Bangalore to Bareilly Road trip

[Satyawali]

Planning to drive from Bangalore to Bareilly (UP) in Oct 20.. We are family of 4 and a dog. Dog is the reason of driving down this distance.

Have read lots of posts that Bangalore to Nagpur is doable in one day. Planning as below

 

Start early from Bangalore, reach Nagpur by late evening.

Next day Nagpur to Gwalior and third day Gwalior to Bareilly

Route

Bangalore - Hyderabad - Nagpur

Nagpur - Seoni - Narsinghpur - Sagar - Lalitpur -  Jhansi - Gwalior

Gwalior - Agra - Hathrus - Budaun - Bareilly

 

If anyone can give inputs on following

 

- Read a lot about bad road conditions around Hinganghat - Is it still the same

- Nagpur - Seoni - Narsinghpur is beter or Nagpur - Chhindwara - Narsinghpur

 

Road conditions on Nagpur to Agra on above route.. I don't have many expectations with Agra to Bareilly. 

 

Pet friendly stay options before or after Nagpur and Gwalior

Food options on route..

 

[sagar]

4 hours ago, Satyawali said:

- Read a lot about bad road conditions around Hinganghat - Is it still the same

Hi @Satyawali, would recommend a route change at this moment. Avoid the Seoni route currently as it has become worse than Hinganghat..

 

Hyderabad to Adilabad : Excellent toll road(one of the best in the country)

Adilabad to Hinganghat : You will come across very bad patches and the worst part is they collect tolls on this stretch. 

Hinganghat to Nagpur : Road are excellent, you will encounter traffic as you get near to Nagpur.

Crossing Nagpur is pain, there is no outer ring road or bypass. 
Due to metro work there are many bottle necks and diversions. 

It will take around 40mins+ to cross Nagpur. 

 

Nagpur to Sagar : Has 4-lane toll road, Ghat section and single lane roads.
Your average wont be more than 50km/hr.
Ghat section is very smooth but drive cautiously.

 

You can follow the rest of the route as per your plan.

 

Drive Safe!

Do update us back on the road conditions once your done with your trip..

[sagar]

Sagar Accommodation:
Sagar town is located little away from Highway, you need to take a diversion from the highway. 

Road leading to town is little isolated(during night), no need to panic.

1. Hotel crown palace (best option, recommended for families)

https://goo.gl/maps/ntszPcNfdE62

2. Hotel Royal palace (ideal for bachelors and cheap) 

https://goo.gl/maps/PNhrTfswQJ82

3. Hotel Sagar Saroja spa and resort (ideal for bacherlors, rooms are big and they have a nice swimming pool, hotel is located in the interior areas of Sagar, approach roads are bad)
https://goo.gl/maps/199CNAoeriw

[sagar]

Do check out the link above for more information on the restaurants on this stretch..

 

[Gowtham]

Hyderabad to Nagpur roads are excellent, complete 4-lane toll road, except for last few kilomteres.

Plan your stay in Nagpur. Nagpur has plenty of options.

 

You need to plan Nagpur to Barielly carefully. 
Very limited facilities on these roads. 

Avoid night drives, once you cross Napur, you will find plenty of stray animals on the highway.
Cows literally sleep on highway. Be cautious when the lighting is low. 

[Satyawali]

10 hours ago, Gowtham said:

Hyderabad to Nagpur roads are excellent, complete 4-lane toll road, except for last few kilomteres.

Plan your stay in Nagpur. Nagpur has plenty of options.

 

You need to plan Nagpur to Barielly carefully. 
Very limited facilities on these roads. 

Avoid night drives, once you cross Napur, you will find plenty of stray animals on the highway.
Cows literally sleep on highway. Be cautious when the lighting is low. 

Thanks Gawtham.. Yes we plan to stay at Nagpur.. As we have dog (small Shih Tzu breed) not all hotels we can stay in.. MY first preference was Le Meridien but they dont allow Pets. I have only only option as of now - JK Rooms 146 Check Inn Service Apartment - which is near to Airport. Wanted more options along with highway...

