Goa Tourism & Travel Guide - How to Reach Goa

Goa Tour & Travel Guide - How to Reach Goa

Goa's Dabolim Airport has both domestic and international flights (mostly from UK, Germany and Russia) plying to and from it. It is very well connected to all major cities in India including Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore, etc.

The Konkan Rail is the main line running through Goa, with Madgaon as the main station. However, the closest station to Mapusa, Calangute and the surrounding areas in the North is Thivim. Pernem for Arambol, Karmali for Panaji and Canacona for Palolem, although not too many trains stop at these smaller stations.

Exceptionally well connected by road, there are daily buses that ply between Goa and Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Mangalore, that pass through several places on the way. Most bus journeys are overnight ones. There are a variety of buses to choose from, though the Volvo is most recommended. Driving down/up to Goa can be a marvellous experience, especially if undertaken during the monsoons. While extreme caution must be exercised due to the slippery roads and statistical increase in accidents, the view and act of driving through the Ghats, all the way down to the sea is in itself a prelude to the promise of Goa.