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the town centre and the Bago Star Hotel, located across from the Hindu temple. Many
buses passing through Bago can also be waved down from outside your hotel, though un-
less you have booked a ticket in advance there is less likelihood of getting a seat.
Buses to Yangon depart approximately every 30 minutes from 6.30am to 5.30pm.
Going south, buses to Kinpun, the starting point for Mt Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock),
leave every hour or so during the day. During the rainy season (May to October), buses
go only as far as Kyaikto, 10 miles from Kinpun.
Heading north, for Mandalay, Taungoo and Inle Lake, apart from a handful of direct
services from Bago, it's also possible to hop on services coming from Yangon - book
ahead with a local agent, such as
Sea Sar
(
09 530 0987;
seasar.tickets918@gmail.com
)
, or
ask your hotel to help.
TAXI
A more expensive but more convenient alternative is to hire a taxi for a day trip from
Yangon. With bargaining this should cost about $80/K80,000, but it does give you the
additional advantage of having transport between sites once you get to Bago and saves
traipsing all the way out to the bus station in Yangon.
One-way taxis back from Bago straight to your hotel in Yangon cost $40/K40,000.
A guide and driver for a day trip to Mt Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock) can be hired for
around K55,000 return.
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(Yangon-Mandalay Rd)
or through any of the central Bago hotels.
TRAIN
Bago is connected by train with Yangon and Mawlamyine and stops north towards Man-
dalay.
Getting Around
Trishaw is the main form of local transport in Bago. A one-way trip in the central area
should cost no more than K500. If you're going further afield - say from Shwethalyaung
Buddha, at one end of town, to Shwemawdaw Paya, at the other - you might as well hire
a trishaw or motorcycle for the day, either of which should cost around K7000.
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