Airport in south goa name. How to get from the airport to north and south goa. Hotels near the airport

A few minutes before the plane lands at the airport, the stewardess will give you an entry card to India "Arrival card". It will need to be filled out to pass customs control. After landing, a bus will drive up to the plane, which will take passengers to the airport building. There you will go through customs and passport control and will be able to get your luggage on the belt.

Currency exchange and communication

At the beginning of your trip to Goa, you will need some local money to move around the state. The exchange rate at Dabolim Airport is not very favorable, so we advise you to exchange as much currency as you need to get to a normal exchanger or bank. Near the exchanger there is an office of a local cellular company, where you can buy a SIM card from an Indian mobile operator. The cost of a SIM card at the airport is slightly higher than in other parts of the state.

Duty free shops

There are Duty Free shops on the territory of Dabolim Airport. The range of goods presented in them is much lower than in many other airports in the world. Indian rupees, dollars and euros are accepted for payment. The exchange rate is low.

Where to buy a ticket to Goa at a low price

You can buy plane tickets on our website. Our system will quickly find tickets for you immediately from many airlines and show their prices.

check-in

You can enter the airport building no earlier than 4 hours before departure, having an air ticket with you. It is best to arrive at least an hour before departure. First you will need to go through customs control and check in for the flight. Check-in takes place by airline, and not by flight number, as in most airports in the world. Ticket offices are open at the airport airlines Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher, Sahara Airlines, SpiceJet, GoAir. At customs, you will need to fill out a Departure card.

Goa airport location on the map

Goa Airport is located almost in the middle of the state between North Goa and South Goa, 4 km from the city center of Vasco Da Gama. From the airport to the state capital of Panaji about 30 km.

How to get from Goa airport to the hotel

There are several ways to get from Dabolim Airport to Goa resorts, but the most popular of them is by taxi. The driver will meet you at the airport in the arrivals area, help with luggage and take you to the desired address. Book a taxi from Goa airport to your hotel online!

Those who plan to travel by bus will have to deal with local public transport. The nearest bus station to the airport is located in Vasco da Gama, a 10-minute drive away. You can get from the airport to it by autorickshaw (local minibus) for about 60 rupees.

One kilometer from Goa airport is located Train Station, from which you can go to other areas of Goa and India.

Perhaps all travelers who are hungry 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 (from November to May), direct charter flights from Nordwind Airlines, Transaero, UTair and others from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk fly to Goa. The cost of an air ticket for a direct flight Moscow - Goa is from $ 290 in two directions.
• There are no direct flights to Goa from Russia during the off-season. You can fly from Moscow to Delhi on a regular Aeroflot or Transaero flight, and then transfer to a train or plane to Goa. Airfare for a direct flight Moscow – Delhi – from $146. In addition, there is an option to buy a flight Moscow - Mumbai at a price of $ 212 in two directions, from where it is already much closer to get to Goa than from Delhi.

How to get to Goa from other cities in India?

If you flew to Delhi or Mumbai, then Goa can be reached 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 - 27.5 hours. Ticket price is $28.
• From Mumbai, trains to Goa depart from the railway station Mumbai Cst. Travel time - 8 hours. Ticket price is $10.

Trains to Goa from the railway stations of Mumbai and Delhi arrive at the railway station Vasco da Gama, Thivim in North Goa and Margaon in South Goa. From these stations, you can take a bus to your desired city or drive to the state capital, Panjim, and transfer to another bus.

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

Important! When moving long distances in India, make sure that at the box office you do not sell a ticket marked WL (Waiting list). This means that tickets for this train are sold out and you are put on a waiting list in case someone refuses their ticket. With such a ticket, there is a chance to leave, but you can also be left with nothing.

Bus to Goa from Mumbai and Delhi

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

Buses in Goa come to the city of Mapsa (Mapusa) - the largest bus hub of the resort. Bus schedules and prices can be viewed on the Makemytrip website and book a bus ticket there. On the same site, it is very convenient to lay out travel routes around India by bus, train, plane in the Route Planner tab. If you do not buy a ticket online, you can buy it at ticket agencies (Travel agency) near the bus stations.

Plane to Goa from Mumbai and Delhi

It's best if you're flying into Big City India, get to Goa by plane. Air ticket Delhi - Goa will cost you from $ 148 in two directions; Mumbai - Goa - from $ 68 in two directions.

We figured out how to get to Goa, and now let's get acquainted with the Goa airport and how to get from the Goa airport to the resort cities of the state.

