I am basically from Lucknow and live in Noida. Normally I board a night train to visit Lucknow. We were visiting my parents in Lucknow on new year’s weekend and this time decided to drive down because of two reasons. One, we had to pick up some stuff from my parent’s house for which we needed a vehicle. Second and more important was that, having completed the big road drive (Delhi – Jaisalmer- Jodhpur – Delhi in 4 days) on previous weekend, we were high on driving!
The Delhi to Lucknow distance is approximately 500 km by road. The standard route is Delhi – Hapur – Moradabad – Rampur- Bareilly – Shahjahanpur- Sitapur – Lucknow. I had been hearing about the bad road conditions on some stretch on this route. Another new route that is becoming popular is the Delhi – Kanpur – Lucknow route. Some of my friends tried this route few months back and said that it is fast as it’s a 4 lane road but longer than the standard route by about 50 km. We decided to take the longer and the faster one.
“Delhi Kanpur Lucknow” route can be divided into 4 parts:
a. Delhi to Agra ~ 200Km
b. Agra to Etawah ~ 125Km
c. Etawah to Kanpur ~ 150Km
d. Kanpur to Lucknow ~ 80Km
Delhi to Agra: Started early (around 5:45 am) from Noida and reached NH-2 via Kalindi Kunj. Road was clear in the morning so we covered the first 150 km quickly. Delhi-Mathura-Agra road is an important road (because of Agra) so generally one doesn’t experience bad roads here. But this time, I guess maintenance was due and we met some rough stretches. Arrived Mathura (160 km) around 8:30 and stopped at McDonald’s to get fresh, but couldn’t resist the smell of fresh burgers and ended up having burger and french fries for breakfast. You can not miss this McD while driving as its huge in size and is a good place to stop for breakfast if you start early in the morning.
We continued on NH-2 and reached Agra which was around 50 km from our first stop. On this route, I was going beyond Agra for the first time, but knew that there is a flyover from where the road turning towards right leads to Agra city and the flyover continues straight for Kanpur. I did confirm with some pedestrians and continued towards Etawah-Kanpur. This straight road is supposed to be the bypass and one expects a smooth drive. Seems that this one has lost the ‘bypass’ status as people were avoiding the service road and drove across the main bypass. This was the main bottleneck on this stretch and we took some time to cross Agra.
Agra to Etawah – From Agra, we headed towards Etawah and based on our research about this road, we were on the ‘WORK IN PROGRESS’ stretch. From Agra to Tundla (some 20 odd km) the road was quite good and I was smoothly sailing the car but after crossing Tundla, we started feeling traces of new construction. Diversions, unfinished roads, vehicles coming on wrong sides all started together. Once, near Etawah bypass, we got confused and took a newly constructed but unfinished road that was closed in between and then had to come all the way back to take the old road and ended up driving few extra km. One must take care of this specially near Etawah.
We reached Etawah around 12 pm. Bypass was still not functional so we crossed the city and continued on road towards Kanpur. The road directions inside the city are surprisingly clear and simple.
Etawah to Kanpur: After Etawah, the road condition was awesome. We felt as if we were on Delhi-Jaipur Road. The road has 4 lanes with wide divider in between. You should take care of vehicles coming towards you in the wrong direction. Yes, people avoid taking U-turns and use wrong side and it becomes very dangerous when you are driving at 100-120 kmph on a smooth road. But since the road condition is very good, one can drive on a comfortable speed to cover this stretch.
We took a small tea break, had some snacks we were carrying from Delhi and continued towards Kanpur. We reached near Kanpur around 2 pm and then took a cut that lead to Kanpur city. I visited my college HBTI after a long time. The roads inside Kanpur are just as they were 6 years back! They are in such a bad shape that by looking at the road, one can not say whether it was ever built or not!
Kanpur to Lucknow: It was really nostalgic being in Kanpur and visiting college after so many years. Finally we had evening snacks and tea in Kanpur and headed towards Lucknow. We spent around 3 hr in college and then hit back the road to reach Lucknow by late evening. In college days I used to drive my ‘Hero Puch’ on Kanpur-Lucknow high way and at that time it was 2-lane single road. Now it is 4-lane double road. The road quality is poor near Kanpur but it improved as we approached Lucknow. We covered this stretch of 80 km in around 90 minutes. Entered Lucknow around 6:30 pm and reached home at 7:30 pm.
