1500 KM 3 Days and 1 Reliable #TataHarrier #BangaloreToBilaspur

Tripoto
17th Nov 2020

The lockdown has been a tough roommate to be living with for almost 9 months, so I decided to breakup and set outside myself on a journey of 1500 KM. The trip started from Bangalore and ended to Bilaspur (CG), with one night stop at Hyderabad and Nagpur each.

Prelude: I bought my #TataHarrier a.k.a #NightFury in October and was getting craving for taking this on a long drive, except for 100KM odd drives around the city. So I decided to take this new baby of just 500 KM older to a mile munching roadtrip.

Photo of 1500 KM 3 Days and 1 Reliable #TataHarrier #BangaloreToBilaspur 1/2 by Kapil Kumar

Day 1: I started from the Whitefield(Bangalore) around 8 AM as planned departure of 6 AM, don't blame me its all my family fault ;) I took the best route suggested by the Google map as usual and with 2 stops of 20 minutes each on the way to Hyderabad.

Photo of 1500 KM 3 Days and 1 Reliable #TataHarrier #BangaloreToBilaspur 2/2 by Kapil Kumar

I landed at Sheraton Hyderabad around 5 PM, making total of 9 hours trip time for 570 KM. The reason for staying at Sheraton was two folded, 1. because i have stayed for 1 week there before for the lockdown and 2. its quick proximity to the ORR. Not to mention the fact about it's good service and well maintained hygiene level.

Day 1
Photo of Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel, Nanakramguda Road, Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India by Kapil Kumar
Photo of Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel, Nanakramguda Road, Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India by Kapil Kumar
Photo of Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel, Nanakramguda Road, Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India by Kapil Kumar

Thank to the Marriott Bonvoy member, it cost light on my pocket as I paid only 4100 INR for 2 people with breakfast.

The best part about the stay was the service, as they packed my breakfast along the way to save 30 minutes at the tables. The heavy breakfast was sufficient enough for 2 people and helped us to reach Nagpur without any stop :)

Day 2: Hyderabad to Nagpur

As usual we started at 8 AM, the road from Hyderabad to Nagpur is as good too as its same NH7 which basically connects Kashmir to Kanyakumari. This time I avoided any stop on the way as Harrier was effortlessly eating up the remaining kilometers. Though down side was, i got speeding ticket of 1000 Rs.

I feel it's unfair ask by Nagpur police, as they were hiding after a turn which was right on the slope. There were no speed signs nearby, so it's hard to guess the speed limit of 65 as the road was still good enough to drive close to 80. I got challan through SMS with a weblink where I could download challan proof and to pay it online.

Photo of 1500 KM 3 Days and 1 Reliable #TataHarrier #BangaloreToBilaspur by Kapil Kumar

Nevermind, i reached Le meridien Nagpur around 4 PM which makes total trip time of 8 hours for 520 KM. After a quick check-in, I relaxed in the open green space.

Photo of 1500 KM 3 Days and 1 Reliable #TataHarrier #BangaloreToBilaspur by Kapil Kumar

I booked from Bonvoy account and it cost me 7300 for 2 people including breakfast+Dinner. As I ordered Rice+Dal after checking, it added 800 rs as additional cost.

Day 3: I checked out at 8 AM and could reach bilaspur in only 6 hours 30 minutes with distance of 400KM, without any stop on the way. But again I got the challan saying speed limit was 55 KMPH at one place, there was no sign of speed limit nearby and it was clear highway :(

Total Distance: 1556 KM

Mileage: around 17 KMPL (As per Console it was 18.5)

Diesel Cost: 7300 Rs

Toll:1045 Rs

Speed Tickets: 2000 Rs

Sheraton stay: 4100 Rs

Le Meridien Stay: 8100 Rs

Total Cost: 22K

I did the same trip in December to come back to Bangalore, the timing was around the same but this time I got mileage of 18 KMPL (19.5 KMPL as per console). Also, I was little careful this time while driving in MH, so there was no speeding ticket :)

In return journey, I stayed at Le Meridien in Nagpur and Fairfield by Marriott in the Hyderabad. It cost me 6800 and 4200 respectively, for breakfast+dinner package as i booked from my Bonvoy account #BonvoyHappiness :) The overall cost of the return trip was 19K.

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