Goa the famous beach destination of India is a major tourist destination of the country not only visited by Indian but foreign nationals too. Goa can be reached easily from any corner of India. Goa is very well connected to the rest of India via many national highways, railways and through airways. Goa International Airport also known as Dabolim Airport is the major airport located in the state which is served by various Indian and International flight operators. While Madgaon Railway Station is the main railway station of Goa which connects Goa with both South and North India.
Tourists can easily reach goa via all modes of transport. Goa is well connected to other part of the country by all three modes of transport. Below is the informations how tourist can reach Goa from different parts of India.
Madgaon Railway Station is the major railway station where most of the trains have a stoppage. There are a number of direct trains from cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata , Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. Trains are great alternatives to flights from nearby cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, and Pune.
Another station located in Goa is Thivim Railway station which is not so popular but it is the nearest station to North Goa beaches. Traveling to Goa by Trains can be the cheapest way to reach Goa and comfortably too.
| Train Name | Train No. | Departure | Operation |
| Ernakulam | |||
| Mangala Express | 2617 | 12 : 45 | Daily |
| Ernakulam Pooma Express | 1098 | 22 : 45 | Mon |
| Ernakulam Hapa Express | 6338 | 19 : 55 | Wed, Fri |
| Marusagar Express | 2977 | 19 : 55 | Sun |
| Gandhidham | |||
| Gandhidham Nagercoil Express | 6335 | 05 : 20 | Fri |
| Hapa | |||
| Ernakulam Hapa Express | 6337 | 05 : 15 | Mon, Sat |
| Howrah | |||
| Amravati Express | 2847 | 23 : 30 | Mon, Tue, Thr |
| Jaipur | |||
| Jaipur Emakulam Marusagar Expr | 2978 | 10 : 05 | Fri |
| Jodhpur | |||
| Trivandrum Jodhpur Express | 6311 | 00 : 45 | Tue |
| Mangalore | |||
| Matsyaganda Exp. | 2620 | 14 : 40 | Daily |
| Mumbai | |||
| Netravati Express | 6345 | 11 : 40 | Daily |
| Mandovi Express | 0103 | 06 : 55 | Daily |
| Matsyagandha Express | 2619 | 14 : 05 | Daily |
| Janashatabdi Express | 2051 | 05 : 30 | Except Wed |
| Konkan Kanya Express | 0111 | 23 : 00 | Daily |
| Nagercoil | |||
| Gandhidham Nagercoil Express | 6336 | 13 : 30 | Tue |
| New Delhi | |||
| Emakulam Nizamuddin Mangala Ex | 2618 | 09 : 20 | Daily |
| Goa Sampark Kranti Express | 2450 | 07 : 30 | Sat |
| Rajdhani Express | 2432 | 11 : 05 | Tue, Sun |
| Kerala Sampark Kranti Express | 2654 | 14 : 00 | Wed |
| Okha | |||
| Okha Ernakulum Express | 6337 | 01 : 50 | Mon, Sat |
| Pune | |||
| Emakulam Pooma Express | 1097 | 23 : 10 | Sat |
| Trivandrum | |||
| Trivandrum Jodhpur Express | 6312 | 15 : 15 | Sat |
| Trivandrum Veraval Express | 6334 | 15 : 15 | Mon |
| Netravati Express | 6346 | 10 : 00 | Daily |
| Rajdhani Express | 2431 | 19 : 15 | Tue, Thr |
| Gandhidham Nagercoil Express | 6336 | 15 : 15 | Tue |
Goa International Airport also called as Dabolim airport is the only airport in Goa served by various national and international carriers. Very few flights are connected directly to Goa Airport while most of the international flights arrive via Mumbai Airport.
Most of the domestic flights to and from Goa Aiport connects Goa with cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Chennai, Kozhikode and Ahemdabad. You can also book a charters flights to destinations like Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom and Germany.
From Airport there ar number od taxi’s and cabs available just oiutside the airport entry.
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Vistara | Delhi, Mumbai | 1 |
| VIM Airlines | Seasonal: Moscow–Domodedovo | 2 |
| TruJet | Chennai, Hyderabad, Rajahmundry | 1 |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal charter: London–Gatwick, Manchester (begins 2 November 2016) | 2 |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Manchester | 2 |
| SpiceJet | Ahmedabad (ends 15 April 2016),Bangalore (begins 16 April 2016), Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, Pune | 1 |
| RoyalFlight | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo | 2 |
| Qatar Airways | Doha | 2 |
| Oman Air | Muscat | 2 |
| Nordwind Airlines | Seasonal: Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk | 2 |
| Mahan Air | Seasonal: Tehran-Imam Khomeini | 2 |
| Jet Airways | Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Indore, Kolkata | 1 |
| Jet Airways | Seasonal: Abu Dhabi | 2 |
| IndiGo | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore (Begins 16 April 2016), Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur (Begins 16 April 2016), Vadodara ( Begins 16th April 2016), Varanasi, Visakhapatnam | 1 |
| GoAir | Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Mumbai | 1 |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Dubai-Al Maktoum, Dubai–International, Helsinki | 3 |
| AirAsia India | Bangalore, Delhi | 1 |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International | 2 |
| Air India | Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune | 1 |
| Air India | Bangalore, Chennai, Dubai–International, Kuwait, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Muscat | 2 |
| Air Arabia | Sharjah | 2 |
Goa Airport Flight Arrival & Departure Status
Check the latest information about the Goa airport flights arrival and departure status . Live status of flights from and to Goa International airport. You can check both arrival and departure status of flight in below table –
There are number of buses to Goa available from various surrounding states of Goa. Most of the tourists who are coming to Goa by bus are from cities like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Mangalore. There are number of daily buses from these cities which reaches Goa overnight.
State run buses are also available which connects it to the nearby cities. Kadamba Transport Corporation is name of Goa state buses. While other state buses also offers various bus facilities to Goa.
There are number of national highways with a total of 224 km that pases through the state Goa. While state highways comprises of about 232 km and 815 km of district highway. There are mainly two important highways passing through Goa. NH-17 which runs along the west coast of India connects Mumbai to Goa and Mangalore city to South India. NH-4A connects Panjim the capital city of Goa to Belagum which in turn links the state with the Deccan Cities. While NH-17A which is the extension of NH-17 and connects it with Cortalim.
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