Some Tips:
I’m sure that like me, a lot of people must be scared of driving in UP specially because of the bad roads that existed until sometime back. The new routes are well maintained and clean and a 500 km drive is very much possible.
* Delhi to Lucknow route can be done comfortably in 8-10 hr driving at a decent speed with 2 short breaks.
* Places to stop for a break/bite:
o McDonald’s near Mathura
o A1 Plaza in between Mathura and Agra
o A1 Plaza in between Kanpur and Lucknow
Thanks ADI
Thanks Ratandeep
ALL TRUE NH2 ROCKS
We all know about the MATHUR/AAGRA Route ran on that 3-4 times already but Lucknow was something I wanted to do as dare to myself. I have done Delhi to firozpur (Punjab) Near Pakistan Border that too in 800 (500 PLUS KMS) I never had a Doubt on this one
This time it was my 2 month OLD Baby XETA
GOING
Started 25 DEC 6.44 AM Landed 5.30 PM DOOR TO DOOR 589 KMS (SAME Day Adil Did it )
Two Stops
* McDEE (OPP Site MATHURA Refinery PLANT ) EXACT LOCATION THERE FOR U GUYS 30 MINs (PACKED AND BAGGED)
* SOME CLEAN PETROL PUMP after Crossing UNNAO 30 MINs (Because CAR NEEDED more than US ;-)
I was a bit late to Start as I do night Shift and had to Drive Solely till the Destination
Ratandeep Thanks and Sorry
I missed the Flyover Trick because it said FOR ALLAHABAAD COMMUTERS GO
but thanks for the RAMADEVIs Chowk It helped me a lot causes it actually saved me while coming back
Coming back
Started 28 DEC 6.10 AM Landed 5.30 PM DOOR TO DOOR 610 KMS (TIME LOST in KANPUR AND IN FARIDABAAD )
Reached Faridabaad (SECTOR 21-C CUT ) at 3.30 then it took 2 hrs to reach home Evening Traffic and SUNDAY COMING PPL from AAGRA
Thats something i did not PLAN
Plan was to cover the Same Route
Till Unnao It was Good then i was routed to internal CITY by LOCALITES
Some How reached Kanpur
And Believe me PPL there Still DONNO the Difference between NH2 and NH 91 for Delhi ( I am not even Sure if it does go to Delhi)
I almost Picked up the NH91 and went back 15 KMS to catch the RAMADEVI Chowk and the NH2 Route rest was all Flying
I got LOST in Kanpur for 2 reasons one the UNNAO Internally is connected to Kanpur with a different Road that does not take to the RAMADEVI Chowk DIRECTLY
and OFFCOURCE LOCALITES
TOTAL TIME LOST 45 minutes
Single Stops
* RASTRA DEIP (YA I Spelled it Correct) 45 Minute Between 16 – 15 KM MILE stone BEFORE AAGRA WITH IOC PETROL PUMP (START WATCHING once 16 KM MILE stone BEFORE AAGRA is reached )
ALL IN ALL
TOTAL TRIP 1202 KMS DOOR TO DOOR
PETROL USED 75 LITs
AVG 16
What ELSE
YA
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PLEASE BE VVVVVVVVV CARE FULL OF THE WRONG SIDE TRAFFIC
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It Can Be Anything from a CYCLE to a 16 TYRE BIG RIG BELIEVE I am Not exajurating
NOTE: I You are Planing on this ROUTE get the Weather Reports or Avoid it for at least till the FOG Conditions Lasts
Its really heartening to such an awesome description of routes within UP. Thanks for starting it Aditya. All my apprehensions have been cleared and I’m happy to let my parents and grandparents travel
NH2 rocks…but kanpur got stuck in the jam badly
I will go to (U.P.)SHAHJANAAPUR in TILHER. I live in Delhi I m requested please provide to me road map how to reach in Tilher
Hi Aditya,
A very good travel diary with lot of information and suggestion, It is a good work accomplished with Photographs of the road and traffic. I am from Kanpur ( HBTI too) and work in Gurgaon, It is great pain to catch train from Delhi to reach Kanpur , Reading this article and also experience of some other friends now I am also thinking to go by road and it seems possible and enjoyable. But I am single driver, you did not mention would it be possible to drive all teh way by one person alone.
