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As Goa is
a major tourist destination in India,
the city is well connected with other
parts of the country.
Air : Goa's international
airport, Dabolim, is 29 km from Panaji,
on the coast near Vasco da Gama. Most of
India's domestic airlines operate
services here, as well as several direct
charter companies that fly into Goa from
the UK and Germany. There are numerous
flights between Goa and Mumbai.
Road : Goa has good road
connections. Goa, Maharashtra and
Karnataka state road transport
corporations all operate service out of
Panaji's Kadamba bus stand. There are
also services to Londa (where you can
get a daily direct railway connection to
Mysore every day), Hubli (a railway
junction on the main Mumbai to Bangalore
line, where you can also get trains to
Gadag for both Bijapur and Badami, and
Hospet and Hampi) and Belgaum.
Rail : Now the lines of the Goa
is transferred from meter-gauge to
broad-gauge. Goa's two main stations are
at Margao and Vasco da Gama. Other
useful stations on the Konkan route are
Mapusa Road (Thivim) for Mapusa and Old
Goa (Karmali) for Panaji. Vasco-da-Gama
and Margoa are connected by train with
Bangalore, Belgaum, Hospet and Hyderabad
and via Miraj to Bombay, Delhi and beaches.
Water : As matter of fact that
Goa lies on the side of Arabian sea so
water transport is available and one of
the means of the transport. The
catamaran service between Mumbai and
Panaji, operated by Frank Shipping, has
been a bit erratic in recent years due
to breakdowns. In theory it sails
between October and May.
Local Transport : To move around
Goa, there are local bus services
operated by private bus owners and the
State Undertaking Kadamba Transport
Corporation in addition to luxury
coaches, mini coaches, tourist taxis,
auto rickshaws and motorcycle taxis, and
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