saved a lot of time. Keep an eye for weak bridges. A brigde we used often for past few years was shattered by an overwhelmed river.

 

Passes and URLs -

Orissa - https://covid19.odisha.gov.in/ ( 1 pass )

AP - http://spandana1.ap.gov.in/Registration/onlineRegistration.aspx ( 2 passes, entry and exit )

 

WB- 8017845555 ( send a ping via whatsapp, then respond accordingly)

 

We were not stopped at any state border for checking passes in the 26 hours of driving.

 

Note: please research about the days of lockdown in AP/OD/WB, authorities are very strict.

 

Picture - A mandatory selfie with Kashfool. aka - Saccharum Spontaneum

 

Those who are planning to drive excercise caution and safety.

Have a happy and a safe trip.

Source : Aritra Ray

[sagar]

Nice share @Gowtham. Thanks a lot for sharing this valuable information @ARAY.. You always make your drive count with this kind of details 🙃Cheers!

[Guest N N Dutta]

Hi, how is the road experience from Hyderabad to Kolkata , if you can please help me with details including road side rest overs if any. 

I would be driving Honda Civic , with low road clearance , I need to understand the road condition .

Appreciate your help please 

 

Regards 

N N Dutta 

[Gowtham]

6 hours ago, Guest N N Dutta said:

I need to understand the road condition .

Roads are mixed. Overall Civic can manage without any issues. 
 

6 hours ago, Guest N N Dutta said:

if you can please help me with details including road side rest overs

 

Facilities are limited once you cross Vizag. 
Fuel stations/Busy dhabas/Toll gates are safe places for power naps. 
Make sure place is busy.