Regards
Vipin
Hi Vipin
Be rest assurred Single Driver Can do it Easily do it
If you are lone in the CAR then it can be a bit of trouble as u can easily get Bored you need somebody for continous Cirping if you can manage that it will be a breeze.
Technically it should not take you more then 7-8 Hrs (Provided u dont hit a JAM ;-)
Delhi to agra is a bit slow Depending on time / Area u leave at /from
200-205 Kms
Agra to Kanpur Around I did those in 3 Hrs
285-290 KMS
Enjoy
Drive Safly
Bakul
Hi Adi,
Can you suggest me a good route from Delhi to Gorakhpur…?? I’ll be traveling by motorbike. Kindly, suggest if traveling by bike is safe and possible in one day???
can someone tell me some thing about the road on to Varanasi from Kanpur???
Anirban – The road from Kanpur to Varanasi is pretty good except the Allahabad part where you would have to pass through the city. A bypass was being done but I dont think thats complete.
You can read more here – https://www.ghumakkar.com/2008/06/29/delhi-%E2%80%93-patna-road-review/
Hey Guys!
The road from Delhi to Agra is very much popular and most of us putting up in Delhi or Noida must have visited Agra many times(whenever some relative comes, he wants to see Taj). But the real surprise was road from Agra to Kanpur. It took 4 hrs from Agra to Kanpur(350 Km). New roads with minimum traffic. All big towns like Firozabad, shikohabad, etawah auraya and even Kanpur..all are bypassed by elevated roads as they have done on NH8 for Gurgaon. In 7 Hrs flat we were from Noida to Kanpur. The good thing about this elevated road approach that even after few years, no encroachment possible on flyovers, 2nd the slow vehicle like bullock cart rickshaw etc they will prefer to take road below flyover, for it will be easy drive.
The flip side is that after Agra till kanpur, you dont find any good restaurant or family dhabas. The only ones are for Trucks where the gentry is not so good. I think that will improve with time when more and more people start taking this route. The A1 plaza is closed…thanks to Mayawati. The suggestion is have your stomach full on this route. You can take a trea break in any one of the towns in bewteen.
Driving on such smooth road in apna UP was a pleasent surprise..India is shining!!
Has anyone have any idea about Delhi to Gorakhpur road..???
Ill be traveling by motorbike. Kindly, suggest if traveling by bike is safe and possible in one day???
Abdul – The route would be Delhi – Kanpur – Lucknow on NH2 and then Lucknow – Barabanki – Faizabad – Basti – Gorakhpur. Roads are good but I am not sure about safety in night.
The total distance is in excess of 700 Km so I dont think its possible in one day unless there are two drivers and you want to drive for 16-18 hours.
Thanx Nandan for your kind reply.
Guys, its been wonderful reading your travelogues. Am sufficiently impressed to decide to go by road from Delhi to Kolkata in the middle of May.
Would you like me to document the trip?
Pushkar, Thanks for the appreciation. Please do write about your journey to Kolkata, it would be useful to all ghumakkars. Have a good trip and do get back to us with your experiences.
Can anyone help me with road route from Ambala-Saharanpur-Bareilly-Lucknow. And experience and condition of road, hotels etc.
Ramesh
Thanks buddy, so much of information here. For the last 8 years, once a year, I have been driving to Delhi – Lucknow – Delhi, as both my parents and in laws stay there. The first visit was on my first car Maruti 800, then Zen, then WagonR and lastly Exteem. I am a Maruti fan you know. Anyway all through the last 5 years the Moradabad – bareilly route had been my favourite, as despite it being a single road for the major stretch, I did not find a lot of truck movement on this stretch.
However 15 days back I again visited Lucknow by Esteem, using my favourite route. However I was pretty irritated as the work going on for doubling the road after Moradabad never seems to end. Also after 10am, there was too much movement of village folk on the road, which included Cycles, two wheelers, tractors, Sumos, Scorpios…and many others. It was a major deterrant, as the village folks drive really rash and its a single road. I left my family and my car in lucknow, as my wife and kids planned to stay there for 15 days.
Today I had to leave for lucknow by train to bring everybody back by Car. Some of the folks in Lucknow advised my wife to take Agra route instead. I was checking its feasibility on the internet, when I stumbled on your article. Thanks a lot, I think I will try the Etawah-Agra-Mathura route this time and will provide my experience as soon as I am back.
