Even after Ankola, when you hit NH66, there are sections where the highway is single lane due to ongoing works and you have to drive slow.
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Hello Everyone,
I along with my wife did Bangalore to Galgibaga yesterday in my Venue SX(O) DCT and here’s my experience. I was the only one driving.
Left Bangalore (KR Puram) at 4.20 AM and took the Satellite Ring Road after Hoskote. The road was super empty but I had gotten advice from others who had travelled on this road in the wee hours and everyone ensured it was safe. There was a thick fog cover at places and hence I drove well within the 100 kmph speed limit in most places. Our first pit stop was CCD Dabaspet (right next to HP Petrol Bunk).
After a close to 40 mins break, we hit the road again, and the next stop was Apoorva Resorts Davangere. I was driving at the leisurely pace of 80-100 kmph and still managed to reach there in around 2h45m for 200 km.
Post breakfast, we started at 10 AM, and after a quick 10 mins petrol break, continued towards Hubli and took the bypass Hubli – Karwar road towards Yallapur/Ankola. Although we had initially planned to have lunch at Highway Loungebut because it was barely 2-2.5 hours since breakfast we were not hungry and decided to push on. The plan was to stop somewhere near Yallapur for lunch and did so, at a non-descript place on the route.
After Yallapur, the road conditions become a little patchy, mostly in the ghat section. It is mostly single roads and there are large 18-wheelers and other trucks constantly plying, so you have to be patient. Even after Ankola, when you hit NH66, there are sections when the highway is single lane due to ongoing works and you have to drive slow.
After a quick tea break at a Udupi Restaurant in Karwar, we finished the journey at our homestay near Galgibaga beach, just entering Goa. We reached at 4.50 PM, which is a 12.5 hours time with 2 food, 2 tea and 1 petrol break, with a total drive time around 10 hours.
Today we will continue till Calangute, as we did not want to do the extra 100 km on the same day, as this is our first time driving up this route and we didn’t know much what to expect and hence kept the cushion of a night stay in Galgibaga. As a bonus, the beach here is just fabulous. Clean, not at all crowded and we reached just in time for the sunset!
For our return journey this Friday, I am still contemplating between the 3 route options as mentioned by someone just a few posts before in this thread. I am inclined to take the Anmod ghat route since it is the shortest from North Goa but I do not wish to be stuck in that section. Please suggest.
Here’s my trip meter from yesterday (pic taken after another 2 km drive to a restaurant at night)
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