Where is Dabolim Airport? The airport in Goa welcomes tourists. Prepaid taxi at the airport

Perhaps all travelers thirsting for adventure sooner or later find themselves in the most colorful state of India - Goa. To help tourists, I collected the most useful information about how to get to Goa from Russia and other Indian cities, as well as from Goa Dabolim airport to the coolest beaches and resort towns of North and South Goa.

How to get to Goa from Russia?

• During the season (November to May) there are direct flights to Goa charter flights airlines Nordwind Airlines, Transaero, UTair and others from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk. The cost of an air ticket for a direct flight Moscow – Goa is from $290 two ways.
• During the off-season, there are no direct flights to Goa from Russia. You can fly from Moscow to Delhi on a regular Aeroflot or Transaero flight, and then transfer to a train or plane to Goa. The cost of a direct flight from Moscow to Delhi starts from $146. In addition, there is an option to buy a flight from Moscow to Mumbai at a price of $212 roundtrip, from where it is much closer to getting to Goa than from Delhi.

How to get to Goa from other Indian cities?

If you fly to Delhi or Mumbai, then you can get to Goa in the following ways. The distance from Delhi to Goa is 1880 km, from Mumbai to Goa is 604 km.

Train to Goa from Mumbai and Delhi

• From Delhi, trains to Goa depart from New Delhi and H.Nizamuddin railway stations. Travel time is 27.5 hours. Ticket price is $28.
• From Mumbai, trains to Goa depart from Mumbai Cst railway station. Travel time – 8 hours. Ticket price is $10.

Trains to Goa from Mumbai and Delhi railway stations arrive at Vasco da Gama, Thivim in North Goa and Madgaon in South Goa. From these stations you can take a bus to the city you need or get to the state capital of Panjim and change to another bus.

Train tickets can be purchased for different classes of carriages. The most popular one is the sleepper sleeping car, which is full of Indians, and where I would not advise tourists to go. If you decide to travel by train, you can book your tickets on Cleartrip.com. The names of train passengers must be checked on a special notice board before boarding the train, and then again at the door of the carriage. I would not recommend girls traveling alone in India by train, since in India there are frequent cases of rape of tourists, and the cars on the trains here are shared, and you never know with whom you will sit, let alone on the next one - on a common shelf (due to the lack of seats people are often sold the same thing sleeping area on trains).

Important! When traveling long distances in India, make sure that the ticket office does not sell you a ticket marked WL (Waiting list). This means that the train is sold out and you are being put on a waiting list in case someone cancels their ticket. With such a ticket you have a chance to leave, but you may end up with nothing.

Bus to Goa from Mumbai and Delhi

• Buses from Mumbai to Goa are very frequent. Travel time to Goa is 15-16 hours. Ticket price – $4.5 – 23. There are many places for passengers to board the bus to Goa in Mumbai (about 222 departure points), all of them are listed on the website.
• There is no direct bus to Goa from Delhi. You will need to first fly to Pune and then take a direct bus to Goa. The cost of an air ticket from Delhi to Pune is $137 roundtrip. The bus from Pune to Goa departs from the Pune Railway station or from the Swargate stop. Travel time to Goa is 10-15 hours. Ticket price – $5.3 – 18.

Buses in Goa arrive in the city of Mapsa (Mapusa) - the largest bus hub of the resort. You can check the bus schedule and prices on the Makemytrip website and book your bus ticket there. On the same site it is very convenient to plan travel routes around India by bus, train, plane in the Route Planner tab. If you do not buy your ticket online, you can purchase it from a Travel agency near the bus station.

Plane to Goa from Mumbai and Delhi

It is most convenient if you arrive in Big City India, get to Goa by plane. An air ticket from Delhi to Goa will cost you from $148 two ways; Mumbai – Goa – from $68 two ways.

We have figured out how to get to Goa, and now we will get acquainted with Goa airport and how to get from Goa airport to resort towns state.