Brief information about Goa Airport

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

Before Goa airport was a pitiful sight, and the reconstruction of its international terminal was constantly pushed back. However, since March 2014, a new modern terminal with three levels has been opened at the airport instead of the two old terminals. The new terminal serves both domestic and international flights. Despite the fact that sometimes chaos reigns at the airport, 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 the 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 the local bus from the airport. Buses do not have numbers, and their route is indicated on a sign on the windshield. The ticket is bought directly from the driver. The fare is $0.15-0.23.

The largest of these stations is the Vasco da Gama railway station, located 5 km from the airport. From the railway stations you can get to the railway station Thivim in North Goa and Margaon in South Goa. Already there you will need to transfer to the bus to your city / beach. This is an extremely uncomfortable way to travel, as you already understood.

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 just packed. Surely you have seen pictures on the Internet where people literally sit on top of each other on the train. Well, that's how it is in India. You can get on the train only if you buy a ticket in advance. You are unlikely to be able to buy a train ticket at the box office before departure. Trains in India are almost always late and hardly a reliable mode of transport. Therefore, I would not advise using them if time is running out and you need to be in time for 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 a free airport transfer. 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, Pondu, 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.

Taxis are inexpensive and in my opinion a great alternative to the unstable Indian public transport. You don't have to tremble in the heat in a crowd of Indians in unsanitary conditions, or risk taking a bus in the evening or at night: the crime rate in India is very high. If you travel with a company, then a taxi ride will cost you even cheaper.

If you take a taxi to the locals, you will be ready to bargain, because. their first reaction to a foreigner is to overprice the trip by several times.

Plan your trip in advance and save up to 40%!

Dabolim Airport is the only airport in the state of Goa. The airport serves regular and charter flights. The bulk of the passengers are foreign tourists, since locals most often travel by train due to lack of money for air tickets. The airport terminal consists of two terminals, one of which accepts international flights.

Tourists often complain that the Goa airport is not properly equipped. For example, you need to keep in mind that information about departures and arrivals on the scoreboard is often delayed. In addition, you need to keep your eyes open here, as the locals strive to cash in on inexperienced tourists.

The airport is located between North and South Goa, 30 km from the capital - the city of Panaji. You can get to your destination by bus or taxi. Most travelers prefer the latter option.

Goa airport terminal

Previously, there were 2 passenger terminals at the Goa airport: for domestic and international flights. In 2014, a new, modern terminal building was opened, uniting both terminals under one roof. International departure zones: A, B, C. Domestic flight zones: D, E, F, G, H. The capacity of the new terminal is about 4 million passengers per year.

Terminal scheme

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Services for travelers

• duty free shops
• mother and baby room
• lounge for transit passengers

Goa airport has everything you need for a tourist while waiting for a flight. Many travelers note that prices at the airport are very high. So, for example, it is completely unprofitable to buy local SIM cards here.

Online scoreboard of arrivals and departures

How to get to the airport

• Taxi

  The “officials” desk is located at the exit from the airport, it works around the clock. You just need to tell where you are going and the staff will issue a receipt. There is also a stand with indication of resorts and distances to them. The approximate cost of the trip is from 425-510 INR. Say to get to one of the most beautiful beaches Goa - Palolema - you will have to pay about 2300 INR (distance 67 km). The prices are rather high, so it is more profitable to go with a group of several people. Prices on the page are for October 2018.

  It is unprofitable to change money at Dabolim Airport. Therefore, if you do not want to pay for a taxi in advance, you need to inform about it. On the way, the driver will stop near the exchange office where you can change money at a better rate, and collect the fare upon arrival at the place.

  When ordering a taxi, it is worth haggling, as sometimes the initial price can be a little high.

• Bus

  Goa airport is connected by bus routes to the city of Vasco da Gama and the village of Chikalim, from where you can get to Panaji and then transfer to buses to the resorts. But buses run irregularly and are almost always overcrowded. The cost of a ticket to Panaji will be about 85 INR in total.

There is only one airport in Goa called Dabolim. Its abbreviated name is GOI (Goa International Airport). And even then, this is not exactly a tourist airport: most of it belongs to the Indian Ministry of Defense. Today, the terminal has two terminals: Terminal 1 serves domestic flights, and Terminal 2 - international.

The "air gate" of Goa was built in the 1950s by the Portuguese (at that time the state was a Portuguese colony and was not part of India). But the struggle for the independence of India did its job - and in 1962, all of Goa (including the airport) was captured by the Indian military. Since that time, and until now, Dabolim has remained the property of the military forces of the Indian Republic, a military air unit called "Khansa" has been located on its territory.

Travel time Moscow — Dabolim- Approximately 7.5 hours.