There are several resorts in Pench but not sure if we will be able to cover that distance and will they be open late night..

 

We don't plan to drive in night beyond 10PM..

 

[Satyawali]

13 hours ago, sagar said:

Sagar Accommodation:
Sagar town is located little away from Highway, you need to take a diversion from the highway. 

Road leading to town is little isolated(during night), no need to panic.

1. Hotel crown palace (best option, recommended for families)

https://goo.gl/maps/ntszPcNfdE62

2. Hotel Royal palace (ideal for bachelors and cheap) 

https://goo.gl/maps/PNhrTfswQJ82

3. Hotel Sagar Saroja spa and resort (ideal for bacherlors, rooms are big and they have a nice swimming pool, hotel is located in the interior areas of Sagar, approach roads are bad)
https://goo.gl/maps/199CNAoeriw

Hi,

 

Staying at Sagar will be difficult  as I don't think we will be able to drive Blr to Sagar on first day..

[Satyawali]

14 hours ago, sagar said:

Hi @Satyawali, would recommend a route change at this moment. Avoid the Seoni route currently as it has become worse than Hinganghat..

 

Hyderabad to Adilabad : Excellent toll road(one of the best in the country)

Adilabad to Hinganghat : You will come across very bad patches and the worst part is they collect tolls on this stretch. 

Hinganghat to Nagpur : Road are excellent, you will encounter traffic as you get near to Nagpur.

Crossing Nagpur is pain, there is no outer ring road or bypass. 
Due to metro work there are many bottle necks and diversions. 

It will take around 40mins+ to cross Nagpur. 

 

Nagpur to Sagar : Has 4-lane toll road, Ghat section and single lane roads.
Your average wont be more than 50km/hr.
Ghat section is very smooth but drive cautiously.

 

You can follow the rest of the route as per your plan.

 

Drive Safe!

Do update us back on the road conditions once your done with your trip..

Thanks Sagar, so you recommend avoiding Seoni and taking Nagpur - Chhindwara - Narsinghpur?

 

[Satyawali]

This is how I am planning it..

 

 

 

Stay Options

Nagpur - JK Rooms 146 Check Inn Service Apartment

Gwalior - https://shubhim.com/

 

Still need to find stay options for return at Narsinghpur and Hyd (after ORR exit towards Bangalore)

[sagar]

Yeah if you are going to stay at Nagpur, I would recommend you for a resort kind of stay as they usually allow pets inside unlike the regular hotels or even Home stays are decent. Be sure to make a call before you make a booking and then proceed.. 

Do share your reviews about the drive and recent road status after you finish up the trip. Safe drives! 

[Satyawali]

I read on one of the forum that Nagpur - Seoni road is closed till Nov.. Can someone confirm..

[Gowtham]

On 9/26/2020 at 4:21 AM, Satyawali said:

I read on one of the forum that Nagpur - Seoni road is closed till Nov.. Can someone confirm

 

Wow planning is very extensive. All the best for your drive. 
I would suggest you to check with locals once you reach Nagpur.

Nagpur to Seoni has lot of patch work going on, you need to get the latest information. 
I am not sure about road closure since it is a busy highway. 

[sagar]

On 9/26/2020 at 4:51 PM, Satyawali said:

I read on one of the forum that Nagpur - Seoni road is closed till Nov.. Can someone confirm..

Yes, That is a recent update we’ve received and that’s the reason I’ve suggested you to take up the route via chindwara though the road conditions seemed worse.. 

[Satyawali]

So we have started the trip yesterday at 4:45 AM and reached Nagpur by 6PM with one hour of total breaks in between...

 

Roads are great with few exceptions from Hinganghat to Pune.. couple of overbridge wasted around 30 min.. 

 

Today we will try to cover till Gwalior.. we planned to strat at 8AM, looks like we are already late. Kids are yet to wake up..

