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Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations TL;DR I rode the Grand Trunk Road end to end across India in winter 2026, from Delhi through Sonipat, Karnal, Panipat, Amritsar, then south to Allahabad, Patna, Sasaram, Varanasi, and finally Kolkata. The route runs about 2,500 km, dates back to the 4th century BCE Mauryan period, and was rebuilt by Sher Shah Suri between 1538 and 1545. This guide covers costs in INR and USD, Vande Bharat trains, sleeping options, food, paperwork, and what I actually did on the ground. Why Visit Grand Trunk Road in 2026 I came to the Grand Trunk Road because I wanted to follow one continuous line of asphalt that carried Mauryan envoys, Mughal armies, British surveyors, and Partition refugees within living memory. No other road in Asia gives you that much layered history in one ribbon. The route I followed in 2026 stretches roughly 2,500 km if you include the historic extension into Lahore and onward to Kabul. On the Indian side, NH-1 and its s...