Due to the fact that the airfield belongs to the Indian Air Force, military flight exercises are held on the territory every day from 8 am to 13:00, and takeoffs and landings of civilian aircraft are prohibited, so all planes arrive in Goa either late in the evening, or at night, or early in the morning (before start of military fighter exercises).

We once got into a situation where ours was late with arrival, which is why the flight was delayed by 4 hours. At this time, the runways of the air hub were already occupied by military fighters, and about 300 people sat in the waiting room and watched in silence. We were supposed to fly out at 7 am, but it turned out to fly out only around 12 noon. We were lucky, and by some miracle our plane was allowed to take off between takeoffs of Indian fighters (apparently, there was a lunch break). And we already expected to wait until the end of the working day.

Also, due to the military orientation of the airport, there is always a military man with a machine gun at the entrance to it and checks the tickets of everyone who wants to enter. Therefore, everyone must have a printout of their electronic ticket, where you can see the number and date of the flight. Entrance to the terminal with a ticket is allowed no earlier than 4 hours before the departure of your aircraft.

Dabolim Airport on the map:

Arrival to Dabolim

Upon arrival in India, all tourists are required to fill out an Arrival card, it is sometimes distributed on airplanes, but most often you have to take it at the Goa airport and fill it out at the counters, so we advise you to have your own pen with you (there are few pens on the counters, and wait for your turn to fill out card takes a long time). The Arrival card contains standard information: arrival flight, departure date, which hotel you will stay in, which cities you plan to visit.

This is how the Arrival Card looks like, which all foreign tourists need to fill out

After filling out the Arrival Card, you need to go with it to the border control (if you have an Indian visa pasted in your passport) or to the Visa on Arrival counter (if you applied for an electronic visa, which is pasted into your passport upon arrival).

After passing the border control, we go to the baggage claim belt. Dabolim is small, so there are only two ribbons here. Local “helpers” are on duty around the clock at these tapes, who are in a hurry to snatch your suitcase out of your hands in order to take it to a taxi, or to the operator’s desk if you didn’t fly on your own. They are dressed in some kind of uniform that makes them look like airport employees, in fact, this uniform is “left”.

They know our main operators flying to Goa, so when a confused tourist hears: “Pegasus, let's go there,” he is sure that this is an employee of the tour operator, whose duties include escorting tourists to the counter. In fact, this is an ordinary Indian who earns money in this way. After you and him find the counter of your tour operator (or taxi), he will begin to demand payment from you for his services. They ask a lot (according to eyewitnesses, from 5 dollars to 500 rupees), although they have to carry a suitcase no more than 50 meters.

There is a currency exchange at the airport, but the exchange rate is extremely unfavorable. Therefore, if you really need it urgently (for example, to pay for a taxi), exchange a small amount (no more than $ 50). But it's best to order a car at a prepaid taxi booth (state prepaid taxi) and say that you will pay the driver later. In the window you will be given a piece of paper with a fixed price, and already being in your village, you will exchange dollars at a favorable rate and pay the driver. Taxi rates to different villages in Goa hang at the exit of the airport terminal, so if a taxi driver starts to overcharge, you should not encourage it. Taxi prices from the airport and the distance to popular tourist villages, we will give in this article, just below.

Government Prepaid Taxi Desk at Dabolim Airport

In addition to currency exchange, you can use the ATMs that are at the exit of the terminal: just withdraw money from your card. The ATM gives out rupees, the conversion takes place inside the bank. The issuance fee for Indian ATMs is standard: 200 rupees. The commission for withdrawing money in your bank may be different: we, for example, have money from which you can withdraw without a commission anywhere in the world (provided that the withdrawal amount is at least 3,000 rubles). Usually, we withdraw 10,000 rupees, and pay 200 rupees for issuance - it turns out 2% of the amount. The smaller the amount you withdraw, the more profitable it is.

It is worth considering that Indian ATMs do not work like Russian ones. They don’t “swallow” the card - it must be inserted all the way and immediately pulled out: the ATM has already read all the necessary information. After the card has been read and removed, you already enter the pin code, select the desired account and enter the required withdrawal amount.

Also at the exit to the city there is a sale of Indian SIM cards. It is extremely unprofitable to buy them here: they cost several times more than in the villages of Goa, and in case of a card malfunction, there will be no one to file a claim (you won’t go to the airport by taxi for 1000 rupees to exchange a SIM card for 500).

There are no luggage storage facilities in Dabolim, so leaving your luggage there while looking for accommodation will not work.