 

More details later.. 

[Gowtham]

2 hours ago, Satyawali said:

More details later.. 

 

Thank you for the update, drive safe and all the best. 

[Satyawali]

So we have reached Gwalior. Staying at Shubhim Highway Treat just after Gwalior bypass.. Nice rooms..

Started bit late from Nagpur at 8:30AM against planned 8AM.. Wasted some time as lost way within Nagpur then again lost some time to find place for breakfast, did not get anything.. Decided to find something on way towards Seoni..

Right after Nagpur, as soon aa the highway starts, MP police stopped us and asked for permit to carry dog with me . then asked original papers.. When pushed back that there is no permit needed for domestic pet and now originals need not to be carried, they walked off.

Picked up Poha, Samosa and Kachori from a road side staff just before Pench. Tasted awesome.

At Nagpur we checked with a driver on road status at Seoni and said it is closed by by the power of Gandhi ji they will let us do otherwise we have to take 60KM extra on single lane road with trucks which will add anther couple of hours. Followed is instructions, Ghandi ji is universal truth and works everywhere .

Roads are great till Lalitpur, after that lots of patch work. Gwalior bypass is worse. Was able to maintain cruise at 140 till Lalitpur post that 120..

Lots of cows on road and local traffic (bikes with triple riders). Have to be bit careful.

Tomorrow Gwalior to Home at Bareilly. Should ne 5 - 6 hours..

 

More later 

Edited October 10, 2020 by Satyawali
Formatting..

[Satyawali]

Started around 8:30AM from Gwalior and reached home at Bareilly at 2:30PM.. Did not go via Hathrus as planned, instead took Etah route. Roads were mix bag. Some section were 4 lane, some were single.. Traffic was typical of UP, had hard time negotiating overtake.. Happy that reached by 2:30 against Google prediction of 4:30PM.

 

3 days, Bangalore to Bareilly, 2150KM. Good to be home..

[Satyawali]

Will start return on 28th, will post return experience.. Will also try to click some pictures. Did not take any while coming here..

[sagar]

Thanks a lot for sharing updates on the current road status .. Very helpful information.. Drive safe.. 

[Gowtham]

Thank you for the update.

[Guest vikrant]

i am also planning to go to gwalior from Hyderabad post Diwali. 

is it advisable to go thru Bhopal? or Narsinghpur/Sagar?

also from Hyderabad is it advisable to stay in Narsinghpur or in Sagar? 

we too would be having a dog with us.

[sagar]

On 10/13/2020 at 12:48 AM, Guest vikrant said:

i am also planning to go to gwalior from Hyderabad post Diwali. 

is it advisable to go thru Bhopal? or Narsinghpur/Sagar?

also from Hyderabad is it advisable to stay in Narsinghpur or in Sagar? 

we too would be having a dog with us.

Hi Vikrant, I would suggest you to do this route via Sagar. There are good stay options in this place and the route all throughout is good except for a few patches between Nagpur to Sagar. 
 

[Guest vikrant]

On 10/17/2020 at 1:30 PM, sagar said:

Hi Vikrant, I would suggest you to do this route via Sagar. There are good stay options in this place and the route all throughout is good except for a few patches between Nagpur to Sagar. 
 

thank you Sagar...will share my experience with all once completed the drive

[sagar]

19 hours ago, Guest vikrant said:

thank you Sagar...will share my experience with all once completed the drive

Sure Vikrant, Please be sure to share back your recent experience on your drive with informative details.. TIA 🙃

[SanjayK]

On 10/10/2020 at 8:05 PM, Satyawali said:

 

At Nagpur we checked with a driver on road status at Seoni and said it is closed by by the power of Gandhi ji they will let us do otherwise we have to take 60KM extra on single lane road with trucks which will add anther couple of hours. Followed is instructions, Ghandi ji is universal truth and works everywhere .

 

Thanks for detailed info.

I have few queries, could please try to answer.

Where dis youu stay in Nagpur and how safe was it.

