Thursday, May 23, 2013

New Delhi to Amritsar by Road

                                           New Delhi to Amritsar  by Road


Delhi > Murthal > Panipat  > Karnal > Pipli > Ambala>
Khanna > Ludhiana > Jalandhar > Phagwara > Amritsar

Total Distance = 456kms

Road Map

From Dist. (in kms)  
New Delhi 50 Murthal
Murthal 41 Panipat
Panipat 35 Karnal
Karnal 31 Pipli
Pipli 48 Ambala
Ambala 72 Khanna
Khanna 41 Ludhiana
Ludhiana 59 Jalandhar
Jalandhar 23 Phagwara
Phagwara 56 Amritsar
Amritsar   End
Total 456  


Highway  NH-1 (Highway known for having best North Indian eating points)

Road condition is good


Sonepat to Jalandhar 6-laned highway
Jalandhar to Amritsar 4-laned highway


Dhabas/Restaurants (with clean toilet facilities)
Haveli in Murthal
Famous Murthal Parantha's
(Gulshan Dhaba,Sukhdev Dhaba,Hari Dhaba)  
Karna Lake in Karnal (Children can enjoy)
Royal Orchid in Karnal
Neelkanth in Karnal
Lovely Dhaba in Khanna
Zhilmil Dhaba in Karnal
Highway Hault Restaurant
Mc Donald in Ambala & Ludhiana
(Children can enjoy)
Puran Singh da Dhaba in Ambala
Lucky Dhaba in Jalandhar
Café Coffee Day at Murthal,Ambala,Karnal,Ludhiana &
Jalandhar on NH-1


Read This http://www.hindustantimes.com/
India-news/NewDelhi/Roadside-dhabas-turn-chic/
Article1-631840.aspx



Last CNG Station (from Delhi to Amritsar ) at
Sonepat (100-200m inside from NH-1)

Toll Plaza =

Panipat @ Rs. 20/-
Jallandhar @ Rs. 123/- both sides


Sight Seeing in Amritsar
Golden Temple (Near Railway Station)
Jallianwala Bagh
Wagah Border (35kms from Amritsar @ 1.15hrs)

 Must Know about Wagah Border

Parade at Wagah Border @ 5pm in  
winter & 5.30pm in summer every evening

Be seated by 4pm

Flag crossing takes place between 5.40-5.50pm

Must Know about Golden Temple

Golden Temple opens 24*7.

Langar distribution all day
Walkable from Jallianwala Bagh


Advised to leave at 4am from Delhi,Reach Murthal at 5.00, Get fresh in Murthal,have Parantha and kadak tea in breakfast.


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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Delhi to Mussorie by Road

                                   Delhi to Mussorie by Road (road condition data as per April 2013) 


Total Distance = 287kms

Road

Steep zig-zag road starts from Dehradun until you reach Mussorie

Modinagar-Meerut bypass- partapur-Khatauli-Muzaffarnagar-Roorkee stretch is Toll @ Rs. 70/- at Modipuram (Mawana).

Road is good throughout except 50km between Muzzaffarnagar-Roorkee (Work In Progress to construct that stretch)


CNG Stations = last CNG station (GAIL) in Meerut if travelling from Delh to Haridwar. 1 station is coming in Roorkee & Haridwar each.

Restaurant with good toilets facility

Cheetal Grand
Moolchand in Khatauli.
Haldiram
Bikanerwala
Mc Donalds.

Sagar Ratna near Roorkee is not advised as the facility & service is poor.


Roadmap
 

Delhi   >   ModiNagar   >  Meerut   >      Khatauli     >  Muzaffarnagar   >   Roorkee   > Dehradun   >    Mussorie

 

Delhi (04.00am) ……………………..53kms  (1hr)………… Modi nagar  05:00am

              Modinagar………15kms(30min)…….CNG Meerut 05:30am 

  CNG Meerut……50kms(1.5hrs) …………… Cheetal Grand ,Khatauli  06.30am

                   

   Stoppage at Cheetal Grand,Khatauli  (1hr) ……………………[6.30am to 7.30am]

                       (Covered around 120km from Delhi)


        Khatauli  to Muzafarnagar = 22kms

   Muzaffarnagar ………50kms (1.5hrs)[ROAD IN BAD CONDITION] ………… Roorkee (09.00am )    

         (Left turn just after Roorkee Contanment,striaght it will go to Haridwar)
          Roorkee to Dehradun = 70kms
         
          Dehradun to Mussorie = 27Kms

                                              Have a Happy Journey !!


 

 

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Road Travellers

This blog is started to bring all Road travellers at one common platform to discuss about the distances,sightseeing,fuel stations,destinations,condition of roads,halt points,best food/dhaba/restaurants/clean public utilities etc.. We can discuss for major highways of India to start with and provide as much details/images on this blog. This will provide extreme info to the travel planner especially families preparing to cover distances through roads.