As it is the only airport in Goa equiped to handle civilian flights, and as the much talked about new airport is years away, if ever, I'd say there's no truth at all in this rumour
Alan
Alan
In Navhind Times today
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=051511
and in The Herald today
http://oheraldo.in?pagedetails.asp?nid=4024&cid=26
I think the debate of Dabolim/Mopar has some way to run yet
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=051511
and in The Herald today
http://oheraldo.in?pagedetails.asp?nid=4024&cid=26
I think the debate of Dabolim/Mopar has some way to run yet
In the news today, but still many years away
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=06021
x lassi
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=06021
x lassi
I am confident thay will get the new airport started, jus as soon as they get the River Princess moved.
!
http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=7739&cid=2
The airport seems to have started demolishing it's self
The airport seems to have started demolishing it's self
Two alert traffic policemen? Only time I remember seeing alert traffic police in Goa was when they were after a bribe!
Sandyboy your comment is class 
when I read about the incident a similar thought passed through my mind along with its typical ''goan'' built.
Roll on March
Regards
Jules
when I read about the incident a similar thought passed through my mind along with its typical ''goan'' built.Roll on March
Regards
Jules
Hi guys
Can you please tell me how you all pay for the taxi if you can't take rupees in? I seem to remember last time the exchange bureau at the airport had very steep rates. Is there an ATM in the airport?
Going to take a taxi this time instead of the coach transfer as it was unbearable!
Thanks
Whiskas
Can you please tell me how you all pay for the taxi if you can't take rupees in? I seem to remember last time the exchange bureau at the airport had very steep rates. Is there an ATM in the airport?
Going to take a taxi this time instead of the coach transfer as it was unbearable!
Thanks
Whiskas
all the taxi drivers we have used will take 10 pound notes.
Just change a £20 note at the exchange in the airport, you are right the exchange rate is poor at the airport. 
Enjoy your holiday jan x
Enjoy your holiday jan x
There is an ATM at the airport. use your Nationwide card with no charges.
Turn right when you leave the airport building the ATM is only yards away in a glass security cubicle with a guard on the door
i got some rupees at lloyds tsb, that sorted us out till we got to the resort
J
J
This is probably a really stupid question but is this the only airport to get to Goa? I've just received my lonely planets book on Goa and can see there's a railway line passing all the way through. Is it easily accessible? Looks like the best way to travel around for hubby and I on our backpacking holiday.
There are hundreds of airports that 'get to Goa'. I assume you mean is Diabolim the only airport in Goa.....answer YES.
I suspect that the Lonely Planet book for Goa will be very dismissive of train travel in Goa. This is for the excellent reason that it wont work for you. General travel within Goa for people backpacking is best done on buses. More careful reading of the book will give you lots of info about how best to travel around Goa.
You can arrive in Goa by getting off a plane in Mumbai and then travelling down by budget airline, or by bus. It might be possible to get a train for this journey, but again, Lonely Planet will tell you.
Hope this helps.
I suspect that the Lonely Planet book for Goa will be very dismissive of train travel in Goa. This is for the excellent reason that it wont work for you. General travel within Goa for people backpacking is best done on buses. More careful reading of the book will give you lots of info about how best to travel around Goa.
You can arrive in Goa by getting off a plane in Mumbai and then travelling down by budget airline, or by bus. It might be possible to get a train for this journey, but again, Lonely Planet will tell you.
Hope this helps.
Thanks lester. It'll be my bedtime reading for a while I think 
Hi
it's about a 10 hour train journey from Mumbai to Thivim (nearest station to Calangute/Baga/Candolim I believe), it then goes on to Margao but I'm not exactly sure where else it stops.
We caught the overnight sleeper train to Mumbai and then came back on the 06:55 train.
I quite enjoy travelling on Indian trains.
it's about a 10 hour train journey from Mumbai to Thivim (nearest station to Calangute/Baga/Candolim I believe), it then goes on to Margao but I'm not exactly sure where else it stops.
We caught the overnight sleeper train to Mumbai and then came back on the 06:55 train.
I quite enjoy travelling on Indian trains.
we will be traveling quite a lot on our next trip.flying to delhi.train to jodpur,jaipur.agra.varanassi.fly onto mumbai,train to palolem then upto calangute,,we found the cleartrip site exellent,gives train times.prices etc and journey times.
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