Getting To Mount Popa

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Air

Mount Popa is usually visited together with Bagan; flights arrive at Bagan Nyaung U airport, 50km north west of Mount Popa. You can hire a car or private pick-up from 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

Yangon to Mount Popa

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines	Yangon	Bagan Nyaung U	6:00 AM	7:20 AM	$105~$120		Daily
			6:05 AM	7:25 AM			Mon, Wed, Fri
			6:20 AM	7:40 AM			Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
			6:30 AM	7:50 AM			Daily
			2:30 PM	5:10 PM		Heho, Mandalay	Daily
Yangon Airways			6:10 AM	7:30 AM	$98~$144		Daily
			7:00 AM	8:20 AM
			3:00 PM	5:40 PM
Myanmar National Airlines			6:30 AM	7:40 AM	$101~$111		Daily
Golden Myanmar Airlines			6:30 AM	7:50 AM	$104~$124		Daily
Golden Myanmar Airlines			3:15 PM	5:25 PM	$104~$124	Mandalay	Daily
Air KBZ			6:45 AM	8:05 AM	$99~$119		Daily
			7:15 AM	8:35 AM
			7:30 AM	8:50 AM		Heho
			7:30 AM	9:35 AM
			8:00 AM	9:20 AM
			10:00 AM	11:20 AM
			3:30 PM	4:50 PM
FMI Air			9:00 AM	10:15 AM	$135		Daily
			2:30 PM	4:45 PM		Mandalay
			4:50 PM	6:05 PM

Mandalay to Mount Popa

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Yangon Airways	Mandalay	Bagan Nyaung U	8:30 AM	9:00 AM	$58~$74		Daily
Yangon Airways			5:10 PM	5:30 PM	$58~$74		Daily
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines			8:40 AM	9:10 AM	$62~$76		Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines			4:40 PM	5:10 PM	$62~$76		Daily
Air KBZ			9:05 AM	9:35 AM	$56~$76		Daily
FMI Air			11:20 AM	11:55 AM	$90		Daily
Myanmar National Airlines			1:30 PM	1:55 PM	$77		Daily
Golden Myanmar Airlines			4:55 PM	5:25 PM	$48~$65		Daily

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

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Air KBZ	Heho	Nyaung U	8:55 AM	9:35 AM	$74~$94		Daily
Air KBZ			10:45 AM	11:25 AM	$74~$94		Daily
Yangon Airways			9:30 AM	10:10 AM	$72~$74		Daily
Yangon Airways			4:25 PM	5:40 PM	$72~$74		Daily
FMI Air			10:20 AM	11:55 AM	$110	Mandalay	Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
FMI Air			4:05 PM	4:45 PM	$110		Daily
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines			3:55 PM	5:10 PM		Mandalay	Daily
Golden Myamar Airlines			3:15 PM	3:45 PM			Tue, Thu, Sat

Monywa to Mount Popa

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Asia Wings	Monywa	Bagan Nyaung U	2:45 PM	5:35 PM	131	Homalin, Mandalay	Sat

Homalin to Mount Popa

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)
Asia Wings	Homalin	Bagan Nyaung U	Charter	Charter	Price on application

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To find out more about flights, go to getting around Myanmar by air.

Bus

The nearest bus arrival point to 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

Yangon to Kyauk Padaung

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

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

If you are travelling from Bagan to 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.

Detail Timetable and pricing information below

Yangon to Kyauk Padaung

From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)
From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Sleeper	Upper (seat)	Ordinary (seat)
Yangon	Kyauk Padaung	4:00 PM	7:40 AM	28	23	15

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There are also daily trains from Mandalay and Pyay.

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

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