The journey by train from Naypyitaw to Yangon is scheduled to take from 8 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes depending upon which train you take. It’s at least 2 hours quicker to travel by bus.
Train Times to Yangon
There are 6 direct direct trains per day from Naypyitaw to Yangon.
| Train | Naypyitaw | Yangon | Journey |
| 8 | 20:00 | 04:35 | 8 hr 35 m |
| 10 | 02:09 | 14:40 | 12 hr 31 m |
| 32 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 9 hr 00 m |
| 12 | 11:54 | 21:00 | 9 hr 06 m |
| 6 | 20:36 | 05:00 | 8 hr 24 m |
| 4 | 22:51 | 07:45 | 8 hr 54 m |
Bus Times to Yangon
There are 10 direct bus services a day from Naypyitaw to Yangon which you can book online.
| Naypyitaw | Yangon | Company | Journey |
| 07:30 | 14:00 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 07:30 | 14:00 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 09:00 | 15:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 09:30 | 16:00 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 12:00 | 18:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 13:00 | 19:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 16:00 | 22:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 18:00 | 00:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 21:00 | 03:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 22:00 | 04:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
| 23:00 | 05:30 | Mandalar Minn Express | 6 hr 30 m |
- One way bus ticket: $ 8.00 to $ 11.00 USD.
Buy Tickets to Yangon
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Location of Naypyitaw Train Station
Naypyitaw Bus Station
Bus services to Yangon depart from the Myoma Bus Station in Naypyitaw.
Location of Yangon Train Station
Yangon Central Station is Yangon’s main railway.
Yangon Bus Station
Bus services from Naypyitaw arrive in Yangon at Aung Mingalar Highway Bus Station.
About Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda, near Yangon City Centre, is the most important religious site in Myanmar. The main pagoda is 99 metres tall and is covered in over 20,000 solid gold bars and topped with a large gold umbrella ornament encrusted with over 7,000 precious stones. The pagoda is part of a complex with 36 other pagodas and temples. The site open every day from 06:00 to 20:00 and admission costs $5 USD.
Shwedagon Pagoda in YangonAccording to legend Shwedagon Pagoda was established during the life of the Lord Gautama Buddha. The Lord Buddha is believed to have given 8 of his hairs to merchants from Myanmar who were visiting India. The merchants brought hairs back to the local King, who built the original pagoda to house the hairs. Some historians and archaeologists, however, date the time of construction as in the 6th Century.