2 national highways connect Chhattisgarh to the rest of India:
- NH 6 runs west-east from Nagpur in Maharashtra to Orissa where it branches off to Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar.
- NH43 (one of India's best-laid National Highways) runs north-south from Kawardha through Raipur to Jagdalpur and out to Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
The roads in Chhatisgarh are generally excellent - wide, clean, smooth and virtually free of traffic. Even the smallest villages are linked. All places of tourist interest are connected by good, motorable roads.
Typically, drive in from Pench or Kanha in Maharasthra, from the Araku Valley and Gopalpur on Sea in Orissa, from Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, or from Ranchi in Jharkhand.
Good, new cars and Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are available for hire at Raipur (the starting point for most tour-plans) and Jagdalpur. |
