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How to get there by Air
Goa has an international airport at Dabolim, 30 km from the capital, Panaji. Several overseas charter companies as well as most domestic airlines have flights to Dabolim. The regular domestic connections are from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Kochi and Chennai.
From the airport to your hotel or to any of the towns, catch a cab or a metered taxi. If you are booked to stay at a hotel, most offer pick ups within their price.
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How to get there by Rail
The two main railway stations are Margao (Madgaon) and Vasco da Gama. The major connections are to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Rajkot and Thiruvananthapuram. From other places in the north, east and southeast you can travel to Londa Junction and then transfer to a connecting train to Margao/Vasco da Gama.
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How to get there by Road
Renting a car and being independent is really the best thing, but the buses are pretty good too. Bus connections are available to Mumbai, Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Pune, and other important tourist destinations in the region, operated by the Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra Road Transport Corporations and some private operators. Air-conditioned bus services are also available on some of the routes.
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Getting around
A good city bus service takes you almost anywhere you want to go.
Many people prefer to rent their own transport and cars, MUVs and mini buses are all available. The real fun thing to do is take a motorbike taxi - the only one of a kind in India. These taxis are motorbikes, which carry a pillion rider for very acceptable costs. Travelling is much easier, if one rents a two-wheeler! The more popular choice is the Enfield (huge 350/500cc, mean machine!). They are rented out on a daily or monthly basis depending on needs. For the general traveller it is recommended that he rent the Kinetic (automatic gear transmission scooter), as it is comfortable for long distances and churns out a fairly economical mileage.
Apart from the authorized rentals, two-wheelers can be found easily by shop and stall owners who rent them out at very reasonable rates, and all they need to know is where you are staying in Goa! It is advisable to carry your licence at all times, and it is also fair to be warned that bikes rented away from the authorized rentals, will have no papers and insurance with them!
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