Why go
- Largest city of Myanmar.
- Served by Yangon International Airport (RGN).
History
Yangon, also romanized in English as Rangoon, is the capital city of the Yangon Region and the most populous city of Myanmar. Yangon was the capital city of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre.
Restaurants & places to go
Regional, Restaurant · Wikipedia: en:Karaweik · karaweikpalace.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Specialty coffeehouse chain offering gourmet blends in a variety of flavors, plus tea & pastries. (Wheelchair accessible entrance) Opening… · gloriajeanscoffees.com
Coffee, Ice Cream, Milk Shake, Thai Tea, Juice, Cafe · We are giving free delivery service over 3 items in mentioned area. 🚚🚚 Opening hours: Mo-Su… · mogok.cafe
French, European, Restaurant · Wheelchair accessible entrance Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-23:30 Features: outdoor seating · 80 University Avenue Road, Yangon,… · leplanteur.net
European, Steak House, Restaurant · Sunday 05:00-23:00 Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00 · 12(B) Bo Gyoke Museum Lane, Yangon, 11201 · onyxyangon.com
Cafetaria, Cafe · Pearl Condo, Block C, Ground Floor Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-19:00 · Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Yangon, 11201 · yangonbakehouse.com
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00 · ဓမ္မစေတီလမ်း · m.facebook.com
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 354 မဟာဗန္ဓုလလမ်း - Maha Bandoola (Dalhousie) St, Yangon
Burger, Chicken, Juice, Fast Food · Features: delivery, air conditioning · လေးထောင့်ကန်လမ်း, Thingangyun · kfc.com.mm
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 11C Malikha Rd ပါရမီလမ်း - Parami Rd · paramipizza.com
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: 10:00-23:00 · 11162 · monsoonmyanmar.com
Korean, Grill, Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · G-136, Building 1, Ground Floor, နာနတ်တောလမ်း - Nar Nat Taw Rd, Yangon, 11041 · bulgogibros.com
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:30-14:00,18:00-11:00;11:30-14:00,18:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · S-4, U Chit Maung Housing, U Chit Maung Rd, Tamwe… · kgnet.co.jp
Ethnic Myanmar Wa Food, Grilled Meat, Asian, Spicy, Healthy, Non Greasy, Burmese, Myanmar, Ethnic, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-00:00 Features: takeaway,… · facebook.com
Chinese, Coffee Shop, Local, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00 · No.11-B လှည်းတန်း(၇)လမ်း, Yangon, 11041 · today-food-house.business.site
KyayOh, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · A1-001 Zawtika Housing, Lay Daungkan Road, Yangon, 11071 · ykko.com.mm
Hotpot, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-22:00 Features: air conditioning · သံသုမာ လမ်း, တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ · facebook.com
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · ဝေဇယန္တာလမ်း · facebook.com
Ramen, International, Tea, Local, Coffee Shop, Steak House, Beef Bowl, Pasta, Noodles, Chicken, Curry, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00 Features:…
Thai, Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 · 36 Baho Road
Diner, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00 · နာနတ်တောလမ်း - Nar Nat Taw Rd, 11041 · scopelosmuses.com
Cake, Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00 · Nawaday Rd · truecoffee.com
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 · No. 239 Ground Floor, Shwe Gone Dine Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, 11201 · facebook.com
Noodle, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-17:00 · 22 Ariya Maggin Street, Yangon, 11081
Noodles, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:00-19:00 Features: takeaway · 130/B 34th Street
American, Ramen, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00 · 30 Nawaday Road, Yangon, 11191
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: air conditioning · 535 ကုန်သည်လမ်း, ကျောက်တံတား
Teahouse, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 6:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · 780 Bogyoke Aung San Road, လမ်းမတော်
Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: halal · 64 ဗိုလ်ချုပ်အောင်ဆန်းလမ်း, မင်္ဂလာတောင်ညွန့်, 11221
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 · Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Yangon, 11201
Steak House, Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · 148 (8.5) Miles ပြည်လမ်း Pyay Road, Mayangon
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 9:00 - 22:00 · 117 Dhamazedi Road
Fine Dining, Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 15:00-22:30 · 615/B Mar lar street
Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:00-18:00 · 27 မဟာေဘာဂလမ္း Mahabawga Street, 11181
Seafood, Asian, Traditional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00 · 45 ဦးဝိစာရလမ်း U Wisara Road, ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်မြောက်ပိုင်း
Burmese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00 Features: halal · 117 အနော်ရထာလမ်း, Yangon, 11171
Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Italian Pizza restaurant · 62 D ဦးထွန်းငြိမ်းလမ်း · operayangon.com
Myanmar, Restaurant · Myanmar restaurant · 105/107 Kha-Yae-Bin Rd., 11191 · myanmar-restaurantpadonmar.com
Malaysian, Chicken, Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, halal
Fries, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Ice Cream ice cream
Beer, Chinese, Myanmar, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · အင်းစိန်လမ်း, အင်းစိန်, 11011
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · Bo Aung Kyaw Street
KTV, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 21:00-18:00
Fish And Chips, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 5:00-7:00 · သံသုမာလမ်း, Thingangyun, 11072
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Airports
Yangon International Airport (RGN) 5.1 km to the centre