Devesh K S Rathore
Hi,
I am from Ayodhya and working in Delhi for the last 5-6 years. I am planning to drive first time from Delhi to Lucknow by my car. I went through few of the posts in this page and found it very useful. I will be taking Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow route for my journey. Can anybody tell me if I can start my journey from Delhi to Lucknow in late night as I need to reach next day as early as possible?
Thanks in advance…
Raj
we are planning a visit to lucknow and the info on your blog was really helpful and allayed our fears about the hitherto unknown delhi agra route.we wanted to visit firozabad on the way for some glassware shopping. any advice !!!
Hi to everyone. I am taking this route at least twice a year to visit my inlaws at Kanpur since the last 4 years. Earlier two years were by Maruti 800; now by Santro. The road condition has drastically improved. In fact, I would grade the link from Agra to Kanpur better than Delhi to Agra. I went to Kanpur on 9th May 09 to leave my wife & two kids (2 yrs. & 6yrs. old) at their Nanu’s place at Kanpur for the vacation. I came back alone on the 15th May. While going to Kanpur; the good spots to take a break are: Mc Donald’s (Mathura)– u already know about it; there’s is a new Indian Oil’s restaraunt before Firozabad ends (& on the right hand side while going to Kanpur). Its good, a/c & with the Indial Oil petrol pump.. the name & address: The Park Resort & Restaurant, opp. Vaishno Devi Dham, NH2, Firozabad. The Reliance A-one plaza is a little bit away but closed; otherwise that was also a good spot. The third spot is Surya Hotel one at Sikandra– u know about this too! While returning, I covered the same spots. Please note: although the timings of Park Restaurant is from 10 am; but the guys entertained me even at 9 am. Good people.
I wish the updates will be useful. Please note: some guys at the toll bridge charge you less & do not give you a ticket; please please do not entertain this. Insist on full payment & take the slip. Once you have the slip, you can complain against them at the NHAI site & I assure you they take immediate action. Let’s take an oath that we will not promote corruption as this will ultimately lead to bad rad conditions. Also, I had requested the NHAI guys to put up good toilets (have a nominal charge for maintenence) at or near the toll booths. They said they will see to it. Please re-request the issue; as finally it is for us & our families.
Bye & Good, Happy & Safe Driving!
Ritvik, Rishit, Poonam & Neeraj.
Couldn’t agree with you more on corruption. It happened with me long time back so now I insist on the receipt. If we all act together, this evil can be driven out and our country will be a better place to live in.
Cheers!
Hi Guys,
I am planing to travel lucknow through flight. Then i will catch a train from Lucknow junction. Can you advice the distance from Airport to rly station?
Also, the cab facilityis available as i will be reaching lucknow airport 8:30 PM?
The distance between Amausi Airport to Char Bagh Railways station is approx 15 km., during day time lot of traffic problem is there. conditions at 8.30 pm might be gud.
Cab is not a problem there.
I have just read all and pretty impressed and learnt a lot. I am coming out on the Highway for the first time and planning to make a trip from Delhi to Agra during Oct-Nov’09. My car is Wagon-R (Petrol) with CNG. Family – myself, wife, kid (12 yrs) and brother-in-law. Pls guide me for my first trip on the Highway. I am planning to take NH2 and do majority of the drive on CNG. Also advise me on the general speed limit I should maintain on the Highway. How much max. speed I should have to drive normally? And what is the minimum speed (of course depending upon the traffic)? I am driving in Delhi for the past 3 years and have driven about 30,000 KM in total in Delhi. When I get a free stretch I drive at a speed of 80 KM and even once touched 90 KM speed on the Gurgaon Highway (only upto Gurgaon). Cheenu
Cheenu… Travelling Delhi to Agra the first time, try to go early in the morning. I made a mistake when I travelled the first time 4 yrs. back (took a night-break at Agra). I started in the afternoon; and it took me over 5 hrs. to reach Agra! When I travel early in the morning (I’ve a Santro), it takes me 2.5-3 hrs. only. The route is fine; Amit Srivastava rightly cautioned; & also never try to take a tea break, etc. nearby Kosi. As you are going the first time (with a 30000 kms experience) — speed limit yourself between 60-80kms. You never know when a tractor/ bullock cart, etc. might pop-up. Also, once it happened with me, if any damn thing pops up surprisingly & you have to brake suddenly– make use of your hand brakes as well.
