Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 6am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Near the roundabout at the east end of the main road, this market
offers a colourful display of fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish and textiles and is best visited
early in the day to see it at its liveliest. There are plenty of traveller-oriented goods
(woodcarvings, T-shirts, lacquerware) at its northern end.
Information
For phone calls, try to use internet based comms such as Skype, as government sanc-
tioned calls are overpriced.
Ever Sky Information Service
( 061-60895; Yarkinnthar Hotel Rd; 7.30am-9.30pm)
On
the restaurant strip, this friendly place has travel and transport information and a used
bookshop. Staff can get share taxis (to Mt Popa, Kalaw, Salay, around Bagan) for the best
available rates.
KBZ Bank
(13C Anawrahta Rd)
Centrally located bank with an ATM that accepts most in-
ternational bank cards.
Internet
(Thanakar Complex, Yarkinnthar Hotel Rd;
9am-9pm)
Post Office
(Anawrahta Rd;
9.30am-7pm)
TRANSPORT OPTIONS TO BAGAN
The following table provides a quick comparison of the various ways of getting to
Nyaung U from Yangon and Mandalay
To/from Yangon
Duration
Cost
Frequency
Air
70min
$100-110
frequent
Bus
10hr
K13,000-18,000
frequent
Car
9hr
K150,000
charter
Train
16hr
$30-50
daily
To/from Mandalay
Duration
Cost
Frequency
Air
30min
$50-55
frequent
Boat (slow)
2 days
$15
2 weekly