Brief information about Goa Airport

There is only one airport in Goa, it is located in the city of Dabolim, which is why it got its name - Dabolim Airport. The nearest city from the airport is Vasco da Gama, located 5 km away. The state capital, Panaji, is located 30 km from the airport. The airport's passenger turnover is more than 4.5 million passengers per year. The airport is actually located on the border of North and South Goa. For your convenience, I have attached below a map of the state of Goa with the main attractions and hotels.

Previously, Goa airport was a pitiful sight, and the reconstruction of its international terminal was constantly pushed back. However, since March 2014, the airport opened a new modern terminal with three levels instead of the old two terminals. New terminal serves both domestic and international flights. Despite the fact that the airport is sometimes chaotic, it used to be even worse, so we are happy with what we have.

This is what the old Dabolim airport terminal looked like.

And this is what the new modern terminal looks like.

Bus + train from Dabolim airport to railway station in North and South Goa

There are 3 railway stations in the airport area: Vasco da Gama, Sankval and Dabolim. To get to these train stations, you need to take a local bus from the airport. Buses do not have numbers, and their route is indicated on a sign on the windshield. The ticket is purchased directly from the driver. The fare is $0.15-0.23.

The largest of the listed stations is railroad station Vasco da Gama, located 5 km from the airport. From the railway stations you can reach Thivim railway station in North Goa and Madgaon railway station in South Goa. Already there you will need to change to a bus to your city/beach. This is an extremely uncomfortable way to travel, as you already understand.

The distance from Dabolim Airport to Margao is 26 km, from Dabolim Airport to Thivim is 46 km.

I want to warn you right away that trains and buses in India are almost always jam-packed. You've probably seen pictures on the Internet where people are literally sitting on top of each other on a train. So, in India this is exactly how it is. You can only get on the train if you buy a ticket in advance. You are unlikely to be able to buy a train ticket at the ticket office before departure. Trains in India are almost always late and are hardly a reliable mode of transport. Therefore, I would not recommend using them if time is running out and you need to reach your destination by a certain time.

Shuttle bus from Goa airport to resorts

This option is available to you if you stay in Goa at one of the hotels that provide free airport transfers. The following hotels provide this service: The Leela Goa (from $113 per night) in South Goa, Cidade de Goa (from $79 per night) in North Goa or Sandray Luxury Apartments and Villa (from $45 per night) in South Goa.

Taxi from Goa airport to resorts

I strongly recommend that you use a taxi service to quickly and comfortably get from Goa airport to your destination in both North and South Goa: Karwar, Anjuna, Ponda, Mapusa, Betalbatim, Calangute, Candolim, Vagator, Panaji. A Russian taxi, which is available, will take you at a fixed price to almost anywhere in the state of Goa and to other cities in India if necessary.

Taxi is inexpensive and, in my opinion, is a great alternative to the unstable Indian public transport. You don't have to shake in the heat among a crowd of Hindus in unsanitary conditions, or risk taking a bus in the evening or at night: the crime rate in India is very high. If you go with a group, a taxi ride will cost you even less.

If you get into a taxi with locals, you will be ready to bargain, because... their first reaction to a foreigner is to inflate the price of the trip significantly.

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Goa airport called Dabolim, this is where all direct flights to Goa land, although not very direct flights to Goa also fly to Dabolim. Today Goa Airport is a modern building made of glass and metal, but more recently tourists were greeted by the small and cozy Dabolim Airport. However, you can still see the building of the old Goan airport today; it is located a stone’s throw from the new one.

A special feature of Goa Airport is strict control at the entrance to the air terminal building. Only passengers with air tickets are allowed into the airport building; you can buy plane tickets right in front of the airport entrance. But if you are just seeing off friends or relatives, then you have a paid entrance to the territory of Dabolim Airport. In 2015, entry to the airport for two hours cost no more than 50 rupees per person.

Direct flights to Goa from Moscow and St. Petersburg

Thanks to India's growing tourism industry, Goa has direct flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg. In most cases, direct flights to Goa from Moscow and St. Petersburg are operated by charter carriers, which are especially active during the high tourist season.