Bye & Have a nice experience!!! Jai Ho!!!
good yar
hiiiiiiiiii, its nice na…
thanks Mahesh for your inputs. I really appreciate that.
Cheenu, if you are driving first time between Delhi-Agra, you should be careful between Mathura and Agra, specially when you are approaching Agra. You will find many cycle riders coming to your way in the middle of the road or sometimes crossing the road without any hand signals etc. Crowd also is not very good there. So keep arounf 50 kmph in that zone, otherwise 80-100 will be good for rest of the way.
Wagon-R is good car and you can comfortably complete one side journey in 3.5 hrs if you start early in the morning. For CNG you need to check. Highway is good, so you will enjoy driving there.
Happy driving.
Thanx Amit, for the wonderful piece of advice. For me it is first time not only between Delhi-Agra but also for the Highway in general. I shall let you know about my experience in this coloumn once I complete the trip. If the trip goes on well then I will be planning many more trips of course with all the inputs I get from here. Bye, Cheenu
ADI would more then happy to see his post is going to be 2 yrs old now
Hi!
Actally i am also planning 2 go by road 2 lko. as i belong 2 lko. ur write-up has been a good source of information 4 me
Thanks to every one for your kind words.
Sachin, Best of luck for your journey .Do update the post with your experiences during the trip.
Thanks.
Which route is better in terms of road, Delhi – Agra – Etawah – Kanpur, OR Delhi – Aligarh – Eta – Kannauj – Kanpur. I think the second route is shorter.
Hi Sumit, You are right the Delhi – Aligarh – Eta – Kannauj – Kanpur is shorter but I am not sure about the road quality. Delhi – Agra – Etawah – Kanpur route has excellent road quality if you compare it with rest of UP roads. You will definitely gain some time while driving on this stretch.
Thanks Aditya, I presume the Aligarh road might also be unsafe for travel in evenings. I might travel to kanpur this weekend and based on the posts above, would take the Agra – Etawah route. Would feedback accordingly.
Best of luck for your trip! Would love to see latest updates about the route.
Yup!! The trip is cancelled at the last minute. Thansk for all the support.
The entire thread is awesome…i have been thinking of driving to Gorakhpur from New Delhi but was not able to make a decision. Now I am sure, I am driving ….will start on Oct 16th.
Thanks to you Manish for your comment. Best of luck for your trip!
hi i m a doctor presently workin in AIIMS new delhi. i m planning to travel to lko(my in laws ) during diwali in my ritz vdi.the only catch is that my wife who also is a doctor is expecting (in her 5th month).u r thread is awesome and the attention to detail absolutely brilliant. it feels as if u r on the road. before this trip my longest trip was till khirsu(pauri, garhwal)i drove continuously one way for 10 hrs. thanks for all the minute details. the name of the site is the perfect feather in the cap.
Amit,
Since your wife is expecting, it would be a good idea to carry your food supplies from home as there aren’t too many good options (except for breakfast at McD) to eat on the way. The A1 Plazas mentioned in Adi’s post above have closed and i’m not sure of what outlets have opened in place of them. Please do carry lots of fruits and goodies.
Another tip if you want to avoid traffic on the way back – travel back on Govardhan Pooja (Diwali’s next day). UPites do not travel on that day and all the businesses are closed, so roads are practically deserted. We saved a lot of time because of this last year.
Happy Driving!
Doctor, it should be ok, as the road is good and suspension of Ritz is best in its class and better than that of many higher segment cars. just be mindful of the occasional vehicles coming on from wrong side.
So I wish I had a new car and drove to LKO this Diwali too like I did last year!
Best
Amit,
Best of luck for your trip. Try to leave early and you would save yourself with traffic near Firozabad and Shikohabad (because of Diwali).
Just like Rajeev, I also drove to LKO last year Diwali but this year staying here in Noida only.
Do update here after your trip. Happy Diwali in advance!
hi all,thanx for the response. im planning to leave at 4am on 15th and back on 19th at 4 am.basically i’m an early riser. hope to b at lko for lunch.
i hav one OT(operation theater) assistant who belongs to etawah, and has told me about some good place to eat. will certainly update if they r worth a try.
when i m back i will also write about my trip to khirsu.
