Car travels in LB Nagar, doorstep pickup.

LB Nagar is where Hyderabad ends and the Vijayawada highway begins — NH-65 runs straight out through here towards Hayat Nagar and the coast. If your trip is to Vijayawada, Vizag, Rajahmundry or anywhere down the delta, starting from LB Nagar means you are on the highway within minutes instead of crossing the city to reach it. That is worth an hour on a long day, and it is why so many coastal-AP departures are booked from this side.

Pickup tip — The X Roads junction is busy and stopping on it is not realistic. Give a lane or an apartment name off it and the driver comes there instead of circling the flyover.