Except charter flights There are also direct flights to Goa from Moscow and St. Petersburg, but be sure to check ticket prices, as most often it will be more profitable to fly to Goa from Moscow.

In addition to direct international flights, you can fly from Goa Airport to the most popular tourist cities India:

• Delhi - flight time 2 hours 40 minutes;
• Mumbai - flight time 50 minutes;
• Chennai - flight time 3 hours;
• Kolkata - flight time 3.5 hours;
• Bangalore - flight time 1.5 hours.

Flights to Goa price

Goa Airport online scoreboard

You can check the arrival time at Dabolim Airport on the online board. The Goa airport online display shows the most up-to-date information on aircraft arrivals and departures from Dabolim.

Goa Airport on the map of Goa

To make it clearer where Goa airport is located, see Goa map, on which it is marked, as well as all major bus stations in Goa are indicated on the map.

From Goa airport to the resort beaches

Taxi - transfer

The easiest and most reliable way to get from Goa airport to your place of residence is to order a transfer.

You can order a transfer directly from the Internet; a taxi driver will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign with your name on it. All the problems and difficulties in getting you to your hotel/cottage/house or wherever you want are his problem, and all you have to do is enjoy the Goan flavor (everything has already been paid for, but you can tip the taxi driver, it’s at your discretion)/

Prepaid taxi at the airport

You need to find a booth at Goa airport with “Prepaid Taxi” services and pay for the trip to your desired location. Here you should carefully study this post “How taxi drivers cheat in India.” Despite the fact of paying for a taxi service, there can be all sorts of adventures along the way.

On Goan buses

There is a well-organized and well-functioning bus transportation network in Goa; you can read more about its operation and logistics in the post “How to travel in Goa by buses”. Goan buses can cover the entire state from north to south and from west to east.

There are a few features you need to know:

• buses operate from 7 am to 11 pm;
• it’s hard to travel if you have a lot of things;
• it’s difficult to understand where each person is going, there are no numbers or signs;
• there are a lot of people;
• On weekends there are long intervals in bus service.

If you decide to travel from Goa airport by bus, then the route is very simple. Exit the airport terminal and cross the road (next to the traffic light). You literally have to stand above the railway tracks; there is no designated stop here (as in most cases in India), but there are always people crowding around here waiting for the bus.

Next, stop all the buses (or rather, they will stop themselves). Your task is to get to the Vasco De Gama bass stand (bus station in the city of Vasco De Gama). The cost of travel by bus from Goa airport to Vasco De Gama is no more than 10 - 15 rupees, the travel time is 10 minutes.

In the city of Vasco De Gama, get off the bus in the Vasco market area. At this intersection, on one side there will be the Vasco De Gama train station (3 minutes walk) and on the other the Vasco De Gama bus station (4 minutes walk). If you are unsure of the direction, check with the locals.

If you are traveling from Goa airport to the northern beaches, then the route is as follows:

• Vasco Da Gama bus station - Panaji bus station. The journey takes 30 minutes. Price 45 rupees;
• Panaji bus station - Mapsa bus station. There are direct buses from Panaji to Calangute. The journey takes 20 minutes. Price 15 - 20 rupees;
• from Mapsa bus station to any place in North Goa, but there are direct buses from Panaji to Calangute. Drive to the very north of Goa (to Arambol) for 60 minutes.

If you are traveling from Goa airport to southern beaches, then the route is as follows:

• intersection near Goa airport - Vasco De Gama bus station. The journey takes 5-10 minutes. Price - 10 - 15 rupees;
• Vasco Da Gama bus station - Margao bus station. The journey takes 40 minutes. Price 45 rupees;
• from Margao bus station to any place in South Goa. Buses run every 15 minutes, prices start from 10 rupees.

