Visakhapatnam to Araku Valley cab.

Approximately 115 km, a drive of about 3–4 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.

Ananthagiri ghat road, passing through Anandapuram, Ananthagiri, Borra Caves. A ghat drive, not a highway drive — long series of bends climbing through Ananthagiri, and slower than the distance suggests. Mornings are the reward.

Swift Dzire (Sedan, 4 seats) at ₹13/km, about ₹3,900; Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (Compact, 6 seats) at ₹16/km, about ₹4,800; Toyota Rumion (Compact, 7 seats) at ₹16/km, about ₹4,800; Kia Carens (SUV, 6 seats) at ₹18/km, about ₹5,400. This route is about 115 km and is charged per kilometre with a minimum of 300 km a day, so those are estimates for roughly 1 day. 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 Visakhapatnam).

The Ananthagiri ghat road run into Araku Valley has a ghat section, so it takes longer than 115 km suggests — build that into the start time rather than the car. That fits inside a single day's 300 km, so a Swift Dzire handles it for four and the car is back the same night; six or seven means an Ertiga, Carens or Rumion, and a tempo traveller above that. All of them come with a local, Telugu-speaking driver.

Yes. Vizag is the everyday name for Visakhapatnam — same city, same trip, same fare. Book it by whichever name you use; the driver and the car are identical either way.

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

Anywhere in Visakhapatnam — the car comes to your address. The points people ask for most are Visakhapatnam Airport, Visakhapatnam Railway Station, RK Beach, Gajuwaka. 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.