Travel Reference
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: YANGON
BY PLANE
Yangon's airport (
ygnia.com
) is around 15km north of downtown Yangon, with separate
domestic and international terminals right next door to one another. You'll find a couple of
ATMs as you exit the building, plus several moneychangers offering identical rates.
Transport to/from the city
A taxi into town costs a fixed K7000 if booked through the taxi
counter in the international terminal, or K8000 at the domestic terminal; alternatively, you
can probably negotiate a slightly cheaper fare with one of the freelance drivers outside. The
journeytodowntownusuallytakesaround45min,althoughitcanbeconsiderablylongerdur-
ing rush hours. Bus #51 (K200; 1-2 hourly; 1hr) runs into downtown; the stop is close to the
terminals - turn left out of the airport building and head along the road outside (600m from
the international terminal, 250m from the domestic terminal) and look for the bus stop where
the road curves around. Alternatively, more frequent services can be found by turning right
out of the international terminal; walk down the airport approach road for 1.3km to reach the
junction with Pyay Rd, take a right and then cross the road to catch a southbound bus. Buses
back to the airport (K200; 1-2 hourly; 1hr) leave from one block south of Sule Paya.
Airlines
AirBagan,56ShweTaungGyarSt,Bahan( 01513422);AirChina,
Yangon Inter-
national Hotel
, cnr Pyay and Kaba Aye Pagoda roads ( 01 655882); Air KBZ, cnr Bank St
and Mahabandoola Garden St, Kyauktada ( 01 373766); Air Mandalay, 146 Dhammazedi
Rd, Bahan ( 01 525488); Asian Wings, 34 Shwe Taung Kyar St, Bahan ( 01 516654);
Golden Myanmar Airlines, Ground Floor, Sayar San Plaza, New University Ave, Bahan (
01 533272); Malaysia Airlines, 335/337 Bogyoke Aung San Rd, next to
Central Hotel
(
01 241007); Myanmar Airways International, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Rd (
01 255260); Qatar Airways, Room 345,
Parkroyal Yangon Hotel
, 33 Alan Pya Phaya Rd (
01 250 388 ext 8345); Thai Airways, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada
( 01 255499); Yangon Airways, 166, Level 5, MMB Tower, Upper Pansodan Rd, Mingalar
Taung Nyunt ( 01 383100).
Destinations
Bagan (4 daily; 1hr 20min); Daweil (1 daily; 1hr); Nyaungshwe (4-5 daily;
1hr 15min); Kalaw (4-5 daily; 1hr 15min); Kawthaung (3 daily; 3hr); Lashio (1 daily; 1hr
45min-3hr);Mandalay(19daily;50min-2hr5min);Mawlamyine (2weekly;30min);Myeik
(daily; 2hr); Myitykyina (7 weekly; 2hr 20min); Naypyitaw (5 daily; 1hr); Ngapali (5 daily;
40min); Sittwe (6 daily; 1hr 20min); Tachileik (5 weekly; 1hr 35min).
BY BUS
Most buses to and from Yangon arrive/depart from one of the city's two enormous bus sta-
tions: Hlaing Thar Yar terminal, in the northwest of the city, which is the starting point for
buses to the Delta; and Aung Mingalar terminal in the city's north, which is where most oth-
er services depart. Both terminals are around 20km from the centre - the journey to either
