Location
                                                    
                                                        Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
                                                    
                                                
                                                
                                                    Air
                                                    
                                                        The district is connected by air through the Mangalore International Airport at Bajpe. Airlines such as Air India, Spice Jet, and IndiGo offer daily flights to national and international destinations near the Persian Gulf.
                                                    
                                                
                                                
                                                    Rail
                                                    
                                                        The Southern Railway connected Mangalore with Calicut (Kozhikode) along the coastline. This railway line helped connect the district with other places of the Madras presidency during the colonial rule.
                                                    
                                                
                                                
                                                    Road
                                                    
                                                        The district has five national highways connecting parts of Karnataka and India. NH-66 connects the district with Udupi, Karwar, Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram.
                                                    
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sea
                                                    
                                                        The Dakshina Kannada district has a seaport at Panambur named New Mangalore Port. The seaport managed by New Mangalore Port Trust handles cargo, timber, petroleum, and coffee exports. It is one of the major seaports of India.