Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TRANSPORT TO/FROM THAZI
MINIBUS & PICK-
UP
DESTINATION
BUS
TRAIN
Aungban (for
Pindaya)
K5000; 4hr; frequent
7am-11pm
N/A
N/A
K7000-10,000; 10hr;
daily 5.30pm
Loikaw
N/A
N/A
K5000; 5hr; frequent
7am-11pm
Kalaw
N/A
$2-5; 9hr; daily 6am
K5000; 3hr; frequent
11am-3pm
K5000; 3hr; frequent
11am-3pm
$3-7; 3hr; daily 3am,
6am & 9pm
Mandalay
K1000; 30min; fre-
quent 4am-6pm
Meiktila
N/A
N/A
K3000; 4hr; daily
5pm & 6pm
Nay Pyi Taw
N/A
$3-6; 4hr; daily 11am
Nyaung U
(Bagan)
K5000; 7-4hr; fre-
quent 12.30pm
N/A
N/A
Shwenyaung
(for Inle Lake)
K7000; 6hr; frequent
7am-11pm
N/A
$3-7; 5hr; daily 6am
K7000; 7hr; frequent
7am-11pm
Taunggyi
N/A
N/A
K10,000; 9-10hr;
daily 5pm & 6pm
$9-24; 11-12hr; daily
9am, 6pm & 8pm
Yangon
N/A
KYAINGTONG & BORDER AREAS
Beyond Taunggyi, the landscape rucks up into great folds, cloaked in dense forest and
cut by rushing mountain rivers. This is the heartland of the Golden Triangle, where the
opium trade formerly flourished and insurgent armies battled for independence for most
of the last century. Ceasefires with the main rebel groups have largely allowed the region
to move out of the shadow of civil war, but drug trafficking and other illegal activities
are common, and travel to the border areas is still largely subject to confusing
government-imposed travel restrictions.
