Getting there & away
Pathein is about 120km west of Yangon.
Land
Bus
Many buses go to Pathein from Yangon’s Hlaing Thar Yar Bus Terminal, most leaving before noon. Tickets range from K2500 to K5000 for the three- to four-hour trip.
Overloaded minibuses leave for Chaungtha Beach (K3000, 2½ hours) around 7am, 11am and 1pm from Pathein’s bus station (Yadayagone St). It is more comfortable to get a direct bus from Yangon.
Shwe Min Than buses go to Ngwesaung (K3000, 1½ hours) every other hour from 7am to 3pm.
Boat
Chinese triple-deckers sail between Yangon and Pathein (ordinary class/cabin US$7/42, 17 hours), leaving at 5pm in either direction. In Yangon, boats depart from the Lanthit St jetty.
Pathein (Bassein)
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