Hyderabad to Araku Valley cab.

Approximately 790 km, a drive of about 13–14 hrs depending on traffic, weather and the stops you make. That's measured city centre to city centre — a pickup from a temple, hospital or suburb on the far side of either city adds to it, so tell us your exact address and we'll confirm the real distance.

NH-65 to Vijayawada, then NH-16 to Vizag, then the Ananthagiri ghat road, passing through Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Anandapuram. Three days of driving in one line: the dry plateau, the coastal delta, and the Eastern Ghat climb. Almost always broken into three legs at Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam — the ghat is the slow half of the last day.

Swift Dzire (Sedan, 4 seats) at ₹13/km, about ₹11,700; Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (Compact, 6 seats) at ₹16/km, about ₹14,400; Toyota Rumion (Compact, 7 seats) at ₹16/km, about ₹14,400; Kia Carens (SUV, 6 seats) at ₹18/km, about ₹16,200. This route is about 790 km and is charged per kilometre with a minimum of 300 km a day, so those are estimates for roughly 3 days. Tolls, State tax, Driver allowance are billed on top at actuals, and the total is agreed on WhatsApp before you travel. Tempo travellers are quoted on WhatsApp.

Outstation is round trip only — the car and the driver stay with you and come back with you. A one-way drop still has to pay for the empty return leg, so it prices close to a return anyway, which is why almost nobody books it that way, and from Araku Valley there is no practical way to pick up a ride back. The same page covers the return leg (Araku Valley to Hyderabad).

The NH-65 to Vijayawada, then NH-16 to Vizag, then the Ananthagiri ghat road run into Araku Valley has a ghat section, so it takes longer than 790 km suggests — build that into the start time rather than the car. At roughly 3 days for the 790 km, the driver stays with you overnight — so the boot matters as much as the seats, and most groups of four still take an Ertiga to Araku Valley rather than the Dzire. All of them come with a local, Telugu-speaking driver.

Most drivers break around Rajahmundry, roughly halfway between Hyderabad and Araku Valley. The road passes Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Anandapuram, so you can stop wherever suits — tell the driver and he will plan the halt around it.

Anywhere in Hyderabad — the car comes to your address. The points people ask for most are Rajiv Gandhi Intl Airport (RGIA), Secunderabad Railway Station, Hitec City, Gachibowli, LB Nagar. Airport and railway station pickups are normal, so tell us the terminal or platform side and the driver waits there rather than calling you from the wrong gate. Send the exact address on WhatsApp and we will confirm it with the fare.

By UPI directly to us on pickup — never cash to the driver, and never any advance. We send the payment request on WhatsApp when the car arrives.