get there and around
Gokarna is about 453 km from Bangalore, 240 km north of Mangalore and
about 59 km from Karwar. It is between the Gangavali and Agnashini
rivers and situated along the Karwar coast by the Arabian Sea. It is
near the college towns Suratkal and Manipal.
Gokarna can be reached by buses and maxicabs from Kumta (36 km), Ankola
(25km) and Karwar (59km) on National Highway 17( NH-17 ). Karnataka
State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) also runs long-journey buses
from many cities like Goa, Bangalore and Mangalore. Private buses
(Vijayanand Roadlines - VRL, Sugama, Sea Bird, etc.) operate night
journeys from the capital city of Bangalore to Gokarna daily. It can be
reached by train Konkan Railway on the Mumbai to Mangalore route. The
railway station is 6km away from the town.
