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192 Central MyanMar Yangon to Bagan
Yangon to Bagan
Journeying between Yangon and Bagan, most travellers nowadays either fly or take an
express bus via the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway. With more time on your hands, you
could follow the slower route along the old Yangon–Bagan highway via the riverside
city of Pyay, one of the country’s oldest settlements and also the starting point for the
long bus journey to Ngapali. Further north, and a short way off the main route, the
near-forgotten remains of the ancient city of Beikthano will please history buffs, while
Magwe sees few visitors but has bus connections west to Sittwe and Mrauk U
– although these are still the preserve of the adventurous few.

Pyay and around
With one of central Myanmar’s finest temples, the Shwesandaw Pagoda, and the ruins
of ancient Thayekhittaya (Sri Ksetra) nearby, PYAY, the largest city on the old Yangon–
Bagan highway, is easily the most enjoyable town to visit in central Myanmar. Pyay,
which is pronounced variously as either “Pay” or “Pea”, lies around 275km north of
Yangon (350km south of Bagan) and has a gorgeous setting on the banks of the
Ayeyarwady River.

PYAY ACCOMMODATION
4 Market Hotel 3D 5 4 2
Lucky Dragon Hotel
Mingalar Garden Resort
N PA N PA E T A N S T R E E T Pan Ga Ba Guesthouse 1 3
Smile Motel
S H W E T A C H U A N G R O A D
S T R A N D R O A D B R O K E R S T R E E T T A Y O K E T A N N S T R E E T
PA N T A I N S T R E E T M A I N R O A D L O N G S T R E E T

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Main Railway
Station S A R T I T E T A N S T R E E T
AGD
P W O F F I C E S T R E E T Bank
Aung San
OLD POST OFFICE ROAD Statue
B O G Y O K E R O A D (2.5km), Bus Station (4km), (7km), Shwethekar Train Station (10km) & Thayekhittaya (11km)
Night MOB
Market CB Bank
Bank
IWT office Y A N G A N A U K Z A U N G T A N S T R E E T Shwesandaw Sehtatgyi
EATING O T I K Y I T S O N E S T R E E T Pagoda Pagoda
Prome Garden Restaurant 2 N R O A D P H A YA N I S T R E E T P H O N E G Y I S T R E E T
Wish River View Restaurant 3 0 200
Yokohama Restaurant 1 metres
Shwedaung (15km)
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