Visiting Goa

meandu · Nov 30th, 2007, 22:11

We would like to visit Goa for the first time.We woudl like to go to vasco da gama railways station from howrah and then will start our tour from there.Can some1 plz suggest an itenery of the tour from vasco station(like closest beach,beach side hotels etc.)?Our budget for hotel is about Rs.600-800/-.Since we r going for the first time we would like to have detailed suggestion.

burf · Nov 30th, 2007, 22:26

when are you going?

and i aint sure you are going to get a "hotel" in that budget

patti123 · Dec 1st, 2007, 00:47

Why are you getting of the train at vasco ? Thats a port . Margao is a train station you can get off at.Tivin train station is the one i get off.Its about a 30 minute taxi from Tivin ,then your in Calangute. Your going to have to look for rooms when you are there.

meandu · Dec 7th, 2007, 16:36

So calangute is nearer to tivin or margao?

jyotirmoy · Dec 7th, 2007, 16:51

Colva is the nearest beach from Margao.
From Vasco take a bus to Panjim and from Panjim you will get lots of buses going to Calangute as well as Candolim.

patti123 · Dec 7th, 2007, 21:17

Tivin is usually where i get off,30 minute taxi ride to Calangute.Vasco is on the same road as the airport ,but instead of turning left to go up the airport road you carry straight on to Vasco .It a long way up that road, its where the port is .
Thinking about it more Vasco is not a bad place to get off the train <i never knew it stopped there> You can get buses or taxi from there.

Like jyotirmoy said Margao is close to Colva, depends what beach you want to see.

Calangute is nearer to Tivin train station.

meandu · Dec 12th, 2007, 22:13

Which one is better?

patti123 · Dec 12th, 2007, 22:32

I would say Tivin if your heading towards
Baga/Calangute /Candolim .

Piyush · Dec 13th, 2007, 10:08

Tivim is very small staion as compared to Madgaon or Vasco, not many trains have a stoppage at Tivim..
Calangute is close to Mapusa(Mapusa..12km from Panjim).Tivim to Mapusa is 20 min journey..So Tivim -->Mapusa-->Calangute.. May be there might be a direct route which connects Tivim to Calangute.
Calangute is one of the best beaches in Goa...

Brisso · Dec 13th, 2007, 11:10

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Originally Posted by patti123

Why are you getting of the train at vasco ? Thats a port . Margao is a train station you can get off at.Tivin train station is the one i get off.Its about a 30 minute taxi from Tivin ,then your in Calangute. Your going to have to look for rooms when you are there.

<Off-topic> Patti - I will need to take a motorcyle taxi Tivvim to Arambol. Any idea of price - 250 maybe?

patti123 · Dec 13th, 2007, 15:03

Brisso. I am trying to think if they have a short cut they can take to Arambol.I just text my friend in Goa and see if they know how much a motorcycle taxi is. Get back to you later.
Another thought is you could share a taxi with someone who is going to Arambol.

Just got a reply , it should be 200rs to Arambol .Mind you thats for a local person.So a foreigner be 1000rs ! No just having a laugh it probably be what you said 250rs.

Brisso · Dec 14th, 2007, 05:34

cheers patti - been by taxi Arpora - Panjim for 200 a couple of years ago, so figured 200 by motorcycle taxi in this case is reasonable ...

pontesnm · Dec 14th, 2007, 05:47

The train from Howrah (Kolkata) does not pass through Thivim only trains from Mumbai. I believe (not sure) that Madgaon may be more convenient to the beaches in South Goa and Vasco closer to the beaches in the north. I would probably get down at Madgaon and go south.

the opoponax · Dec 14th, 2007, 05:55

Madgaon seems to be the most convenient for the southern beaches, though Vasco doesn't seem all that far off, either. There is one train that serves both Margao/Madgaon and Vasco de Gama from Howrah, the VSG-Howrah Express. It only travels on certain days of the week, so watch for that.

Said train stops at Margao first, then terminates in Vasco, so if you're going to a southern beach it's probably quicker to get off at Margao to avoid doubling back.

patti123 · Dec 14th, 2007, 15:29

meandu,I thought you were coming from Bombay ! Its like the opoponax and pontesnm wrote , depends if you want north or south of Goa to where you get off.

