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.
It is advisable to book your tickets well in advance, especially during the
high peak tourist season of October to January when most flights run full. It
is also essential to re-confirm your flight timings at least 24 hours before
departure.
Most major international airlines usually have agreements with one or more of
their domestic counterparts in India, so if you are arriving from abroad it
is possible to book your onward domestic flight at the same time as you pay
for your international ticket.
By 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.
By 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), Dabolim 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
