Travel to Mandalay
Every way to reach Mandalay: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Mandalay is reachable from 11 places across 3 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 47m door to door. The nearest origin is 149 km away.
How people reach Mandalay
Every mode that actually calls at Mandalay, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 20 | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 2,316 km | 7 |
- 11Places you can arrive from
- 11Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 7Operators
The trip ends at Mandalay Central Railway Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A room in Mandalay for the night the flight gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 20% | Nyaung-U, 149 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 11 | 55% | Lashio, 202 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 20% | Kunming, 757 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 1 | 5% | Quanzhou, 2316 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Mandalay that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar (Burma) | 15 | 75% |
| China | 3 | 15% |
| Thailand | 2 | 10% |
Stations, airports and ports in Mandalay
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mandalay
- Mandalay Central Railway Station
- Paleik Railway Station
- Mandalay ကျွဲဆည်ကန်
- Gig
- MDL
- GAW WEIN JETTY
The fare from MDL into Mandalay is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A car waiting when you land in Mandalay
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Mandalay
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heho to Mandalay flight | €31.41 | 3h 48m | 159 km |
| Nyaung-U to Mandalay flight | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 149 km |
| Lashio to Mandalay flight | €31.41 | 3h 51m | 202 km |
| Bhamo to Mandalay flight | €38.49 | 4h | 279 km |
| Myitkyina to Mandalay flight | €50.88 | 4h 6m | 402 km |
| Hpākān to Mandalay flight | €52.06 | 4h 10m | 405 km |
| Yangon to Mandalay flight | €62.68 | 4h 20m | 575 km |
| Tachilek to Mandalay flight | €67.40 | 4h 11m | 429 km |
| Kunming to Mandalay flight | €79.79 | 4h 34m | 757 km |
| Bangkok to Mandalay flight | €126.99 | 4h 57m | 1,026 km |
| Quanzhou to Mandalay flight | €290.42 | 6h 37m | 2,316 km |
We cannot promise Mandalay Central Railway Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Mandalay Central Railway Station
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Mandalay
Common questions about Travel to Mandalay
How can I get to Mandalay?
Mandalay is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 11 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Mandalay?
The cheapest way into Mandalay is by flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 11 origins we sell into Mandalay over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Mandalay?
The fastest journey into Mandalay is by flight, at 3h 47m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 149 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Mandalay have?
Mandalay has 6 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Mandalay Central Railway Station, Paleik Railway Station, MDL. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Mandalay from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Mandalay start within 200 km. The nearest is Nyaung-U, 149 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Mandalay in Myanmar (Burma)?
Mandalay connects to 11 places on our network across 3 countries, the furthest of them 2,316 km away in a straight line. Myanmar (Burma) routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Myanmar (Burma)
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Mandalay and elsewhere in Myanmar (Burma). None of it is ours to sell.

Day trips out of Mandalay and across Myanmar (Burma)
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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