 

For route NGP-seoni, if we use Gandhi ji, route would be straight but is it complete, i have seen videos where still work is going on and only bikes are using that route, has mud and rain may spoil the trip.

 

Could you please suggest.  Other option is that diversion of katangi.

 

I have to reach Varanasi, have planned BLR-HYD-NGP-JBLPR-ALD-VNS 

[Satyawali]

On 10/24/2020 at 8:25 PM, SanjayK said:

 

Thanks for detailed info.

I have few queries, could please try to answer.

Where dis youu stay in Nagpur and how safe was it.

 

For route NGP-seoni, if we use Gandhi ji, route would be straight but is it complete, i have seen videos where still work is going on and only bikes are using that route, has mud and rain may spoil the trip.

 

Could you please suggest.  Other option is that diversion of katangi.

 

I have to reach Varanasi, have planned BLR-HYD-NGP-JBLPR-ALD-VNS 

Hi, We stayed at JK Rooms 146 at Nagpur, it is near to Airport. It's a service Apartment. We have a dog thus had no choice except this one. If dog was not there I would have not stay at this place, though it is safe. You will find several options on outer ring road.

There is no road at ghat section however if allowed you can easily drive, all type of vehicle including trucks pass it. We plan to take the same route while return, which we will start tomorrow. Yes if raining heavily than avoid it as it is mud road. The bad section is around 3 - 4 KM somewhere within red area in the map I attached here. Work is in full swing. Rest of the road is super awesome.

I was told that Katangi diversion will add 40KM and it is a narrow single lane ghat road.

 

Have a nice trip...

 

 

Edited October 27, 2020 by Satyawali

[Satyawali]

On 10/13/2020 at 12:48 AM, Guest vikrant said:

i am also planning to go to gwalior from Hyderabad post Diwali. 

is it advisable to go thru Bhopal? or Narsinghpur/Sagar?

also from Hyderabad is it advisable to stay in Narsinghpur or in Sagar? 

we too would be having a dog with us.

Take Hyderabad - Nagpur - Seoni - Narsinghpur - Lalitpur - Jhansi - Gwalior route..

There are few options you have at Narsinghpur, Seoni and Sagar which allow pets, use Booking.com to find, there is a filter for Pets. Here are some options which I kept for my return journey

 

Narsinghpur

Shukrana - 9300960279

Rajmahal - 7892897108

Atithi - 7792236753

 

Sagar

Deepali 7582263910

Crown Palace 7582298577

 

Seoni

Anand 769222222

Shivani 9595201817

Rajwada 7692228304

 

If you are two drivers, you may attempt to cover in a way. Consult Vet for calming medication for dog if needed.

Check my other comment on road condition at Pench..

 

I will try to make video of ghat section while return drive..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 27, 2020 by Satyawali

[Guest vikrant]

11 hours ago, Satyawali said:

Take Hyderabad - Nagpur - Seoni - Narsinghpur - Lalitpur - Jhansi - Gwalior route..

There are few options you have at Narsinghpur, Seoni and Sagar which allow pets, use Booking.com to find, there is a filter for Pets. Here are some options which I kept for my return journey

 

Narsinghpur

Shukrana - 9300960279

Rajmahal - 7892897108

Atithi - 7792236753

 

Sagar

Deepali 7582263910

Crown Palace 7582298577

 

Seoni

Anand 769222222

Shivani 9595201817

Rajwada 7692228304

 

If you are two drivers, you may attempt to cover in a way. Consult Vet for calming medication for dog if needed.

Check my other comment on road condition at Pench..

 

I will try to make video of ghat section while return drive..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Very much!!! your trip details are really helpful. i am the only driver and would be following the same route that you have mentioned. 

pls share the return route journey as well. it would be really helpful for the current road conditions. 

also any idea on the amount of toll? 

and total fuel cost for your trip?