HAPPY diwali to all GHUMAKKARS.
life is a journey, just enjoy it.
hi all, thanks for putting up all this information on ghumakkar. I am planning to drive from indirapuram to gorakhpur on 16/Oct. This will be my first long drive in India. Overseas, I’ve done plenty. Just a question for the experienced here.. is Delhi – Gorakhpur do-able in 12-14 hours on a Swift Vxi?
Sunil – I did Gorakhpur-Indirapuram in June 2008. It took me 17 hours, from 9 AM to 2 AM. Assuming that you would start early and take NH2 (I was on NH24), this should be doable in 13-14 hours.
Here’s what I would suggest
1. Try to get out of Indirapuram by 5 AM. You would avoid jam at Kosi Kalan.
2. Take home-made breakfast (toast/parantha/Idli) and stop at a place having a good shoulder and avoid spending time at a restaurant. McD at Mathura is a time-killer. You have a long journey, resist the temptation.
3. Take a good decent big break (in excess of an hour) only in Lucknow.
4. Enjoy the deserted afternoon roads from LKO-Barabanki-Faizabad.
5. Stop over at Faizabad (I remember that you would go over Suryu) and cherish the sights.
5. Take a tea break on/around Basti.
6. Reach Gorakhpur by late evening, connect to internet, and tell us what it has been.
All the Best !!
I am also amazed by your travel. I would like to travel on this road in this Deewali Holidays as I was not able to get train tickets and plane is too expensive for me to afford.
I think except Agra to Etawah the road is very good.
Devesh,
Road between Agra and Etawah is not at all bad, When i traveled last year on this road there were some final construction work and finishing were going on between Agra and Etawah so hopefully that would have been over by now.
Best of luck & Happy Diwali !! Do update here about your trip.
help required………….
Hi.. all ….
I am thinking to go delhi-patna this diwali by road….I wanted to know about the road conditions and the best route???Can i cover it in one day….me and my father will drive….both us fairly new in driving…will it be safe???Pl help
Below links would be helpful for long drives-
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-travel-queries/3469-guide-essentials-long-drive.html
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/owning-car/18258-article-preparation-indian-road-trip.html
Thanks Ankit, for sharing these links !
Dear ghumaakkar,
i have to go from raebareli to gwalior for some work .can u guide me regarding route to take ,safety profile of route,in between stopovers,sightseeing spots .as i plan to travel with family and make this a work cum pleasure trip.little detours to enjoy MP will be welcome .please help.
Tahseen – From the maps, I could see that the route would be Raibareli – Kanpur – Etawah – Gwalior. Kanpur-Etawah is what I have personally driven and the road quality is very good. I am sorry I can’t be of much help for other sections.
I have been to Gwalior so probably I can suggest something there. Gwalior in itself has lot of options ranging from Manmandir Palace to temples but if you want to take a detour, you can drive down to Jhansi and further to Orccha and spend a night there.
hi to all
been back from lko after diwali
we started from here on 15th at 4.30 am from dilshad garden
went via ring road, took left turn at ashram thru badarpur border to agra
crossed agra at 7.30 am & stopped for breakfast
we had home prepared puri and sabzi. actually it saves a lot of time
had tea there and started for kanpur. while i drove my wife took a nap in back seat. reched kanpur ar 11.30 am.
but i never crossed 100kph. as informed here at panki(kanpur dehat) we got the sign that lko & kanpur city is on lt but went straight on the fly over .
never in my life was i so surprised and happy as we covered 18 km inside kanpur city at 80 kph there were hardly any traffic
after 18 km (in my digital odo) there is a sign lko straight in red , here u hav to take left and reach other side of the road which opens at ramadevi chauraha.
from here the road till unnao was terrible(i.e. 13 km odd)
reached home with diwali rush at1.30 pm for lunch.
stopped enroute at banni(near nawab ganz) which has good gulabjamuns(called rasgulla)
saw few good eateries but never stopped at any place i think Nandan was spot on bcoz if u r travellin more than 300 km, have to reach early and the road is makhan take home made food as it is safe,tasty and saves a lot of time and stop only for fuel, tea or when u feel tired.
but never ever drive unless u r fresh.
HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL GHUMAKKARS.
Nandan- thanks for your inputs. I couldn’t hit the road this diwali due to some family emergency. I have posponed this until Christmas now. Will share the experience with Ghummakars once I do this.