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Disclaimer - there are airlines and travel agencies mentioned in the post that follows. This is merely for information purpose and not a promotional mention. The experiences mentioned here are my personal and to each his own. We have been living in Hyderabad for last 4 years. I was here for another year and half before that. That is a long enough time period to advise people on how to get from Hyderabad to Goa by various means. I have been to Goa by train, air and road (there is no water route :-) ). To save you the jhigjhig  of going through the entire article let me put forth some rough guidelines for travel to Goa. Taking a Volvo bus is currently the best alternative for travelling to Goa. Flights are freaking expensive. Trains take an eternity. If you are travelling with kids who can't tell they want to pee or want to go 'outside' If you are on a budget, take the train If you have enough money, fly Now, having set the basic premise, let us get into the d