[SanjayK]

On 10/27/2020 at 8:19 AM, Satyawali said:

Hi, We stayed at JK Rooms 146 at Nagpur, it is near to Airport. It's a service Apartment. We have a dog thus had no choice except this one. If dog was not there I would have not stay at this place, though it is safe. You will find several options on outer ring road.

There is no road at ghat section however if allowed you can easily drive, all type of vehicle including trucks pass it. We plan to take the same route while return, which we will start tomorrow. Yes if raining heavily than avoid it as it is mud road. The bad section is around 3 - 4 KM somewhere within red area in the map I attached here. Work is in full swing. Rest of the road is super awesome.

I was told that Katangi diversion will add 40KM and it is a narrow single lane ghat road.

 

Have a nice trip...

 

 

 

 Thanks Satya, Please update your return journey too

yes Katangi route would add almost 60 Km and half of the route is in bad shape.
Its deteriorating day by day because diverted truck traffic.
Police are diverting trucks to this route after 2-3 PM, so advisable to complete this route in first half of day(Source : grp on FB ). Chances of jam because of truck traffic is high. 
 

I will try to go straight, let's see. 

I hope We do not need Covid passes to enter AP, MH MP, UP 

Edited October 28, 2020 by SanjayK

[Satyawali]

So we are back safely to Bangalore.. Started return journey from Ramnagar, Uttarakhand to Bangalore on 28th Oct and completed 2215KM trip in 2 days.

 

Originally we planned to cover this distance over 3 days just they way we went up north.. Plan was to complete Ramnagar - Narsignhpur (891 KM) on first day, Narsignhpur to Hyderabad (801 KM) on second day and Hyd to Blr (576 KM) on third day.

 

We maintained a good speed and energy level on day 1, we were supposed to reach Narsinghpur by 8PM but crossed it at 6:45PM so tried to cover more distance. Had some hotel numbers in Seoni handy and got room in Hotel Shivani Palace. Hotel is in middle of city, in busy market. Good rooms, fine for one night stay. Food was surprise, did not expect it to be so good. Reached Seoni at 8PM, after dinner slept by 10PM. Covered 1019 KM in 15 hours of drive. Almost non stop except one stop for home packed lunch at a patrol pump along with fuel.

 

Next day we started at 6:30AM, with 2 kids and a dog, it is very good. We calculated if we can cross Hyderabad by 2 PM than we shall be home by 8PM and that was a mistake of going by gut feeling rather facts (planned timing and previous experience of Blr - Bareilly journey).

Anyway we completed the journey of 1225KM on second day and reached home by 11:30PM after driving 17 hours which include 45 min break for lunch, 3 -4 small break for tea and stretching, solid traffic at entry and exit of Hyderabad &  Kurnool and good wait time at 3 toll plazas.. May be because of a long weekend (30th Oct - 1st Nov) we got more traffic on 29th Oct.. With just one driver it was a big stretch, I am happy that we did it without much trouble expect I am completely exhausted. Sun was set by 6 PM and till 11:30 PM drive was in dark, bit tough. Key point which I learnt is wipers are of no use to clean insets, better to clean wind shield manually with wet cloth. Take small stretching break every hour, task kids and wife to keep you awake and have lots of water. Have done enough day time long drive but this was first longest night drive.

 

Coming to Seoni Ghat section, here is the video link, few of you asked details..

They have the barricade right after Seoni town on NH 44 where old town toad of Seoni meets NH44. They will ask to go to town, take NH 26  and then turn on NH 54 towards Katangi and then take NH 251 to merge merge back to NH 44 around Pauni. I requested them to let us go. This time they let me go without any facilitation charges. Here is the video.. The bad section is of around 3KM  - 4 KM or may be less. I covered it in 8 minutes.  

 

 

Back to journey.. I usually do not make note of toll, fuel, stay or food cost.. Here are some estimates

 

Toll - Bangalore to Bareilly around Rs 3000, total 33 toll plaza

Ramnagar to Bangalore around Rs 3200, total 35 toll plaza

Toll between two station can be found at http://tis.nhai.gov.in/tollplazasonmap?language=en

 

I took full tank around 7 times throughout the journey. I drive XUV 500 W11 Automatic and tank size is 70 liter and I get around 10KM of mileage with AC always on.

