How to get out Yangon
Allied War Cemetery and Memorial, Taukkyan
Bago (Pegu) - an important town with pagodas and monasteries located 60km north of Yangon and an easy day trip.
Mandalay - overnight buses, and expensive government trains, leave for Mandalay daily. Bus tickets can be booked at the number of travel agents just north of Yangon railway station.
Pathein (Bassein) - famous for its paper umbrellas and stunning religious architecture, and an overnight boat ride away (or 4 hours by rented car, more by bus) to the west. From Pathein it's only a few hours by bus or pick-up truck on to the beaches of Chaungtha and Ngwe Saung.
Taukkyan - about an hour's drive (35km) from central Yangon, and site of the Taukkyan War Cemetery.
Thanlyin - once an important city on the Irrawaddy Delta, and gateway to Kyauktan (Syriam), a small island in the Yangon River, which is the site of the 4th century Ye Le Paya.
Twante - the most accessible delta town from Yangon, and makes for a nice half day or full day trip.
Mawlamyine - A pleasant sea-side city with a few daytrip possibilities. 9-hour express train runs here each morning about 6:15am (and an 11-hour slow train at 7am). Ordinary tickets (with no seat reservations) cost foreigners $US5, while upper class tickets are $US14. You get your own seat and it's slightly less crowded, but there isn't much else different between the classes.
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