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GOOGLE MAP (Mya Kan Thar St) , offer free transport to the bus station. Minivans to Heho
and Kalaw leave from a stop just off Merchant St.
Pick-up trucks to Nyaungshwe (Merchant St) wait a block or so north of Merchant St.
Pick-ups to Thazi and Meiktila leave just south of Merchant St.
Taxis wait near the corner of Bogyoke Aung San Rd and Merchant St (cnr Bogyoke
Aung San Rd & Merchant St) , or in front of the Kan-Tone Kan-Sone Hotel (Bogyoke Aung
San Rd) . Destinations include Nyaungshwe (K20,000, one hour), Kakku (K35,000, 1½
hours) and Kalaw (K40,000, three hours).
Heho functions as the air hub to/from Taunggyi; for details on flights and times, see
boxed text, Click here . In Taunggyi, Air Bagan ( 081-212 4736; Bogyoke Aung San Rd;
8am-5pm Mon-Fri & 9am-2pm Sat & Sun) , Air KBZ ( 081-212 4768; 27/28 Bogyoke Aung San
Rd; 9am-5pm) , Air Mandalay ( 081-212 1330; www.airmandalay.com ; Bogyoke Aung San
Rd; 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat & Sun) , Asian Wings ( 081-205 900;
www.asianwingsair.com ; Bogyoke Aung San Rd; 9am-5.30pm) and Yangon Airways (
081-212 3995; 134 Bogyoke Aung San Rd; 9am-5pm) all have offices on on Bogyoke Aung
San Rd, or you can go to Shan Pyi Thar MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 081-212 4549; 8 Bogy-
oke Aung San Rd, no roman-script sign; 9am-6pm) , a travel agent located roughly across
from Cyber Point Internet Café. A taxi from Heho's airport to Taunggyi costs K25,000; a
cheaper but less convenient option is to hike the near mile to the highwayand wait for a
pick-up truck or bus to Taunggyi (K2000, 1½ hours).
TRANSPORT TO/FROM TAUNGGYI
VAN (SHARE
TAXI)
DESTINATION
BUS
MINIBUS
PICK-UP
K1000; 1hr;
departs
when full
6am-4pm
(from stop
off Merchant
St)
K2000;
1hr; 1pm,
2pm &
3pm
Heho (airport)
N/A
N/A
K3000;
3hr; daily
1pm, 2pm
& 3pm;
from Mer-
chant St
K2000; 3hr;
departs
when full
6am-4pm;
from stop off
Merchant St
K2500; 3hr; 1pm,
2pm & 3pm; from
Maw Cherry bus
stand
Kalaw
N/A
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