Goa International Airport

Dabolim Airport is about 30 km (19 miles) south of Panaji, the capital of Goa. The drive usually takes 45 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic on the route over the Zuari bridge. Prepaid taxis, app taxis from the GoaMiles counter and pre-booked cars wait outside the arrivals exit.

Calangute and Baga in North Goa are roughly 40 to 42 km from Dabolim Airport, and Anjuna is about 46 km. The road runs north through Panaji, so expect a drive of an hour or more, longer in evening traffic. Travelers heading mainly to North Goa should also check whether a flight to Mopa suits them better.

Margao, the main town of South Goa, is about 23 km from Dabolim Airport, and the beaches of Colva and Benaulim lie just west of it. Agonda is about 63 km away and Palolem a little farther south, so allow more time for the far south of the state, where roads are narrower.

Goa has two airports. Dabolim (GOI), officially Goa International Airport, is in South Goa near Vasco da Gama and shares its airfield with the Indian Navy. Manohar International Airport (GOX) at Mopa opened in January 2023 in the far north of the state, about 60 km away. Check the code on your ticket, because the two are more than an hour apart.

Dabolim Airport has one integrated terminal, opened in December 2013, for both domestic and international flights. It has separate domestic and international areas and eight aerobridges. All arriving passengers leave through the same arrivals exit, so there is no terminal to choose when someone meets you.

IndiGo flies the most routes from Dabolim, to cities across India such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata. Air India, Air India Express and Alliance Air add more domestic flights. International service is mostly seasonal, including Aeroflot to Moscow and winter charters from Kazakhstan and Russia.

Dabolim is an Indian Navy air station, INS Hansa, with a civilian terminal. The Navy runs air traffic control and uses the runway for military flying on weekday mornings, when civilian flights generally cannot operate. Most scheduled flights are therefore packed into the afternoon and evening, so the terminal can be busy at those times.

Go to the prepaid taxi counter near the arrivals exit, where you pay for a fixed-fare slip before the ride. GoaMiles, the government-backed app taxi service, has its own counter alongside. Car rental desks in the arrivals area offer cars with a driver. Avoid offers from people approaching you inside the terminal.

Yes, but it is basic. Local buses and minibuses link the airport area with Vasco da Gama and Chicalim, where you can change for Panaji or Margao. They are often crowded and not very frequent, so they suit travelers with light luggage. Most visitors take a prepaid taxi or a pre-booked car to their hotel.

You need a passport and an Indian visa or e-Visa; Dabolim is one of the airports where e-Visa holders can enter. Foreign nationals and OCI cardholders must also file India's e-Arrival Card online within 72 hours before arrival and show its QR code at immigration. Indian citizens do not need the card.

Yes. The Travel Club Lounge is airside in the domestic departures area, on the second floor near Gate B, and opens daily from 11:00 to 23:00. Priority Pass members can use it, and some lounge programs and cards give access too. Check the terms of your card or lounge program before you go, as access rules change.

Yes. Free AAI Wi-Fi is available in the terminal. To connect, you open the login page, enter a mobile number and type in the one-time code sent to it by text message. If your phone cannot receive the code, mobile data or a local SIM bought after arrival is the alternative.

The airport parking lot is directly outside the terminal building, a short walk from both departures and arrivals. People collecting passengers can wait there or in the seating area of the arrival building, because only passengers with a ticket may enter the terminal itself. Check the charges at the entrance, as they change from time to time.