Getting to Mrauk U

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Air

To get to Mrauk U, most visitors first fly to Sittwe, then take the boat up the Kaladan river. For boat info and over land options, select different types of transport above.

Sittwe airport is less than two kilometres from the centre of town and the jetty for Mrauk U. Taxis should cost no more than K3000; tuk-tuks should be less.

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Yangon to Sittwe

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Myanmar National Airlines	Yangon	Sittwe	6:30 AM	7:50 AM	$98~$118		Tue
			6:30 AM	8:50 AM		Thandwe, Kyaukpyu	Wed, Sun
			8:00 AM	11:00 AM		Myaung U, Kyaukpyu	Mon, Wed, Thu
			10:45 AM	12:50 PM		Ann	Sat
			3:15 PM	4:05 PM			Mon, Wed, Thu
			4:00 PM	4:50 PM			Tue, Thu, Sun
			5:00 PM	5:50 PM			Sat
Golden Myanmar Airlines			11:15 AM	12:35 PM	$118~$140		Tue, Thu, Sun
			11:15 AM	1:05 PM		Thandwe	Mon, Wed, Fri
			11:15 AM	1:10 PM		Kyaukpyu	Sat
Mann Yadanarpon Airlines			11:20 AM	12:40 PM	$122~$136		Daily
Air KBZ			1:00 PM	2:50 PM	$105~$125	Thandwe	Daily
FMI Air			2:00 PM	3:20 PM	$125		Daily

Thandwe to Sittwe

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Myanmar National Airlines	Thandwe	Sittwe	7:40 AM	8:50 AM	$73~$83	Kyaukpyu	Wed, Sun
Golden Myanmar Airlines			12:20 PM	1:05 PM	$73~$95		Mon, Wed, Fri
Air KBZ			2:05 PM	2:50 PM	$52~$72		Daily

Kyauk Phyu to Sittwe

Name	From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Via	Day
Myanmar National Airlines	Kyauk Phyu	Sittwe	8:25 AM	8:50 AM	$49~$59		Wed, Sun
Myanmar National Airlines			10:20 AM	11:00 PM	$49~$59		Mon, Wed, Fri
Golden Myanmar Airlines			12:40 PM	1:10 PM	$48~$71		Sat

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Bus

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Yangon to Mrauk U

From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Notes
Yangon	Mrauk U	8:00 AM	5:00 AM (next day)	$24-$49	Ordinary bus

Mandalay to Mrauk U

From	To	Departure time	Arrival time	Price (US$)	Notes
Mandalay	Mrauk U	5:00PM	11:00AM (next day)	$34	Ordinary bus

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There are also regular buses from Magwe (14 hours, K30,000) – you can connect from Bagan at Magwe. The overland routes are long and arduous, however, and they are sometimes restricted by the political situation in parts of Rakhine State.

There is a public bus from Sittwe (cheap at K2,500, but be prepared for a rough journey and little space to put your body or baggage!). It leaves at 6am and the journey takes 4 hours.

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

Train

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Boat

Most visitors travel to Mrauk U up the Kaladan river from Sittwe by private boat (6-7 hours, K100,000) or public ferry. Tours of Myanmar that feature Mrauk U will include a private boat upriver; these are converted fishing boats that are usually well kitted out with covered areas, a table, refreshements, western toilet and lifebuoys.

Slow ferries to Mrauk U operate Tuesday to Sunday and cost K15,000, leaving Sittwe at 7am and arriving at 1.30pm (stopping service) or 12pm (non-stopping service). There is a fast ferry once a week (K20,000), which leaves Sittwe on Wednesdays at 7am, arriving in Mrauk U at 11am.

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

You can hire a private car (with driver) from Sittwe, the drive takes around 3 hours.

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