Dabolim airport online scoreboard(Select the "Departure" or "Arrival" tab) :

Distance from Goa airport to tourist villages and taxi prices

Table with prices from 2017

Route where to go from Dabolim airport	Distance in km	Cost of official government prepaid taxi in rupees (non-air-conditioned car)	Car with air conditioning
north goa
Candolim	47	1200	1271
Mapusa	45	1149	1218
Calangute	45	1149	1218
Baga	47	1200	1271
Anjuna	52	1328	1407
Vagator	54	1379	1461
Mandrem	65	1659	1758
walrus	63	1608	1704
Arambol	67	1710	1812
Ashvem	64	1634	1731
Pernem	71	1812	1920
Terekol	75	1941	2028
Miramar	37	945	1002
South Goa
Margao	34	869	918
Ponda	41	1047	1110
Cancolim	43	1098	1164
Betul	52	1328	1407
Sunwordem	55	1404	1488
Sanguiem	60	1550	1623
Mobor	44	1124	1191
Palolem	70	1787	1893
Loliem	87	2220	2352
Agonda	74	1889	2001
Canacona	68	1736	1839
Benaulim	29	741	786
Kepem	45	1149	1218
panjim	34	269	921

It is worth considering that at night (from 23:00 to 05:00) another 35% is added to these rates. Also, prepaid taxis charge another 10 rupees per passenger for luggage.

Departure from Dabolim

About the fact that you can enter the terminal only by presenting your printed card to the military at the entrance e-ticket we already said. What happens after you enter inside?

When departing from Goa, your luggage is carefully checked, and then a yellow sticker is glued to the lock of the suitcase, which cannot be removed without damaging it. So they are trying to secure the flight (so that prohibited items are not put in the suitcase after the check). By the way, it is forbidden to carry any batteries in luggage, we once did not let a children's suitcase go because it contained a control panel for a car with batteries inside.

Lighters are also prohibited from being carried in both hand luggage as well as in luggage. Therefore, even souvenir lighters from India are also confiscated from suitcases.

This is the queue for check-in for the Goa-Samara flight turned out at 4 in the morning

Passenger check-in at international departure counters at Dabolim Airport

At Dabolim Airport, a plastic film rewind service is available - it costs only 200 rupees. Compared to a similar service at Sheremetyevo, which costs 500 rubles- Indians ask 2 times less.

We noticed another feature of the Goan airport: special tags are attached to all hand luggage. But this is not the most interesting thing - such tags are issued for hand luggage everywhere. But only at Dabolim Airport it will not be possible to bring hand luggage without tags on board: special seals are put on these tags after checking the hand luggage on the scanner, and without these seals you will not be let through customs control. At other airports, we often do not even attach Cabin baggage tags at all - and we have never had a problem.

In general, the air harbor of Goa is small, there are a lot of people, there are queues everywhere. Checking in luggage and going through passport control takes an excruciatingly long time, it is better to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours in advance (of course, if you are not traveling with an organized transfer from a tour operator).

Until about 2017, no one asked this question: fruits in special baskets in hand luggage were passed without problems, moreover, even if the basket was not the only element of hand luggage, but was an addition to it. In fairness, it is worth saying that according to the rules, the transport of fruit in hand luggage has always been prohibited, but no one paid such serious attention to it.

These baskets were used to take fruit from Goa in hand luggage

At the end of 2017, for some reason, they began to comply with this rule with special care: everyone was forced to check in all fruit baskets. But they did not take money for them, as for additional luggage.

Nevertheless, we witnessed how our enterprising Russian tourists nevertheless carried fruit baskets in their hand luggage: they simply did not show them when checking in their luggage, and were successfully able to carry them on board. The same tourists who asked the workers: is it possible to carry THIS and pointed to the baskets, were forced to put them in luggage.

It is worth saying that during our December 2017 year, all the baskets arrived safe and sound, they were not unloaded onto a belt, but all the baskets were carefully brought on a separate trolley and placed near the luggage belt.

Most of all, those tourists who were forced to hand over fruit baskets in their luggage were worried that at the Russian border (according to rumors) half of the fruit was confiscated by workers, and only a small part of what they were carrying reached the owners. In view of this, they diligently wrapped the baskets with tape. Did the scotch help, or did the customs officers come across to us honest, but all the fruits handed over in luggage reached their owners in the same quantity that they were handed over.

Duty free and food courts at the airport

The duty free zone in Dabolim is very, very modest (like in a Russian province). In fact, there is only one small shop with some alcohol and souvenirs, several fast food nooks with very expensive prices, and that's it.

On the right is the same nook with fast food. There are no tables where you can eat and drink what you have bought. Passengers eat in their seats.

