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Tirumala Ghat Road Guidelines Timings

by · October 22, 2018

Shiva Venkateswara Oct 22, 2018 Updated Apr 21, 2026 2 min read

Tirumala Ghat Road Guidelines

Reach Tirumala by Driving Distance from Alipiri Tirupati (Tirumala Uproad)

To reach Tirumala by driving one can drive from Tirupati and has to reach Tirumala through a Ghat road. There are two different ghat roads. One ghat road is from Tirupati to Tirumala and the another ghat road is for return to Tirupati. Both ghat roads are double lane type, follow different paths along the hills. The Ghat road start from Alipiri and one has to go through the security check and Toll gate near Alipiri. The road to Tirumala from here is completely a ghat road which looks like climbing the hill.

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Entry Point: Alipiri

Distance from Tirupati to Tirumala Road: 17.80 Kilometres

Time taken to Travel in Ghat Road: Should not be less than 40 Minutes

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To travel from Tirupati to Tirumala, the vehicle will be provided with a token near the toll gate at Alipiri with the time of start or entry in to the ghat road. The same token will be collected at the entrance of tirumala once the drive is completed. The token will be having the entry time, in which case, if the drive is less than the specified time, then the driver /vehicle is penalized for speed driving.

Timings of Tirumala Ghat Road / Toll Gate

The tirumala ghat roads are completely operated under the authority of TTD. So, the ghat road will be operated only in certain timings in a day, to ensure the safety of the pilgrims who are travelling to tirumala in own vehicles. The timings of the Tirumala Ghat roads are as below.

Entry  / Opening Timings of the Ghat Road: 3.00 AM

Closing Time of Ghat Road: 12.00 AM

Tirumala to Tirupati Ghat Road (Tirumala Down road)

Entry Point: GNC Tollgate

Distance from Tirmala to Tirupati: 18.00 Kilometres.

Time taken to Travel in Ghat Road: Should not be less than 40 Minutes

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Tirumala Ghat Road Guidelines

  • Pilgrims are not allowed drive fast and reach the destinations before specified time, which will results in fines and penalties.
  • Pilgrims are not allowed to overtake the vehicles at bends and narrow roads.
  • Stopping vehicles at any points on the ghat roads are completely banned.
  • Vehicles should not be overloaded than specified capacity  at any cost.
  • Banned items are not allowed to carry in vehicles

Last reviewed: April 21, 2026

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Shiva Venkateswara is the founding editor of Tirumala Tirupati Online. With over 8 years of dedicated coverage of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, he has personally completed pilgrimages to Tirumala 50+ times, walking the Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpaths, observing every major arjitha seva, and touring every guest house, mutt, and accommodation block in both Tirumala and Tirupati. His on-the-ground reporting drives the site's day-by-day darshan-status updates, room-availability charts, and festival schedules.His coverage spans TTD darshan procedures (Sarva Darshan, ₹300 Special Entry, SSD tokens, Srivani Trust, Divya Darshan, Supatham VIP), accommodation booking (online quota, CRO walk-ins, all major mutts and choultries), sevas (Arjitha, Daily, Weekly), and broader South Indian temple traditions including Srikalahasti, Bhadrachalam, Tiruchanur, Kanchipuram, Madurai, and the Char Dham circuit. He has interviewed senior TTD staff, peetadhipathis, and tour operators to verify the booking processes, timings, and pricing documented on the site.He launched Tirumala Tirupati Online on August 15, 2017 with the goal of giving Indian and NRI devotees a single trusted source for darshan information that previously lived only in Telugu pamphlets, regional newspapers, and word-of-mouth. The site now publishes daily updates across 2,900+ guides reaching pilgrims in English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi.Editorial standards: every booking process, timing, and price published on the site is cross-verified against the official TTD portal (tirupatibalaji.ap.gov.in) and TTD-issued circulars before publication. Reader-reported errors are corrected within 24 hours. The site does not accept paid placements for booking-related content; AdSense advertising is disclosed per Google policy. Affiliate links use rel="sponsored noopener".Contact: editor@tirumalatirupationline.com. Connect on X (Twitter) @tirumalatirupati and Facebook @tirumalatirupationline.

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