Goa Forum: Goa Airport by Bus

I agree sod that for 3 of us getting on a bus with the luggage and everything that the OH has bought! Lol It will be ok for budget travellers though.

great to know............. But no way would i use it!!

Hi

Think of the hassle with luggage???

Arrange a lift maybe with a friend??

mims

I think i'll let the misses try the bus with the luggage while i get a taxi

Its a good idea if you are young, dont mind the dirt and lack of speed or the long trek to the bus stop which you dont know the location of anyway, or have all your belongings in a rucksack, or know exactly where you are going, and dont mind the trek from the bus stop to the hotel, and are happy to share a seat with a goat.

However, if you are middle aged or older, have kids, sixteen bags, half of which contain duty free because its 'dry', havent slept for a day, are still recovering from accidently going to the wrong terminal at Gatwick, still slightly under the weather due to overuse of whiskey miniatures on the flight, or have a wife so worried she has already used a bottle of antisceptic gel before she got out of the airport, then a bus might be a really dumb idea.

whisperer1, that was sooooooo good, PMSLOL!!!

I did say budget travellers not the 2 week 'I'm in a hurry' brigade.

Lizzybetblue, please read the post before replying in anger, note 'budget travellers'. As taxi's travel faster than buses and they are just as likely to have an accident, as we saw in Mapusa, then I'd rather be in a bus than a mashed up taxi. But then this is your decision, I just give you information to give you the choice. If you don't want ther information then don't read TA.

We use the buses a lot, I am retired so I have time and travel very light, but I've yet to meet a goat, well not a real one!

Whisperer 1....excellent, had me and the old goat LOL....just got a slap for that!

Hi friends,

It does not matter whether you are retired or whether you have a small budget. It is a matter of attitude.

"Itcanbedone" you are extremely positive, practical and ready to face life (with all its difficulties) with a smile.

Lizzibetblue does not even tolerate the idea of thinking bus as an option.

Whisperer1 has given a thought to the option but being very realistic feels that with all the practical difficulties, it is not his cup of tea (or a glass of Honeybee or Romanov LOL)

One thing I forgot to mention is that there is another benefit to catching the bus.

On the bus I meet local people, we chat, exchange information and share things....I think that's good for me and good for Indians too.

One day the bus from Margao was so packed that a small boy was in danger of being crushed so I managed to rescue him and his mothers baggage. I would have given her my seat but it was impossible to move. She was extremely grateful.

In my taxi cocoon I meet only myself...how dull.