{"id":6266,"date":"2012-09-12T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/georgeandheidi.net\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2012-09-11T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T15:48:55","slug":"bus-from-bagan-to-bago-yangon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenshoquest.com\/bus-from-bagan-to-bago-yangon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus from Bagan to Bago (Yangon)"},"content":{"rendered":"
25 July, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n We purchased our bus tickets for Bagan to Bago directly from the bus station in Nyaung U.\u00a0 We went with Mandalar Minn, since we had a very good experience with them from Yangon to Mandalay.\u00a0 The cost was 15,000 Kyat\/person.\u00a0 If you are going to Yangon or Bago the price is the same.\u00a0 When we inquired aboutgoing to Bago from Bagan, the ladies at the desk insisted that it wasn’t possible since the bus now takes the new highway which completely bypasses Bago.\u00a0 However, you can still get to Bago by telling the driver ahead of time that you want to get off at junction #3.\u00a0 Or just let them know that you are going to Bago and they will know where to let you off.\u00a0\u00a0 We got a confirmation from a different employee that you can get off and take a taxi to Bago,but our experience was more exciting than that.<\/p>\n The Mandalar Minn Bus picked us up in front of our guest house, May Kha Lar at 7:15 AM . You make arrangements with the ticket office by telling them where you are staying and if you are near the main road, I believe they will pick you up, which will save you a ride to the bus station.<\/p>\n This bus was also nice, but a little worn compared to the first.\u00a0 Also, unlike the ride from Yangon to Mandalay this bus stopped frequently for the first couple of hours picking up passengers along the way.\u00a0 Some even in the middle of nowhere with nothing but rice paddies!\u00a0 This was probably because our bus was mostly empty when we left Nyaung U.\u00a0 But within a couple of hours the bus was full with mostly locals.<\/p>\n We stopped for our first break at 10:30 AM and we decided to have an early lunch since we didn’t have breakfast and that our last bus also stopped at 10:30 AM for lunch.\u00a0 This rest stop was the nicest yet.\u00a0 The restaurant Feel Express had a selection of coffees, cappuccinos and frappaccinos!\u00a0 They also had a buffet style lunch setup.\u00a0 Of course we couldn’t resist and ended up spending 7,400 Kyat, which is a lot for lunch!\u00a0 Heidi also got a Thai iced tea with whip cream that was surprisingly good!\u00a0 Overall the food was good too, just on the expensive side.<\/p>\n