Nov 30th, 2007, 22:11	#1
meandu Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 13	Visiting Goa We would like to visit Goa for the first time.We woudl like to go to vasco da gama railways station from howrah and then will start our tour from there.Can some1 plz suggest an itenery of the tour from vasco station(like closest beach,beach side hotels etc.)?Our budget for hotel is about Rs.600-800/-.Since we r going for the first time we would like to have detailed suggestion.

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Nov 30th, 2007, 22:26	#2
burf wondering when? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 287	when are you going? and i aint sure you are going to get a "hotel" in that budget

Dec 1st, 2007, 00:47	#3
patti123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 459	Why are you getting of the train at vasco ? Thats a port . Margao is a train station you can get off at.Tivin train station is the one i get off.Its about a 30 minute taxi from Tivin ,then your in Calangute. Your going to have to look for rooms when you are there.

Dec 7th, 2007, 16:36	#4
meandu Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 13	So calangute is nearer to tivin or margao?

Dec 7th, 2007, 16:51	#5
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,659	Colva is the nearest beach from Margao. From Vasco take a bus to Panjim and from Panjim you will get lots of buses going to Calangute as well as Candolim.

Dec 7th, 2007, 21:17	#6
patti123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 459	Tivin is usually where i get off,30 minute taxi ride to Calangute.Vasco is on the same road as the airport ,but instead of turning left to go up the airport road you carry straight on to Vasco .It a long way up that road, its where the port is . Thinking about it more Vasco is not a bad place to get off the train <i never knew it stopped there> You can get buses or taxi from there. Like jyotirmoy said Margao is close to Colva, depends what beach you want to see. Calangute is nearer to Tivin train station.

Dec 12th, 2007, 22:13	#7
meandu Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 13	Which one is better?

Dec 12th, 2007, 22:32	#8
patti123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 459	I would say Tivin if your heading towards Baga/Calangute /Candolim .

Dec 13th, 2007, 10:08	#9
Piyush Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 456	Tivim is very small staion as compared to Madgaon or Vasco, not many trains have a stoppage at Tivim.. Calangute is close to Mapusa(Mapusa..12km from Panjim).Tivim to Mapusa is 20 min journey..So Tivim -->Mapusa-->Calangute.. May be there might be a direct route which connects Tivim to Calangute. Calangute is one of the best beaches in Goa...

Dec 13th, 2007, 15:03	#11
patti123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 459	Brisso. I am trying to think if they have a short cut they can take to Arambol.I just text my friend in Goa and see if they know how much a motorcycle taxi is. Get back to you later. Another thought is you could share a taxi with someone who is going to Arambol. Just got a reply , it should be 200rs to Arambol .Mind you thats for a local person.So a foreigner be 1000rs ! No just having a laugh it probably be what you said 250rs.

Dec 14th, 2007, 05:34	#12
Brisso Specialist muddler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 585	cheers patti - been by taxi Arpora - Panjim for 200 a couple of years ago, so figured 200 by motorcycle taxi in this case is reasonable ...

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Dec 14th, 2007, 05:47	#13
pontesnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bardez/Mumbai/New Jersey (USA) Posts: 248	The train from Howrah (Kolkata) does not pass through Thivim only trains from Mumbai. I believe (not sure) that Madgaon may be more convenient to the beaches in South Goa and Vasco closer to the beaches in the north. I would probably get down at Madgaon and go south.

Dec 14th, 2007, 05:55	#14
the opoponax Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brooklyn, via New Orleans Posts: 1,052	Madgaon seems to be the most convenient for the southern beaches, though Vasco doesn't seem all that far off, either. There is one train that serves both Margao/Madgaon and Vasco de Gama from Howrah, the VSG-Howrah Express. It only travels on certain days of the week, so watch for that. Said train stops at Margao first, then terminates in Vasco, so if you're going to a southern beach it's probably quicker to get off at Margao to avoid doubling back.

Dec 14th, 2007, 15:29	#15
patti123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 459	meandu,I thought you were coming from Bombay ! Its like the opoponax and pontesnm wrote , depends if you want north or south of Goa to where you get off.