Departure hall: in the distance you can see the only mini-duty-free shop, about nothing

When our flight was delayed by 4 hours, we had to buy expensive and tasteless (and spicy) burgers from one of the two food outlets in the departure area. There is no normal food here. Therefore, I can’t even imagine how to feed the children here during the long delay of the plane. I strongly advise, just in case, to stock up in advance with some more healthy food for children.

Goan airport from the runway.

Goa is a very popular place among tourists from the CIS countries. You can understand this, since this resort has a huge number of advantages. This is one of the smallest Indian states. By itself, it is a continuous coastline washed by the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Arriving here, tourists find themselves in a real paradise, as if descended from postcards: palm trees, white sand, clear sea, exotic temples and resorts. At the same time, rest in India is very cheap, it is considered, perhaps, the most affordable in the world. The only thing that can overshadow Russian tourists is the presence of a visa.

Since Goa is not a separate island or state, but still a state of India, you need to draw up documents here. However, any traveler will tell you that this country willingly and without any bureaucratic delays gives visas for holidays, without requiring a huge package of papers. Therefore, getting the desired permission to visit the resort is not difficult. In order to get to this state, you need to make a flight from Russia. Naturally, when you travel for the first time, questions arise, which airport of arrival in GOA will you visit and what do you need to know about it in general?

If you have a question, which airport do planes fly to in GOA, then just remember the name - Dabolim. It makes no sense to fly to India to another state and from there already get to the resort. After all, we are talking about a modern air harbor. It is located four kilometers from the small town of Vasco da Gama. It is about 30 kilometers to get to a large administrative center.

The statistics that relate to this airport are as follows:

• Dabolim receives 700 foreign aircraft per year;
• most of the flights are charter;
• a third of them are Russian companies and aircraft;
• at the same time, quite a few flights also follow from other states, and tourists also arrive on them, who for some reason could not fly on a direct route;
• 200 thousand foreigners fly to the airport every year, which is an impressive figure for such a small institution.

It is noteworthy that the number of tourists is about 10% of all foreigners who come to India. Most often, this resort is chosen by Russians, other residents of the CIS countries, as well as the British.

A bit of history

The airport began to be built in 1950. Under these needs, lands were allocated from the village of Dabolim. The airport still bears its name, not intending to change it. In the 60s, India gained independence, and by force conquered the lands that belonged to other colonies. For example, Portugal, under whose jurisdiction the airport was. In 1961, it was even bombed by the country's Air Force troops. In 1962, Dabolim became the property of the Indian authorities, in a dilapidated state.

At first, the air harbor was exclusively a military platform for the needs of military aviation. But times, of course, changed, the country came to a normal life, tourists flew into it, paying special attention to Goa. In 1996 it was already a resort, and there was no point in delaying the expansion of the airport any longer. Regular flights started this year civil aviation. Further, Dabolim was only modernized, gradually replenished with modern aircraft.

Dabolim airport

Passenger service and service

Most often, planes arrive at the airport at night or early in the morning. This is due to time zones and their change. You need to mentally prepare for this, since it is unlikely that you will be able to sleep on board, as practice shows. Consider also such nuances:

1. Before boarding, you will be given special cards. They must be filled out with passport information, visa, and other similar data, which mainly relate to the place and time of residence in the country.
2. It is necessary to think about housing in advance, since the column cannot be missed.
3. Upon arrival, you enter the building or you are brought here by special buses, go through customs and passport control.
4. Passengers who fly within the country and those who arrive from other countries are processed at different terminals.

Check-in on arrival takes about 20 minutes, and by the way, it also takes place after departure.

What you need to know about Dabolim Airport?

After you check in, you go to baggage claim. You need to understand that this site is quite small, and a queue often forms here. Finding luggage is hard. This is used by local employees who, for a nominal fee, will find and hand over your luggage without waiting in line. Here already decide for yourself whether to pay or not, one way or another, your suitcase will appear on the tape.

Another trick very common in Goa is the porter to the taxi. Such people build their phrases to create an ambiguous impression that they are offering a taxi. Having received consent, they follow to taxi drivers at the airport, who often also participate in the system and then take you to the right place at an increased rate. But having reached the car, the porter demands money for his services.

You can use the currency exchange office right at the airport. In India, rupees are very common, and in some places they will not take dollars or cards from you, so it is better to have a supply of national cash with you. There is also a place where you can switch to a local telephone connection. It is immediately available for purchase new card. To do this, provide the seller:

• 2 photos;
• a copy of the visa;
• photocopy of passport.

The disadvantages of Dabolim include the lack of Wi-Fi, paid luggage storage.