 

Both time we packed day 1 food. At Nagpur for kids dinner, ordered from Pizza Hut (Zomoto).

We ate at Raghave Dhaba (https://goo.gl/maps/BwdProGWPxniVuyA8) on Sagar bypass on day 2 journey. Good food. Dinner was at Shubhim Highway Treat (https://goo.gl/maps/qBxRjQGxQJ1qU47b6) Gwalior where we stayed for night. Again good food but very slow service..

Day 3 we were at home by lunch time.. Picked up jalebi and Kachori from a road side stall near Taj at Agra, best breakfast in years.

While return, on day 1 ate dinner at Hotel Shivani at Seoni. Very good food and quick service.

On day 2, we ate lunch after Nirmal at Sri Sai Tea and Tiffin, did not note exact location. Nice food and very good coffee.. 

 

Road conditions - Throughout excellent. Easily can get average of 100KM or above per hour. While return after Hinganghat towards Adilabad there are potholes but manageable and still can maintain speed of 100 KMPH.

 

Covid - No stopping, no checking, no passes whatsoever anywhere. Not at borders nor at hotels. Masks is good for own safety. We were to Nainital for couple of days, went to market multiple times. The country is back to normal, just because our offices are allowing to work from home and Amazon is delivering at door step, we think world outside have stopped.. Nope, life is back to normal.

Edited October 30, 2020 by Satyawali

[sagar]

Excellent information @Satyawali... You’ve drafted so much in detail.. Respect to your efforts towards sharing this kind of information with the fellow road trippers.. Cheers!

[vikrant]

Kudos for the efforts..such a detailed plan....this would surely help fellow riders,  including me.

Edited October 31, 2020 by vikrant

[Satyawali]

It seems Le Meridien Nagpur accepts pets with additional charges of Rs 1500. Call their central reservations to book with pet, not the hotel directly.. I called hotel and they refused, saw a Vblog today that they accept pets via central reservation desk.

Hyatt Hyderabad also accept pets with charges of Rs 2500..

[Guest When did you reach Gwalior]

On 10/10/2020 at 8:05 PM, Satyawali said:

So we have reached Gwalior. Staying at Shubhim Highway Treat just after Gwalior bypass.. Nice rooms..

Started bit late from Nagpur at 8:30AM against planned 8AM.. Wasted some time as lost way within Nagpur then again lost some time to find place for breakfast, did not get anything.. Decided to find something on way towards Seoni..

Right after Nagpur, as soon aa the highway starts, MP police stopped us and asked for permit to carry dog with me . then asked original papers.. When pushed back that there is no permit needed for domestic pet and now originals need not to be carried, they walked off.

Picked up Poha, Samosa and Kachori from a road side staff just before Pench. Tasted awesome.

At Nagpur we checked with a driver on road status at Seoni and said it is closed by by the power of Gandhi ji they will let us do otherwise we have to take 60KM extra on single lane road with trucks which will add anther couple of hours. Followed is instructions, Ghandi ji is universal truth and works everywhere .

Roads are great till Lalitpur, after that lots of patch work. Gwalior bypass is worse. Was able to maintain cruise at 140 till Lalitpur post that 120..

Lots of cows on road and local traffic (bikes with triple riders). Have to be bit careful.

Tomorrow Gwalior to Home at Bareilly. Should ne 5 - 6 hours..

 

More later 

[vikrant]

i just finished my one day trip today to sagar from Hyderabad, will go to Gwalior tomorrow morning...will post a detailed review once settled well in Gwalior but your comments really helped me plan my trip.

started from Hyderabad at 5.15 am from Miyapur and reached by 7.50 at hotel in sagar. covered 900 kms in one day

all roads are excellent barring few kms before seoni. @Satyawali