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I am driving Pune to Ambajogai, this weekend. Google maps shows me 3 routes as below:
1. Pune – Ahmednagar – Jamkhed – Ambajogai
2. Pune – Ahmednagar – Beed – Ambajogai
3. Pune – Indapur – Barshi – Ambajogai

Planning to take the Pune-Indapur-Barshi-Ambajogai as I know Pune to Indapur road condition is great.

Please suggest the best route if anyone knows. Thanks and Appreciate your inputs.

[Gireesh]

1. Pune to Ambajogai via Barshi
Pune(Swargate) – Tembhurni – 160km – Solapur highway – excellent condition – Toll is there
Tembhurni to Barshi – 50km – Small road – Mostly good – Few rough patches – No toll
Barshi – Kalamb – 45kms – Small road – few rough patches – some very bad(~5kms) – No toll
Kalamb – Ambajogai – 45kms – Good road – few rough patches – no toll
Overall good road but few patches around Barshi and few around Kalamb slow you down.
Actual Driving time(Punto MID) – 5.5 Hours
Hotel on the way – Hotel Shree Veg. is right after Bhigvan(~1.5/2 hours from Pune) Very good hotel.

2. Ambajogai to Pune via A’nagar
Ambajogai – Kej – 37 kms – Wide cement road newly constructed – no toll for now, but in future there will be.
Kej – Manjarsumbha – 40kms – Good wide cement road – no toll
Manjarsumbha – Ahmednagar – 135ksm – 10kms till Patoda is new cement road.
Ahmednagar – Pune – 120kms – Excellent – No toll for cars only.
Actual driving time – 6.5 Hours
Hotel on the way – Hotel Raghunandan ~2km before Jamkhed. Lunch was good. Clean toilets.

I am really not sure which is the best route since both are sort of okayish roads but I would recommend going via A’nagar.
When going via Barshi, there are many rough patches between Tembhurni till Kalamb and the road is narrower than via A’nagar. Even if time needed via A’hmednagar is more there are many good hotels on the way. While between Tembhurni till Ambajogai – there are very few options.

Places to stay in Ambajogai:
Yogeshwari Yatri Niwas – 02446-244559 – Right next to the temple – I did not stay here but looks well managed rooms. They have AC rooms also available those wants.
Hotel Krishnai – 02446-245266 – Did not stay here but looked very descent.
Santosh Palace – 02446-246056,244656 – I stayed here. Descent hotel for a night stay.

Suggest you to book hotels in advance especially on weekends/holidays.

Please update the road condition after you have been there. I would be doing the route in coming weeks again. So any pointers from you would be helpful. Also read my article, Things to check before road-trip/long drive

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