How to Reach Margao
The nearest airport is Goa Airport, at Dabolim (28 km). Margao is connected by road to other cities like Mangalore, Udupi, Karwar, Ratnagiri, and Mumbai through national highway
Overview
The nearest airport is Goa Airport, at Dabolim (28 km). Margao is connected by road to other cities like Mangalore, Udupi, Karwar, Ratnagiri, and Mumbai through national highway 17. The nearest airport is Goa Dabolim International Airport.
Transport Options
By Air
The nearest airport is Goa Dabolim International Airport (GOI), about 18 km from Margao.
Nearby airports
Straight-line distances from the centre of town.
- •Goa Dabolim International Airport (GOI) — about 18 km
- •Manohar International Airport (GOX) — about 53 km
By Train
The nearest railway station is Madgaon Junction railway station, about 1 km from central Margao.
Railway access
Goa's biggest and most important railway station, (IR station code: MAO), is 2 km east of Margao town, off NH-17. Margao's railway station is big and important, an intersection of the Konkan Railway and the South Western Railway (earlier South Central Railway).
- •Goa's biggest and most important railway station, (IR station code: MAO), is 2 km east of Margao town, off NH-17.
- •Almost all trains passing through Goa stop here, and it is the gateway to south Goa.
- •Margao is also a convenient point to disembark for the beaches of Palolem (38 km) or Colva and Benaulim (about 6-8 km).
Nearby railway stations
Straight-line distances from the centre of town.
- •Madgaon Junction railway station — about 1 km
- •Suravali railway station — about 3 km
By Road
Margao is well connected with other cities of Goa by bus. Express mini-buses run by the (Goa government) Kadamba Transport Corporation connect Margao to Panjim (Panaji), the state-capital.
By bus
Margao is well connected with other cities of Goa by bus. Express mini-buses run by the (Goa government) Kadamba Transport Corporation connect Margao to Panjim (Panaji), the state-capital.
- •Margao is well connected with other cities of Goa by bus.
- •Express mini-buses run by the (Goa government) Kadamba Transport Corporation connect Margao to Panjim (Panaji), the state-capital.
- •Some inter-state buses touch Margao.
- •Buses connect the Margao-Panjim route till 9:30PM.
Practical Tips
- •Goa's biggest and most important railway station, (IR station code: MAO), is 2 km east of Margao town, off NH-17.
- •Almost all trains passing through Goa stop here, and it is the gateway to south Goa.
- •Margao is also a convenient point to disembark for the beaches of Palolem (38 km) or Colva and Benaulim (about 6-8 km).
- •Margao is well connected with other cities of Goa by bus.
- •Express mini-buses run by the (Goa government) Kadamba Transport Corporation connect Margao to Panjim (Panaji), the state-capital.
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