South India Travel Tours

How to Reach Goa

By Air: Goa is well connected by airline services to most major cities in India. All flights, national and international, to and from Goa, operate from the Goa Airport at Dabolim near the port town of Vasco-da-Gama.

The airport is about 30 kms from the capital city of Panaji and is owned by the Indian Navy. Major airline operators such as Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and Sahara Airlines have flights carrying passengers and cargo in and out of Goa. Besides these, a number of chartered flights land in Goa from UK and other European countries. The national airline Air India also lands a few international flights, especially from the Gulf countries.

Most of the local airlines have a contact phone number in the city as well as at the airport where the latest information about flight status is always available. The list of phone numbers is available in the travel services section of the website.

Rail: Goa is connected with Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Secunderabad, Tirupati via Londa junction on the Mirage-Bangalore sector of south central railway, and to Mumbai, and Mangalore on the Konkan Railway Corporation section. Convenient stations are Margao/Vasco and Karmali.

Road: Panaji, the capital of Goa, is connected by road to Bangalore-598 kms, Belgaum-157 km, Bombay-594 km, Gokarn-154 km, Hospet-315 km, Hubli-184 km, Karwar-103 km, Kolhapur-246 km, Malwan-150 km, Mangalore-371 kms, Mysore-696 kms, Pune-458 kms, Ratnagiri-263 kms, Vengurla-73 kms etc.

Bus Service: Kadamba Transport Corporation. MSRTC and KSRTC operate frequent bus services between Panaji, Vasco, Margao and to Bangalore, Belgaum, Gokarn, Hubli, Karwar, Kolhapur, Malwan, Mangalore, Miraj, Mysore, Pune, Ratnagiri and Vengurla.

Sea: Ship services between Bombay and Goa organised by Damania.

Internal Distances: Panaji to Baga beach (18 kms), Bondla (55 kms), Calangute (16 kms), abolim Airport (29 kms), Mapusa (13 kms), Margao (33 kms), Old Goa (10 kms), Terekhol (42 kms), Vagator (22 kms), Vasco-da-gama (30 kms), Ponda (28 kms).

Local Transport: Local buses, auto-rickshaws and motor-cycles/taxis available





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Goa Travel Guide ––›› History of Goa ––›› Goa Travel Information ––›› Goa Must See ––›› How to Reach Goa ––›› Goa Excursions ––›› Hotels & Resorts in Goa ––›› Beaches in Goa ––›› Goa Cultural Heritage ––›› Goa Museums ––›› Goa Adventure ––›› Goa Wildlife ––›› Churches in Goa ––›› Temples in Goa ––›› Mosques in Goa ––›› Goa Fairs & Festivals ––›› Entertainment in Goa ––›› Goa Carnival ––›› Cuisine in Goa ––›› Goa Tour Packages ––›› Map of Goa
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