What to do if your flight is canceled

If a flight is canceled more than 24 hours before departure, passengers will be transferred to similar airline flights. The carrier bears the costs; the service is free for the passenger. If you are not satisfied with any of the options offered by the airline, most airlines can issue an “involuntary return.” Once confirmed by the airline, the money will be returned to your account. Sometimes this can take several weeks.

How to check in at the airport

Online check-in is available on most airline websites. Most often it opens 23 hours before the start of the flight. You can go through it no later than 1 hour before the plane departs.

To check in at the airport you will need:

• identification document specified in the order,
• birth certificate when flying with children,
• printed itinerary receipt (optional).

• What can you take on a plane?

  Carry-on luggage is the items you will take with you into the cabin. The weight limit for hand luggage can vary from 5 to 10 kg, and its size most often should not exceed the sum of three dimensions (length, width and height) from 115 to 203 cm (depending on the airline). A handbag is not considered hand luggage and is carried freely.

  The bag you take with you on the plane should not contain knives, scissors, medicines, aerosols, or cosmetics. Alcohol from stores duty free can only be transported in sealed packages.

  How to pay for luggage at the airport

  If the weight of luggage exceeds the standards established by the airline (most often 20-23 kg), you need to pay for each kilogram of excess. In addition, many Russian and foreign airlines, as well as low-cost airlines, have tariffs that do not include free transportation baggage and must be paid separately as an additional service.

  In this case, luggage must be checked in at the airport at a separate Drop-off check-in counter. If you are unable to print boarding pass, you can get it at the regular airline check-in counter, and check in and drop off your luggage there.

  Where to find out the arrival time if you are a greeter

  You can find out the plane's arrival time on the airport's online board. The Tutu.ru website has an online display of the main Russian and foreign airports.

  You can find out the exit number (gate) on the arrivals board at the airport. This number is located next to the incoming flight information.

The only airport of the famous world resort near the town of Vasco da Gama in the state of Goa (India) is Goa Dabolim International Airport. Tourists from Russia know it from one of the two terminals operating on international flights. The second terminal is adapted to receive domestic passengers. In total, the airport works with more than two dozen different airline carriers.

From here there are flights to different countries the world and their cities, including:

• domestic to India: Delhi, Bombay, Agra, Mumbai, Nakpur, Lucknow, etc.;
• international: to Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk), Ukraine (Kyiv), Great Britain (London), Kazakhstan (Almaty), etc.

The flight display mainly includes charter flights, regular flights Internal directions are covered.

History of development

The history of the emergence of the airport near the small Indian village of Dabolim, located in the central part of the Indian state of Goa, dates back to the late fifties of the last century. Convenient location This area near the administrative center of the state, the city of Panaji, attracted the attention of the then Portuguese-colonial leadership. The authorities decided to build an airport here for TAIP airline planes, which served destinations to Mozambique, Karachi, etc. At the same time, the airport was used to receive flights from the Portuguese metropolis.

With India gaining independence from Great Britain, Indians began to gradually annex other territories that had previously belonged to other states due to colonial affiliation to their state. Among such objects recaptured by the Indian Air Force was the airport in Dabolim, which finally passed into the hands of the Indian authorities in early 1962.

The airport, which suffered air bombing, did not carry out any civilian flights for a long time, becoming a military airfield for the Indian Air Force. Today, decades later, it is still operated by the military, including for military aircraft.

However, thanks to the persistence of the Goan authorities, it is still possible to find a common language with the military, because, in addition, in Goa, a popular Indian resort, there is no longer any airport. Meanwhile, for the development of tourism, the main economic sector of this territory, an airport is essential. After all, it is by air that the main movements of tourists to these places are carried out, and it is the tourism industry that is the pillar of the development of the entire state and India as a whole.

Features of air traffic in Goa

In general, Dabolim Airport is a complex located on 101 hectares of land. It has two terminals, or rather there were two until 2014, when a new air terminal was built and inaugurated, connected to both terminals at once. So all the services a modern airport needs are provided here.

