Yangon: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Yangon is a city of 4.5 million people in Myanmar, 30 m (98 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Yangon International Airport (RGN), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Yangon Central railway station. Our booking partner lists 262 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Yangon runs from about 11 h 10 min a day in late December to 13 h 10 min in late June (computed for 16.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Yangon is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Yangon International Airport (RGN), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 11,200-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Yangon: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Yangon Central railway station, UCSY Railway Station, Okhposu Railway Station, Paywetseikkon Railway Station, Toe Gyaung Ga Lay Railway Station, Insein Railway Station. Trains to Yangon
Buses to Yangon · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 262 places to stay in Yangon. Of the 260 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (173), and 17 are five-star. Across 63 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 10,003 reviews in total.
Hotels in Yangon: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Yangon Zoological Gardens | 2,200,000 | — |
The busiest is Yangon Zoological Gardens at 2,200,000 visitors. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Yangon
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Nay Pyi Taw, 327 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hlaingthaya, 11 km
- Mawlamyine, 161 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Insein, 11 km
- Bago, 68 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pathein, 152 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Lampang, 390 km (Thailand) — flights
- Dawei, 373 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Mingaladon, 15 km
- Pyay, 245 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Haikou, Kunming, Busan, Fukuoka, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Nanning, Quezon City, Yangzhou.
Common questions
Which airport serves Yangon?
Yangon International Airport (RGN), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is Yangon?
About 4.5 million people live in Yangon, across 576 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Yangon in?
Asia/Yangon, currently UTC+6:30.
What currency is used in Yangon?
The Kyat (MMK). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Yangon?
Our booking partner lists 262 places to stay in Yangon, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Yangon?
Nay Pyi Taw (327 km), Hlaingthaya (11 km), Mawlamyine (161 km), Insein (11 km), Bago (68 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.