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Traveling to and from Yangon International Airport

On this page, you will find the information you need to easily make your way through Yangon International Airport to your destination.

Guide to Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport

Arrival and departure terminal maps and other information for navigating through Yangon International Airport.

Arrival Terminal

Arrival map of Yangon airport
  • Immigration
  • Baggage Claim
  • Customs
  • Elevator
  • Information
  • Currency exchange
  • ATM
  • Smoking Room
  • Railway
  • Monorail
  • Toilet
  • Lactation room
  • Telephone
  • Coin Lockers
  • Bus
  • Taxi
  • Boat
  • Passengers arriving at Yangon International Airport
Airport Map Information

Flights operated by ANA Group will arrive at Terminal 1.

Passengers arriving on the 1st floor of Terminal 1 should proceed to the ground floor. On the 1st floor, there is a transfer security checkpoint, toilets, lactation rooms, a smoking room, escalators and elevators. On the ground floor, there are immigration booths, the baggage claim area, customs and a left baggage counter. Passengers should pass through these accordingly. On the ground floor, there is also quarantine, a visa on arrival counter, toilets, a lactation room, currency exchange booths, ATMs, an information counter, escalators and elevators.

Immigration

Please present your passport.

Customs
  • Customers with goods to declare must turn in their Customs Declaration Forms.
  • Note: All baggage is subject to X-ray inspection and if you bring fresh food, it may not be able to go through customs.

Departure Terminal

Departure map of Yangon airport
  • Security Check
  • Check-in
  • Immigration
  • Security Check
  • Elevator
  • Information
  • Currency exchange
  • ATM
  • Smoking Room
  • Railway
  • Monorail
  • Toilet
  • Lactation room
  • Telephone
  • Coin Lockers
  • Bus
  • Taxi
  • Boat
  • Passengers departing from Yangon International Airport
Airport Map Information

Flights operated by ANA Group will depart from Terminal 1. Learn more about the Airport Lounge.

Passengers should perform check-in procedures on the ground floor of Terminal 1. After check-in, take an escalator up to the 1st floor. On the ground floor, there is also a security checkpoint for oversize baggage, a left baggage counter, toilets, a lactation room, currency exchange booths, ATMs, an information counter, escalators and elevators. On the 1st floor, pass through immigration, security, and then customs. After passing through these, passengers should proceed toward the boarding gate. Mingalar Sky Lounges are located on the 1st and 2nd floors. Passengers who wish to use one of these lounges should proceed accordingly. Aside from the lounges, on the 1st and 2nd floors there are also toilets, lactation rooms, smoking rooms, escalators and elevators.

Check-In
Security Check

Security Check is done just before the check-in counter area, but there is another Security Check after Immigration before the boarding gate.

Immigration

Go to the boarding gate after completing the Immigration check. Please prepare your passport and your boarding pass.

Transit

Passengers Transiting from ANA to Domestic Flights in Myanmar

After completing the Immigration, use the shuttle bus from 1st floor to proceed to the domestic terminal (Terminal 3).

Yangon International Airport (RGN) to Yangon City

Airport Taxi

  • Platform: Outside the no. 6 exit from the International Terminal Arrivals Lobby and across the street there is a counter where you can tell them your hotel or destination address and they will take you to a waiting taxi. These vehicles are newer and somewhat more comfortable than regular taxis.
  • Time required: Approx. 30 to 40 minutes to the center of downtown early in the morning or at night; however, it may take 1.5 to 2 hours during the day and afternoons during traffic jams.
  • Fare: 7,000 Kyat to near Sedona (northern downtown area) hotel district, and from 10,000 Kyat to central downtown (Service counter also located at Domestic Terminal Building, and prices are the same.) Pay the driver at the destination.
  • Operating hours: In principle, 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. However, it may operate outside these hour if there are arrivals/departures at the airport

Regular taxis

  • Platform: Exit the International Terminal, cross one street, and the taxis are waiting for passengers on the street past the median.
  • Time required: Approx. 30 to 40 minutes to the center of downtown early in the morning or at night; however, it may take 1.5 to 2 hours during the day and afternoons during traffic jams.
  • Fare: Fares are negotiated and are about 5000K to the area near the Sedona Hotel in the north of downtown and from about 8000K to the central downtown area.
  • Operating hours: 24 hours

GrabTaxi

GrabTaxi that can be called from a smartphone app requires no haggling over fares and is cheaper than taxis that require haggling. Drivers are rated in the app, so service is generally good. If you register, you can also pay by credit card. It is very useful for traveling through the city as well, so we recommend smartphone users to download the app. You cannot register your credit card while in Japan, so please register after arriving in Myanmar.

  • Time required: Approx. 30 to 40 minutes to the center of downtown early in the morning or at night; however, it may take 1.5 to 2 hours during the day and afternoons during traffic jams.
  • Fare: 7,000 to 7,500Kyat to central downtown.
  • Operating hours: 24 hours

Airport shuttle(Fixed route buses) (As of December 2021, service is suspended)

  • Platform: The bus departs from the bus stops in front of International Terminal . Starts from International Terminal , then stops at Domestic Terminal Terminal before heading towards the city. It uses the same buses as the city route buses, and you get on at the front and off at the back. There are 2 routes. one route passes along Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. on the east side of the city and the other passes along Pyay Rd. on the west side. There are two routes and they both pass through terminate at the Sule Pagoda in the middle of the downtown area. Displayed on the sign at the top of the front of the bus. Also displayed in English.
  • Time required: Approx. 60 minutes to Sule Pagoda early in the morning or at night; however, it may take 1.5 to 2 hours during the day and afternoons during traffic jams.
  • Fare: 500 Kyat. Pay in the fare box next to the driver’s seat when getting on. Note that you cannot get change.
  • Operating hours: 24-hours a day, every 5 to 10 minutes.