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Bengaluru to Goa train tickets

Only one train starts in Bengaluru (Bangalore) for Goa — the daily Yesvantpur–Vasco Express — and it crosses the Western Ghats on a single-line section at Braganza Ghat. That one fact shapes everything about booking this route.

Distance
about 670–700 km
Journey
roughly 12–14 hours
From
Yesvantpur (YPR)
To
Madgaon (MAO)

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This route

Who travels Bengaluru to Goa, and when

Holiday travel — long weekends, Christmas and New Year, the summer holidays — on top of steady travel to Hubballi and Dharwad, which share the same train for most of the way.

What actually confirms on this route

With one train starting in Bengaluru, there is one general quota for the whole city, and it goes early at holiday time. The weekly Velankanni–Vasco Express passes through KR Puram and Banaswadi on a smaller share — erail marks Banaswadi as remote-location. Beyond those two, we look at the dates either side and tell you plainly when the train isn't the answer.

Stations on this route

Boarding in Bengaluru
Yesvantpur (YPR), Tumakuru (TK), KR Puram (KJM)
Arriving in Goa
Madgaon (MAO), Vasco da Gama (VSG)
From our desk

Booking Bengaluru–Goa without getting caught out

  • The Braganza Ghat section is single line, and a landslide cut the train short at Hubballi in July 2023. Travelling June to September, keep a margin.
  • Madgaon is the main station for south Goa; Vasco is the end of the line. No train from Bengaluru serves Karmali.
  • The train also stops at Tumakuru, which can be easier than Yesvantpur from the Tumakuru road.

Why book Goa through us rather than an app

We read the quota

An app shows you a number. We tell you whether that number will actually clear on this route.

We work the Tatkal window

Agents at the terminal for 10:00 AC and 11:00 Sleeper, every day — not on request.

Confirmed or refunded

You approve the plan and pay. If we can't confirm you, you get 100% back.

What our customers say

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Questions

Bengaluru to Goa, answered

How many trains run from Bengaluru to Goa?+

One starts in Bengaluru: the daily Yesvantpur–Vasco Express via Hubballi and Londa. A weekly train from Velankanni passes through KR Puram. That's why this route needs booking the day your date opens.

Madgaon or Vasco?+

Madgaon for south Goa and most onward travel; Vasco if you're staying near the port or the airport side. The train stops at both.

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