Goa being one of the inevitable tourist destinations in India, it is quite easily accessible from various parts of India by air, rail and road. Snuggled between hills and seas, overlooking the Arabian Sea is graced with some of the India’s best beaches that draw in tourists from distant parts of the country and globe.

Goa, is well connected to major Indian cities with regular daily flights from New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. The fastest way to reach Goa is via a one-hour flight from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in Mumbai.

Goa has two operational airports: Goa (Dabolim) International Airport (GOI), 26 km from the conference venue, and the new Manohar International Airport (GOX) in North Goa, 41 km away.

Major airlines like Air Asia, Air India, GoAir, Indigo, Jet Airways, and SpiceJet operate flights from Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai. The airports also receive direct flights from Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Moscow, London, and Copenhagen. Amenities include currency exchange, prepaid taxis, and ATMs. Travelers can use pre-paid taxis, app-based taxis,shuttle buses, or hotel shuttles to reach their destination.

Railways is the most convenient way to reach Goa as the state is served by two major railheads, namely Vasco da Gama(VSG) and Madgaon(MAO). These two railheads are extremely well linked to other major railway stations of the country through an extensive rail network. Madgaon receives trains on regular basis from New Delhi, where Goa Sampark Kranti Express and Trivandrum Express are the most prominent ones.

Madgaon railway station is around 38 kilometer away from Panjim, Vasco da Gama railway is approximately 29 km away. Tourists can avail of taxi services from outside the railway stations.

There is a well knit of roadways that connects Mumbai to Goa. Mumbai to Goa is approximately 600 kilometer, Pune is around 450 kilometer and Kolhapur is approximately 230 kilometers.

If you are planning to drive Goa by road from Bengaluru, you have to drive through National Highway 4 that connects to State Highway 34 followed by National Highway 4A and pelt along the State Highway 7. The approximate distance from Bangalore to Goa is 560kms and it takes more or less 9 long hours.