Getting Away From Mount Popa

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Air

Mount Popa is usually visited together with Bagan; flights depart from Bagan Nyaung U airport, 50km north west of Mount Popa. You can hire a car or private pick-up to Bagan, costing around K30,000 for the hour and a half journey.

There are Visa and Mastercard ATM facilities at the airport, but none at Mount Popa.

Detail Timetable and pricing information below:

Mount Popa to Yangon

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
FMI Air	Bagan Nyaung U	Yangon	7:00 AM	8:15 AM	$135		Daily
			12:50 PM	2:00 PM			Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
			5:05 PM	6:15 PM			Daily
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines			7:35 AM	10:15 AM	$105~$120	Mandalay, Heho	Daily
			7:40 AM	10:20 AM		Mandalay, Heho
			8:05 AM	11:05 AM		Heho, Thandwe
			9:25 AM	10:45 AM			Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
			5:25 PM	6:45 PM			Daily
Golden Myanmar Airlines			8:05 AM	10:45 AM	$106~$129	Mandalay, Heho	Daily
Golden Myanmar Airlines			5:40 PM	7:00 PM	$106~$129		Daily
Yangon Airways			9:15 AM	10:35 AM	$98~$114		Daily
			10:25 AM	1:25 PM
			5:55 PM	7:15 PM
Air KBZ			9:35 AM	11:40 AM	$99~$119	Heho	Daily
			9:50 AM	12:00 PM		Mandalay
			11:40 AM	1:00 PM
			5:05 PM	6:25 PM

Mount Popa to Mandalay

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines	Bagan Nyaung U	Mandalay	7:35 AM	8:05 AM	$62~$76		Daily
			7:40 AM	8:10 AM			Mon, Wed, Fri
			7:55 AM	8:25 AM			Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Yangon Airways			7:45 AM	8:15 AM	$54~$56		Daily
Myanmar National Airlines			8:05 AM	8:30 AM	$75		Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Golden Myanmar Airlines			8:05 AM	8:35 AM	$62~$84		Daily
Air KBZ			8:20 AM	8:50 AM	$56~$76		Daily
Air KBZ			9:05 AM	10:20 AM	$56~$76		Daily

Mount Popa to Heho (for Inle Lake, Kalaw & Taunggyi)

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines	Bagan Nyaung U	Heho	7:35 AM	8:50 AM	$84~$104	Mandalay	Daily
			7:40 AM	8:55 AM		Mandalay	Mon, Wed, Fri
			8:05 AM	8:45 AM			Daily
Myanmar National Airlines			8:05 AM	8:40 AM	$83		Tue, Thu, Sat
Myanmar National Airlines			2:20 PM	2:55 PM	$83		Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Golden Myanmar Airlines			8:05 AM	9:20 AM	$95~$118	Mandalay	Daily
Yangon Airways			8:35 AM	9:15 AM	$72~$91		Daily
Yangon Airways			10:25 AM	11:05 AM	$72~$91		Daily
Air KBZ			9:05 AM	9:45 AM	$77~$97		Daily
			9:35 AM	10:15 AM
			9:50 AM	10:30 AM
			11:35 AM	12:15 PM
FMI Air			10:40 AM	11:20 AM	$110		Daily

Mount Popa to Thandwe (for Ngapali Beach)

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines	Bagan Nyaung U	Thandwe	7:45 AM	9:40 AM	$116~$131	Heho	Daily
Myanmar National Airlines			8:05 AM	10:00 AM	$96~$106	Mandalay	Mon,Wed,Fri,Sun
Myanmar National Airlines			8:05 AM	10:10 AM	$96~$106	Mandalay	Tue,Thu,Sat
Air KBZ			8:50 AM	9:55 AM	$102~$112		Daily
			9:05 AM	11:00 AM		Heho
			11:35 AM	1:30 PM		Heho
Yangon Airways			10:25 AM	12:20 PM	$112~$126	Heho	Daily
FMI Air			10:40 AM	12:50 PM	$125	Heho	Daily

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Bus

The nearest bus departure point from Mount Popa is Kyauk Padaung, which is about 20km to its south west; a car or pick-up will cost around K25,000.

Detail Timetable and pricing information below:

Kyauk Padaung to Yangon

From	To	Departure time	Arrval time	Price (US$)	Notes
Kyauk Padaung	Yangon	6:00 PM	4:30 AM	19

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There are also daily buses from Kyauk Padaung to Mandalay and Pyay.

Bagan Shwe Pyi (highway) bus terminal offers a wider selection of bus routes around Myanmar. If you are travelling to Bagan from Mount Popa, you can also take a public pick-up - a cheaper option (usually around K5000), but one that will take significantly longer.

To find out more about bus travel, go to getting around Myanmar by bus.

Train

The nearest train station to Mount Popa is Kyauk Padaung, which is about 20km to its south west; a car or pick-up will cost around K25,000.

There are daily trains from Kyauk Padaung to Yangon, Mandalay and Pyay.

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