Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The sign is written in Burmese only; look for silhouettes of old people walking with
canes.
Mya Thanlwin Restaurant CHINESE-BURMESE $
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(Strand Rd; mains K1000-3000; 11am-11pm; ) The riverside setting and draught beer
here are better draws than the mediocre dishes from the expansive English-language
menu.
Information
A police station (Strand Rd) is located over the road from the government jetties. The
post office (Myoma Tadar St) is a couple of blocks further inland.
Mawlamyine's only international ATM is at CB Bank MAP
(Strand
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Rd;
9.30am-3pm Mon-Fri) ; foreign exchange is available here, as well as at AGD Bank
(Strand Rd;
9.30am-2.30pm Mon-Fri) and Myanmar Oriental
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((MOB.); cnr Strand Rd & Main Kha Lay Kyaung St;
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10.30am-3pm Mon-Fri) .
Internet is available at the cafe (21 Baho Rd; per hr K500;
9am-9pm) at the Cinderella
Hotel.
Getting There & Away
At press time, Myanma Airways ( 09-871 8220, 21500; 9am-3pm) was the only do-
mestic airline flying out of Mawlamyine, while Thai airline Nok Air ( in Yangon 01-533
030, international call centre +662 900 9955; www.nokair.com ) operates a route between Maw-
lamyine and Mae Sot, in Thailand.
Public ferries used to run between Mawlamyine and Hpa-an, but this service was re-
cently cancelled. Instead, contact Breeze Guest House to charter a boat (up to 14 people)
for the two-hour trip to Hpa-an (K60,000).
Buses for destinations north of Mawlamyine use the Mye Ni Gone bus station , loc-
ated near the train station; a motorcycle taxi to/from here should run about K2000. For
routes south of Mawlamyine (including Myawaddy), head to Zay Gyo bus station , a
couple miles south of the city; a motorcycle taxi to/from this station should run about
K3000. Note that vans (actually share taxis) to Myawaddy depart only on odd-numbered
days. When we were in town, foreigners were tentatively allowed to take the bus only as
far south as Dawei, although this could very well change by the time you read this.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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