Mandalay & Around - Myanmar (Burma) - page 470

All flights use Mandalay International Airport ( www.mandalayairport.com ) , which is just
over 20 miles south of the city. The more central Chanmyathazi Airport is essentially
mothballed and has no scheduled commercial flights.

TRANSPORT TO/FROM MANDALAY

DESTINATION BUS TRAIN AIR BOAT

10-14hr,
$15-45

Bagan 9hr, $10 8hr, $4-10 $60-68

34-72hr,
$9-100

Bhamo N/A N/A $58-134

$95-108 Lashio
+2hr taxi

Hsipaw 5-6hr, $4-5 11hr, $4-9 N/A

11-13hr,
$12-25

$75 via Heho
+1hr taxi

Inle Lake N/A N/A

13½hr to Naba +1hr
bus, $10-25

1-2 days.
$36-80

Katha $80 N/A

Mytkyina N/A 16-20hr, $10-45 $70-150 4-6 days

$100-120, twice
weekly

Nay Pyi Taw 5hr, $8 10hr, $7-21 N/A

9-10hr,
$12-20

Yangon 15½-16½hr, $11-33 $79-150 N/A

International
Mandalay's international connections are likely to grow in coming years. Currently
you can fly to the following:
» Kunming at least daily on China Eastern MAP

( 02-76333; Hotel

GOOGLE MAP

Mandalay, 78th St, 37/38)
» Bangkok with Air Asia MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.airasia.com ; 26th St, 78/79) , Thai
Smile ( www.thaismileair.com ) and Bangkok Airways MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 02-36323;
www.bangkokairways.com ; 78th St, 33/34) . Note that Air Asia uses Bangkok's old Don
Mueang Airport - don't underestimate connection times if you have to swap Bangkok
airports. ThaiSmile flights can be combined with Thai Airways longhaul flights.
» Gaya (India) thrice weekly November to April using government-run MAI MAP
GOOGLE MAP

(Myanma Airways International; 02-69551; www.maiair.com ; 78th St at 27th