By Road: Goa being, the major and popular tourist destination of India, is easily accessible by all means. Goa is well connected by road to major cities in India via the National Highways NH4A, NH17 and NH17A. Excellent road network serve people to enjoy a comfortable journey to and from Goa. There are bus services operating from Goa to most towns and cities in neighboring states, such as Mumbai, Pune, Belgaum, Hubli, Bangalore, Mangalore etc. at fairly regular intervals throughout the day. These services are operated by the state owned Kadamba Transport Corporation (white and blue buses) as well as the respective transport corporations of the neighboring states. Besides there are numerous private bus operators who provide all kinds of bus services from special to deluxe AC to sleeper coaches along these routes.
The bus services operate from the huge Kadamba bus stand at Panaji and from similar but much smaller bus stands in other Goan towns. Most buses tend to arrive in Goa in the early hours of the morning. The departures are in the early afternoon as well as early evening. The buses usually stop along the way for dinner and breakfast at roadside restaurants.
The drive down from Mumbai, if you are coming by car, is along the beautiful highway which hugs the Konkan coastline, with excellent scenic beauty and typical small towns and villages along the entire route. There are a few winding and steep routes (called 'ghats') across the mountain ranges which add to the charm of the journey.
Goa by Air: Goa is well connected by major airline services such as Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Spice Get, Go Air etc. to most of the major cities in India including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata etc.. Besides these, a number of chartered flights land in Goa from UK and other European countries. 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. 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.
Goa by Rail: Today Goa is well connected by rail route to all the major cities of India, with the high-speed trains. The rail route also has trains which travel past Mumbai to other northern areas of India right up to New Delhi as well as down south to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. As the demand for the rail journey is quite high and most trains run filled to capacity, it is highly advisable to reserve the tickets well in advance of your actual journey to Goa.
The major railway station in Goa is — Madgaon (near Margao town) and is an important halt for all trains that are bound for the Southern Part of India & is the largest station on the scenic Konkan Railway network. Besides the Madgaon main stations, the trains usually halt for a few minutes at a number of other smaller stations in Goa.