Yangon, 06, MM — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 26 airlines (Air Bagan, Myanmar Airways International, Air Mandalay, Air China…) · direct flights to 28 destinations incl. Singapore, Bangkok, Bagan, Heho, Kuala Lumpur… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 28 direct destinations
- Air Bagan W9 (ATR 72) · 8 routes: Bagan, Chiang Mai, Heho, Kyaukpyu, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Sittwe, Tachilek
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (A320, A319, 737, 767) · 6 routes: Bangkok, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom-penh, Seoul, Singapore
- Air Mandalay 6T (ATR) · 5 routes: Bagan, Dawei, Heho, Sittwe, Thandwe
- Air China CA (A319, 737-800) · 2 routes: Beijing, Kunming
- Asia Wings Y5 (A320) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Singapore
- China Eastern Airlines MU (737) · 2 routes: Kunming, Nanning
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321) · 2 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Air India Limited AI (A320) · 1 route: Kolkata
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Asiana Airlines OZ (767-300) · 1 route: Seoul
- Bangkok Airways PG (A320, ATR 72) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (737-800) · 1 route: Dhaka
- China Airlines CI (737-800) · 1 route: Taipei
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A319) · 1 route: Guangzhou
- Dragonair KA (A321) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Jetstar Asia Airways 3K (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Korean Air KE (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A319, 737-800) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Nok Air DD (737-800) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Qatar Airways QR (A319) · 1 route: Doha
- SilkAir MI (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300) · 1 route: Singapore
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai Airways International TG (330, A330-300, AB6) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Boat Pier
Ferry terminal · 3 km from the centre
Hlaing Terminal
Ferry terminal · 4.3 km from the centre · YWB
Bayint Naung
Ferry terminal · 4.5 km from the centre · YWB
Pun Hlaing Jetty
Ferry terminal · 4.6 km from the centre · Yangon Water Bus
Hlaing Tharyar
Ferry terminal · 4.8 km from the centre · YWB
Insein
Ferry terminal · 5.9 km from the centre · YWB
Ferry Route (Insein) - Insein -> Botahtaung Jetty
Ferry route · YWB
Ferry Route (Botahtaung -> Insein)
Ferry route · Yangon Water Bus
Ferry route (Dala) - Latha -> Dala
Ferry route · YWB
Ferry Route (Dala) - Dala -> Latha
Ferry route · Private
Ferry Route (Dala) - Dala Ferry Station -> Nan Thida Ferry Station
Ferry route · YWB
Ferry Route (Dala) - NanThida Ferry Station-> Dala Ferry Station
Ferry route · YWB
Where to stay
82 Sin Phyu Shin Avenue, Yangon 11091, Myanmar (Burma) · lottehotel.com
192 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon 11201, Myanmar (Burma) · melia.com
No.365, Thitsar Road and Shwe Thitsar Street (Corner),No.13 Ward, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · yangon.wishtonhotel.com
Rain Tree Drive, Yangon 11401, Myanmar (Burma) · aweimetta.com
1 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon 11081, Myanmar (Burma) · sedonamyanmar.com
17 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon 11081, Myanmar (Burma) · all.accor.com
571 Kabaraye Street, 571 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon 11061, Myanmar (Burma) · arecahotelyangon.com
37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · inyalakehotel.com
N0, 9mile, 146 G Shwe Hnin Si St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · hotelscionyangon.com
34 Kyaik Waing Pagoda Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · wynehotel.com
99, StNo.99 U Yae Khel St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · hotelbroadwayygn.com
No. 2 Parami Rd, Yangon 11221, Myanmar (Burma) · hotelparamiyangon.com
186, Lu Nge Thitsar Street (on, Kanbae Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · facebook.com
No.9 ANawYaHtar Road, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · silvergreenhotel.com
8L/Mindhama Road, Between Kyaik Waing Pagoda & Parami Road Mayangone Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · hotelsidneymyanmar.com
437 Min Gyi St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) · facebook.com
29 Aung Zeya Road, Yangon 11081, Myanmar (Burma) · myanandarresidence.com
Indoor
No.4 Kan Yeik Thar St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Shwe Hnin Si, Road, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Shop No. 11, Gan Da Mar Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
No.(1/B Yoe Da Yar Ln, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Thamine Junction Mosque, 18/B,near, Kyaik Waing Pagoda Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar (Burma), Yangon, Taw Win Rd, No (3
V4VJ+8FG, No. 1-2, yangon Airport Road Sawbargyi Gone, Insein Road, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
No (131 Ywar Ma Kyaung St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
No. 3B, Taw Win Road, 9 Mile, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma)
9/A Bayint Naung Rd, Yangon 11051, Myanmar (Burma)
Block 13, No. 248 Thitsar Road, Yangon 11221, Myanmar (Burma)
V456+Q34, Unnamed Road, Yangon (Mayangone)/ မရမ်းကုန်းမြို့နယ်, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
No. 2/6 Thamine Train Station Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Indoor
No. 138, Innwa 20 Street, 6 Ward, Innwa St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Yangon International Airport (RGN); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: RGN has direct flights to 28 destinations on 26 airlines (incl. Singapore, Bangkok, Bagan, Heho, Kuala Lumpur…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Boat Pier, 3 km); routes include Ferry Route (Insein) - Insein -> Botahtaung Jetty, Ferry Route (Botahtaung -> Insein), Ferry route (Dala) - Latha -> Dala.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Yangon (Rangoon). Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
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