Puducherry to Kolkata , 1900 Kms Drive in 35 hrs! Kanyakumari to Kolkata by Road in a Jimny | Part 2

We wake up to a lovely morning by the Promenade Beach at Pondicherry , take a stroll and by late morning , start the 1900 Kms drive to Kolkata. We drive along the scenic East Coast Road (ECR) till Chennai and then drive along the entire length of NH16 to reach Kolkata the next evening , completing the journey in 35 hours ! Watch Part 1 of our Kanyakumari to Kolkata Road Trip here :    • Kanyakumari to Kolkata by Road in a Jimny ...   Check out our epic drive from Kolkata to Kerala here :    • Kolkata to Kerala Road Trip Begins | JOIN ...   If you wish to plan a Kerala , Kanyakumari trip , by road or otherwise and are looking for details and possible itineraries - do watch the linked vlog    • Kerala Travel Guide 2026: Train, Flight & ...   Here is a link to the full Playlist with all 13 episodes :    • Kerala & Kanyakumari - Exploring God's Own...   Having welcomed the new year 2026 at Kanyakumari , we had started early morning on 2nd Jan for the first leg of our 2500 Km drive home to Kolkata. After driving for 600 Kms we reached Pondicherry and soaked in the sights around the beach. This was covered in the earlier episode. In this last episode of the series, we will drive the remaining 1900 Kms from Pondicherry to Kolkata in 35 hrs. But , not before taking in the sights and sounds in and around the Promenade beach of Puducherry on a beautiful morning. What is there in today’s episode • Morning stroll around Promenade Beach and the streets of White Town • Beware about “Confirmed” Hotels booking – we share our entire experience around – how a hotel denied out booking made 2 months in advance ! • Drive through the beautiful East Coast Road (ECR) from Puducherry till Kelambakkam on the outskirts of Chennai • By passing Chennai through Outer Ring Road and joining NH16 • Close to 1700 Kms drive along the entire length of NH 16 from Chenni to Kolkata • Complete route details and maps. • The complete route details of NH 16 will help anyone planning a drive from Kolkata to Visakhapatnam , Vijaywada , Chennai , Puducherry or Bangalore. Basically anyone planning a drive down South from Kolkata or the way back! • For an even better in depth coverage of NH16 between Kolkata and NayuduPeta , please watch this video    • Kolkata to Kerala Road Trip Begins | JOIN ...   This concludes our self driven Kerala , Kanyakumari and Pondicherry series , where we drive 6000 kms to and fro Kolkata in our Jimny. This epic journey is documented through 13 episodes and the Playlist has been posted above. Stay tuned for many more epic adventures with our Jimny! Please do subscribe to Wanderlust Escapades and explore our beautiful country with us ! Follow us on :   / wanderlust.escapades     / 198xhgvpjj   Playlists : Ranchi and Netarhat in Monsoon :    • Ranchi & Netarhat   Ladakh and Zanskar :    • Kerala & Kanyakumari - Exploring God's Own...   Kerala and Kanyakumari :    • Kerala & Kanyakumari - Exploring God's Own...   Uttarakhand Ki Undekhi Rahe :    • The Road to the Unknown | उत्तराखंड की अनद...   South Odisha & Chhattisgarh | Offbeat Road Trip Series :    • South Odisha & Chhattisgarh | Offbeat Road...   Adikailash / Om Parvat / Darma Valley – Self Drive :    • Vyas and Darma Valley Trip   Offbeat Odisha – Self Drive :    • Offbeat Odisha   Spectacular Sirmaur (Offbeat Himachal) - Self Drive :    • Spectacular Sirmaur   _____________________________ Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 Walking Along Promenade Beach 05:25 Confirmed Hotel Booking ? 11:37 Streets of White Town 12:47 Our Lady of Angels Church 13:58 Getting ready for the long drive Back 16:17 Along the famous East Coast Road (ECR) 24:00 By passing Chennai 28:26 Drive through NH16 42:40 Series Outro and Maps _____________________________