Getting from Manohar International Airport to the city

The northern airport

• Manohar International at Mopa opened as Goa's second airport and takes a growing share of the state's traffic.
• It sits on the Mopa plateau, about 35 km north of Panaji, on NH-66.
• For north Goa it is much the better arrival point: Mapusa, Calangute, Baga, Anjuna and Arambol are all closer to Mopa than to Dabolim.
• For south Goa it is the wrong airport. Palolem from Mopa is a two hour drive.

The buses

• Kadamba runs electric air conditioned buses from the airport, which is unusual and works well.
• Margao: five departures a day, spread from about 10:30 in the morning to 23:00 at night. This is the route that runs latest.
• Panaji: three departures.
• Mapusa: multiple departures from about 08:00.
• Calangute: six departures through the day.
• Fares are reported between 200 and 500 rupees depending on distance, with journeys of 60 to 90 minutes.
• Return workings run from each town back to the airport, generally with early morning and afternoon departures, so an early flight is covered.

Taxis

• A prepaid taxi to Panaji is 1,200 to 2,500 rupees, taking 50 to 70 minutes.
• Calangute and Baga are reported at 1,200 to 1,800 rupees, 45 to 60 minutes.
• Goa runs a state monitored app based taxi service alongside the prepaid counter, which is how the state has tried to settle its long running fight over airport fares.
• Use one or the other. Negotiating on the kerb here is a losing game.

Getting between the two airports

• Dabolim and Mopa are about 70 km apart.
• There is no quick transfer between them. If a connection puts you on flights from both, allow half a day, not two hours.