Goa - South India and Kerala - page 269

beaches, take an express bus to Margao and change there; Ponda buses also stop at Old
Goa. Kadamba station has an ATM, an internet cafe - and a Ganesh temple.

Calangute (?15, 45 minutes)
Candolim (?13, 30 minutes)

Mapusa (?11, 20 minutes)
Margao (express shuttle; ?30, 35 minutes)

Old Goa (?9, 15 minutes)
State-run long-distance services also depart from the Kadamba bus stand. Private operat-
ors have booths outside Kadamba, but the buses depart from the interstate bus stand next
to New Patto Bridge. One reliable company is Paulo Travels MAP GOOGLE MAP (
2438531; www.paulotravels.com ; Kardozo Bldg) . Some high-season government and private long-dis-
tance fares include the following:

Bengaluru (?650, 15 hours, five daily)
Bengaluru (private; ?550 to ?1000, 14 to 15 hours)

Hampi (private sleeper; ?700 to ?800, 10 to 11 hours)
Mumbai (?650, 12 to 14 hours)
Pune (?550 to ?650, 11 hours)

Pune (private; ?550 to ?800, 10 to 11 hours)

TRAIN
Panaji's closest train station is Karmali (Old Goa), 12km to the east, where many long-
distance services stop (check timetables). A taxi there costs ?300. Panaji's Konkan Railway
reservation office

8am-8pm Mon-Sat) is MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 2712940; www.konkanrailway.com ;

on the 1st floor of the Kadamba bus stand.

Getting Around

Panaji is generally a pleasure to explore on foot, and it's unlikely you'll even need a pilot
or autorickshaw, which is good because they charge a lot for short distances: an autorick-
shaw from Kadamba to the city centre will cost ?60. Frequent buses run between
Kadamba and the municipal market (?5).