Transport in Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock) - Lonely Planet Travel Information

Getting there & away

Buses en route from Yangon to points further south stop in Kyaikto. There are buses between Yangon and Kyaikto (K3000, 4½ hours) leaving from Yangon’s Highway Bus Centre. The bus stop in Kyaikto is across from Sea Sar Guest House, where you can get a bus to Bago (K2500, three hours) or pick-up (K2000, three hours).

Pick-ups head south to Hpa-an and Mawlamyine (K2500, front seat K4000, four hours) from 6am to 1pm.

There are three trains a day from Yangon (ordinary/1st/upper class US$3/6/8, six hours), two leaving at convenient times in the morning.