Solo Drive from Thrissur, Kerala to Kolkata, West Bengal in an Old TATA Indica
Quick stats: Kilometers : 2400 approx. Days : 6 days. Planned for 4 days as a solo drive but ended up as 6. Speed avg : 60-80 in good highways. Road conditions : Very good in general except few stretches in Orissa and the beginning of Andra. Tolls : Around 2000 paid, without counting each receipt but an approx amount. Diesel cost : My Indica still gives one the best MPG and it should be around 4000 rupees for the trip. Traffic conditions : If planned well, you can go fast/low traffic till Kolkata borders it is nightmare traffic unless it is 10 pm to 6am Best naturally beautiful place : Orissa.. Have no doubt, what a marvellous place! Please see an update on road conditions and other details at the end of the post when I got back! How it all Began....! I got transferred from Kochi to Kolkata and I decided to make this journey in my Old Indica instead of my new car or flight or Train for the following reasons: I love long drives. Especially solo ...