The airport mainly specializes in charter flights and hosts approximately 90 percent of all charter flights in India. They form the basis of the Goa airport display: the majority of all flights are charters, by the way, every third flight of them is departing from Russia. Dabolim Airport is indeed extremely popular among Russians, and it has gained just as much popularity among residents of Great Britain.

Indians themselves rarely use the services air traffic– the country is poor, and the prices for air travel are exorbitant in the understanding of the average local resident. So the bulk of flights here are international charter flights, while domestic ones complement the overall picture. In general, the airport handles a tenth of all foreign passengers traveling to India for tourism purposes.

Services, service, information at Goa airport

In general, the airport provides fairly decent services for such a small facility. Here you can find:

• free Internet,
• Duty Free shops and souvenir shops,
• luggage packing;
• cafe, etc.

As for the information security of passengers, for this purpose there is a help desk at the airport where you can find out everything about air tickets and flights. There are a number of information stands with updated information. There is a voice notification system about flight status. However, according to reviews from tourists, constant noise at the airport and unclear notifications cause inconvenience, so passengers receive the most accurate and understandable information at Goa airport from the online board of aircraft arrivals and departures. Flight delays at the airport can also be reported using inscriptions on simple boards such as chalk price tags.

Goa airport online display

The online charter flight board can tell you how Dabolim Airport works. This board provides information about which aircraft are delayed, which aircraft are expected to arrive, and the departure time of those prepared for flight. aircraft etc. The latest, most current and accurate information on aircraft departure and arrival times is collected here. Like other similar information systems in different parts of the world, the information board operates in local time, which must be taken into account when applying for information.

Current information is also posted on the official website of the airport in Goa at the link https://translate.google.ru/translate?hl=ru&sl=en&tl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goanairport.com%2F&anno=2 you can find the main page of the site (it is in English, but the text is automatically translated), from the main page you can also find the online arrival and departure board of aircraft, respectively, links https://translate.google.ru/translate?hl=ru&sl=en&tl=ru&u=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.goanairport.com%2F and https://translate.google.ru/translate?hl=ru&sl=en&tl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goanairport.com%2F .

Thus, passengers have the opportunity not only to track the location of the aircraft directly using information at the airport, but also to find it out via the Internet.

You can check all flight departures and arrivals at Goa Dabolim Airport, which serves the Goa region of India, using these links. The list contains all the data on the status of the departing or arriving flight.

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Dabolim International Airport - this is the answer to the question of tourists who are interested in which airport planes fly to in Goa. Today it is the only air harbor, a kind of tourist gateway that lets vacationers into this amazing place.

The airport was built in the 50s of the 20th century by the Portuguese authorities. At that time, this region was not yet part of India, it was a colony of Portugal. Gradually the struggle for independence reached these places. In 1962 the airport was captured naval forces India. Today it is still the property of the military forces of the Republic, located on the territory of the Hansa military air unit.

IN last years local authorities have chosen the tourism industry as the basis for the development of the region. Naturally, tourists must somehow get to the beaches of the Arabian Sea, on the shores of which the state is located. The only airport in Goa belongs to the military, but the authorities have found a way to cooperate with them. The military now uses air harbor along with civil aviation.

Unique collaboration

Any movement within the airport is controlled by the military. They are at the entrance, checking documents and tickets. It is impossible for those seeing off and greeting people to enter the premises. People are allowed into the terminals using lists that include all passengers on departing civil flights for the current date.

All civil and charter flights are unable to use the airport in weekdays from eight to thirteen o'clock. This time is reserved for military exercises. Due to such restrictions, passengers often experience inconvenience in the form of huge queues and large crowds of people. The airport management cannot avoid this in any way, since due to time restrictions it is necessary to simultaneously serve passengers on several flights, the departure and arrival of which are carried out with minimal intervals.

This situation does not suit both tourists and local authorities. To improve service at least a little, a new one was opened in 2014 international terminal, and by 2017 it is planned to complete the construction of a civil air hub in Maupay.

Airport code

Goa Airport at Dabolim is the state's only air transport hub, so it is not surprising that its code is international aviation looks like IATA: GOI – ICAO: VOGO.

