Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shastri Guest House
( 256220;
narasimha.shastri@gmail.com
; Main St; s/d/tr ?150/250/350)
A hostel-like place with good,
airy doubles in the new block out back. The singles are cramped, though.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Shopping
Shree Radhakrishna Bookstore
(
BOOKS
10am-6pm)
A good selection of secondhand novels, postcards and maps
Information
Axis Bank
(Main St)
SBI
(Main St, Gorkana Town)
Has an ATM.
10am-11pm)
Fast internet connections.
Shama Internet Centre
(Car St; per hr ?40;
Sub Post Office
(1st fl, cnr Car & Main Sts;
10am-4pm Mon-Sat)
Getting There & Away
Be aware that trains arriving from Mumbai or Goa, and private buses from Hampi/Hospet,
may get you into Gokarna at the ungodly hour of 3am, so it might be worth notifying your
guesthouse to see if there's someone who can check you in.
BUS
From the KSRTC bus stand, buses roll to Madgaon in Goa (?100, four hours) at 8.15am or
otherwise to Karwar (?33, 1½ hours), which has connections to Goa. There are buses to
Hospet (?240, nine hours) for Hampi, Bengaluru (from ?415, 12 hours) and Mangalore
(?200, 6½ hours), to Kunda (?25) for Jog Falls (?100) and frequent direct buses run to
Hubli (?134, four hours).
TRAIN
Many express trains stop at Gokarna Rd station, 9km from town; however, double check
your ticket as some stop at Ankola, 26km away. Many of the hotels and small travel agen-
cies in Gokarna can book tickets.
The 3am
Matsyagandha Express
goes to Mangalore (sleeper ?200, 3½ hours); the re-
turn train leaves Kumta around 6pm for Margao (sleeper ?200, 2½ hours) and Mumbai.
