Delhi to Chandigarh by Volvo bus

Volvo buses are still new to North Indians. The routes where Volvo buses are currently playing are:
1. Delhi - Manali
2. Delhi - Jammu / Katra
3. Delhi - Dharamshala
4. Delhi - Jaipur
5. Delhi - Shimla
6. Delhi - Lucknow
7. Delhi - Chandigarh

I was arriving in Delhi in the evening and had to get to Chandigarh asap. The timings for the Haryana Roadways Delhi-Chandigarg Saarthi Volvo bus are given wrong on Haryana Roadways website. Luckily, i was in ISBT Kashmiri Gate by 7 and managed to get the 7:15pm Volvo. The ticket price was quite steep - Rs 410 for a 250km journey. In contrast, the 160km Pune - Mumbai trip costs Rs 250.
The bus surprisingly had just 41 seats instead of the usual 45. Neeta Volvo for example has 49 seats on the Mumbai - Pune route!
The bus left at 7:15pm sharp but it took us around an hour to hit the bypass due to evening traffic.
There were two LCD screens (movie played - Hungama) and we were given a mineral water bottle free.
With a 30min break at Karnala lake resort, we reached Chandigarh at 12:15am. Thats five hours including break and messy Delhi traffic. On the highway, i was timing the kilometer marks and the bus was covering each kilometer in around 38-39 seconds which translates into a true speed of around 95 or around 100km/h on the speedometer.

In all it was a good experience. On the way back, we took the 1:10pm Volvo from Chandigarh after a few days and i got off at the Delhi bypass at 5:45pm.

Here are 2 videos of two Haryana Roadways Saarthi Volvo buses at the Karnal stop