The full (official) name is Dabolim Airport. One runway, numbered 08/26, has an asphalt surface of 3,458 meters in length. Situated above the Arabian Sea, which makes the arrival of tourists in Goa especially impressive.

Online scoreboard

You can find out the schedule of all flights that will be serviced simultaneously with yours through the board available on our website. This information will help you determine how long it will take to register, and you can also mentally prepare for long lines in advance.

Luggage packing

Baggage at Goa airport undergoes the following procedure:

• There is a scanner at the entrance through which all luggage is passed;
• scanned items are tied with a plastic security tape, after which it can no longer be opened;
• if you are overweight, then next to the scanner there are scales for self-service: before pulling the security tape, you can pick up things from the scanner, adjust the weight and submit them for inspection again;
• Before scanning, be sure to make sure that there are no lighters or liquids among your things;
• lighters are prohibited from being carried on the plane either in checked luggage or in hand luggage; liquids in acceptable volumes are packed in a transparent plastic bag;
• hand luggage is almost never weighed; overweight luggage up to two kilograms does not cause any particular difficulties;
• film rewinding is desirable to reduce the likelihood of things being opened and stolen;
• rewinding services available - 200 rupees;
• If desired, you can buy the film in advance and wrap your luggage yourself;
• after checking in for the flight, you are given air tickets and your suitcases are collected;
• then there is a personal search and check of hand luggage through a scanner;
• after passing through the metal detector, they issue special tags for hand luggage, which must be stuck on all bags taken into the cabin, and then stamped on them;
• When boarding, items without stamped tags cannot be carried onto the plane, so be sure to stick them on.

Luggage storage

Many passengers flying to Goa in winter are faced with the difficulty of where to put their warm clothes. Some people hope to leave them at the airport in Goa for the duration of their holiday. To avoid disappointment, know in advance that there are no luggage storage facilities here. The military even lets people into the terminal premises based on lists, and even more so, no one will allow anyone to leave their things here. Such features of military cooperation.

If your vacation involves stationary accommodation, then you can purchase vacuum bags in advance and take them with you as hand luggage, put warm clothes in them after boarding the plane, and then, most importantly, do not forget to pick them up from the hotel upon departure, when you completely forget that it may be winter somewhere.

If you are planning to travel around Goa, then it is better to leave warm clothes at home. You can do this in two ways:

Give things to those accompanying you, on the condition that they will bring them to you when you return from vacation.

Place your belongings in a storage room at the departure airport or use a wardrobe specially designed for winter clothes for passengers traveling to warm countries.

Whichever option you choose, keep in mind that a bus will take you from the airport to the plane. If there is a lot of minus outside, then you will be completely uncomfortable in flip-flops and shorts. You will still need to take something warm with you on the plane.

Ways to get to the hotel

The airport is located away from residential areas. Therefore, you need to find out in advance how to get from it to the city you need. There are three options for resolving this issue.

Transfer

If you book a hotel or other accommodation in advance for a period of more than a week through travel intermediaries, then most likely you will be offered a transfer to the hotel for free. In any case, you can order this service separately. Depending on the distance and the chosen car, it will cost from 40 to 150 dollars.

When ordering a transfer from the airport, you will need to contact your chosen intermediary before departure, tell him how many passengers and things there will be, what level of comfort you prefer, the city where your hotel is located and its exact address.

If you are traveling on a budget, then you will like the third option. The entire trip will cost a maximum of one hundred rupees, but be prepared to spend almost four hours on it and make four transfers in different cities. Moreover, after seven o'clock in the evening the buses do not run.

If you have a lot of things, don't even consider this option, since the journey begins with catching a full bus passing by the airport, which you will not board with large luggage. You need to take this bus to Vasco, then change to the one that goes to the capital if you need to north goa. From Panaji you get to Mapusa, and from there there are buses to all resorts. IN South Goa can be reached via Margao, which is served by buses from Vasco.