Best Trains from Mumbai to Goa

Mumbai is 585.3 km away from Goa. If you travel via air, the distance is 435 km and the average time taken for travel is 80 minutes. If you are choosing road travel, the time taken is around 11 hours. However, tourists prefer to take the train due to the comfort, aesthetic natural beauty, and cost efficiency. The trains can take between 8 and 12hours to travel from Mumbai to Goa.

All You Need to Know

The main railway station of Mumbai is the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus or CSMT. It is a famous tourist attraction by itself. You can also find trains starting from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus or Dadar Central Station of Mumbai.

In Goa, the main railway station is the Margao station in South Goa. If you choose to reach north Goa, select trains which stop at the Thivim Station.

Top Trains running from Mumbai to Goa

22119 – Mumbai CST- Karmali Tejas Express

This is a semi-luxury Tejas Express, which is a high-speed train. The train takes just eight hours to reach Goa from Mumbai. The train starts from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 5:50 am. The train reaches Karmali station of North Goa by 2 PM, on the same day. The train runs three days a week (Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday) between mid-June and October. During the rest of the months, the train runs for five days a week (no service on Monday and Thursdays). If you are choosing peak monsoon season, the train travel time will be slightly higher, as the train keeps up a slow speed.

Cost:

• Fare of AC Executive class ticket – INR 2,980
• Fare of AC Chair car – INR 1,525

Top features to enjoy in this luxury train are wireless internet, beverage vending machine, GPS display system, automatic doors, bio-vacuum toilets, and others.

12051 – Jan Shatabdi Express

This is an economic train running from Dadar central station to Madgaon station in Southern Goa. This budget train has a luxury Vistadome carriage too. The vistadome carriage has glass ceiling and large windows to enjoy the scenery as the train runs through the Konkan railway route. The train starts at 5:12 am from Mumbai and reaches Goa by 2:10 pm. It also stops for a few minutes at Thivim station of North Goa.

Cost:

• Fare for Vistadome carriage – INR 2,025
• Fare for AC chair – INR 945
• Fare for non-AC chair – INR 270

Vistadome carriage service is available only on Saturdays, Mondays and Thursday, during monsoon season.

10111 – Konkan Kanyan Express

This is an overnight train from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and reaches Madgaon station. The train starts from Mumbai at 11:05 PM and reaches Madgaon by 10:45 AM. It also stops for a couple of minutes at Thivim Station and Pernem Station.

Cost:

• The fare of first class AC sleeper – INR 2,610
• The fare of second class AC sleeper – INR 1,540
• The fare of third class AC sleeper – INR 1,070
• The fare of third class non-AC sleeper – INR 390

The train runs every day.

12133 Mumbai CSMT – Mangaluru Jn SF Express

This is a fast overnight train, which starts from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 10:02 PM and reaches Madgaon station by 7:05 AM. It also halts at Karmali station of North Goa.

Cost:

• The fare of second class AC sleeper – INR 1,590
• The fare of third class AC sleeper – INR 1,115
• The fare of third class non-AC sleeper – INR 420

The train does not have first class AC coach.

10103 - Mandovi Express

This is one of the least opted trains as the time taken is around 12 hours. It is a day train, which starts at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 7:10 am and reaches Madgaon by 7 PM.

Cost:

• The fare of first class AC sleeper – INR 2,610
• The fare of second class AC sleeper – INR 1,540
• The fare of third class AC sleeper – INR 1,070
• The fare of third class non-AC sleeper – INR 390

The train runs every day, and the ticket availability is very high. People usually do not prefer to spend the entire day in the train.

Travelling by Train during Monsoon Season

The trains usually start one or two hours earlier than usual during monsoon time. This is due to the fact that the trains are deliberately run at a slower speed during monsoon season for safety reasons. The peak monsoon season starts at mid of June and ends by October.

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