First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Nishant Srivastava, and I am a travel vlogger. I use my motorcycle for travelling, so some people call it motovlogging.
This is the first post on Filmykeeday.com about my travel experiences. Although I own this website too, I have still not been able to make much money from it with all the AI bullshit taking over Google Search. So I thought, let’s do some real blogging and share my travel experiences.
This post is about my All India ride in 2017, when I travelled around 16,000 km across India. At that time, petrol prices were under ₹70 per litre. Right now, pure petrol is around ₹170 per litre, which is a huge jump of ₹100. I know that is high-octane petrol, but a normal consumer just wants regular pure petrol for their vehicle.
In August 2017, I started my All India Solo Motorcycle Ride from Delhi. It was a dream ride, and I had everything I needed: money, gear, friends and support from social media.
At that time, I wasn’t a vlogger. But our blogging community was there to help me. I had friends from all over the world, and thanks to blogging, I had made contacts in almost every state in India.
But this post is not about that. I was talking about petrol prices.
Today, an All India solo ride has become much more expensive. I completed my ride in 2017 with just around ₹28,000 spent on petrol.
Petrol Cost in 2017
- Distance: 16,000 km
- Mileage: 40 km/l
- Petrol required: 16,000 ÷ 40 = 400 litres
- Petrol price: ~₹70/litre
- Total petrol cost: 400 × ₹70 = ₹28,000
What Would It Cost in 2026?
Now let’s calculate the same ride with petrol at ₹170 per litre.
- Distance: 16,000 km
- Mileage: 40 km/l
- Petrol required: 400 litres
- Petrol price: ₹170/litre
- Total petrol cost: 400 × ₹170 = ₹68,000
That’s ₹40,000 more just for fuel.
So you can imagine how much the overall cost of an All India ride has increased since 2017.
Now, people will say petrol is ₹100–110 per litre. But that is E20 petrol, and if you are riding solo across India, I personally would not recommend using E20 in a motorcycle that is not E20-compliant. Especially during the monsoon, when water contamination can become a concern.
When I was riding solo in 2017, I had friends in almost every Indian state. I had help almost everywhere, and I stayed at many of my blogger friends’ houses during the ride.
I have lost touch with some of them over the years because of my busy life and theirs, but we are still connected.
Back then, the blogging community made travelling across India much easier. Today, things are different.
Riding across India in 2026 is not something I would want to do without proper sponsorship. The cost of fuel alone has increased massively, and accommodation, food, maintenance and other expenses have also gone up.
That said, I would absolutely love to do another All India motorcycle ride.
