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Tirumala Vehicle Restrictions Old Vehicles Rules Timings Limitation

Shiva Venkateswara Jun 3, 2023 Updated Apr 21, 2026 2 min read

Know the details about the Tirumala Vehicle Restrictions Old Vehicles Rules Timings Limitation, TTD Vehicles Rules Old Vehicles Allowed or Not

Tirumala temple has two ghat roads for the pilgrims to reach the temple. one Ghat road is the up road which the pilgrims will be using for travelling to the temple from Tirupati. The other road is the down road which the pilgrims use to reach Tirupati city after coming to the Tirumala temple. The pilgrims may need to use the Ghat roads differently for up and down. Also, there are many dangerous bends in these Ghat roads which the pilgrims have to take care of. The TTD has made all the arrangements for the pilgrims to go to the Tirumala temple and finish Darshan and come back safely.

However, there are many accidents and mishaps happening on the Ghat road for the pilgrims and also for the vehicles. The TTD introduced many rules and regulations for Vehicles and drivers to avoid accidents. Even then most of the drivers use rash driving and also over taking on the Ghat roads which is very dangerous.

Tirumala Vehicle Restrictions Old Vehicles Rules Timings Limitation

  • For this purpose, to avoid accidents in the Tirumala Ghat road, the TTD has introduced Vehicle Eligibility Test for the Ghat road.
  • Based on this test, the authorities will not allow Old vehicles to travel on the Ghat roads to Tirumala. This means the Vehicles which are older than 10 years are not allowed to travel to Tirumala.
  • The vehicle will be checked at the Alipiri Toll Gate and if the Vehicle is more than 10 years old, then the pilgrims may need to find an alternative mode of Transportation to the temple.
  • The pilgrims also may need to make sure, they follow the timings limits for the vehicles which are imposed while travelling up and down of the Ghat roads.

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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, โ‚น300 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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