District in Yangon, Myanmar
Mayangon District
Mayangon District is a district in Yangon Region, Myanmar.
It is a township of Yangon and contains three townships. The district was created in 2022, being one of the new districts created from the former West Yangon District and East Yangon District.
How locals move
Getting around Mayangon District the local way
- Get inAncient buses ferry passengers to their aircraft.
- Get in150 years ago, boats were the way to get to places from Yangon and IWT (Inland Water Transport) passenger ferries still ply the major rivers.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Pyay every Friday at 06:30 and arrives in Yangon on Sunday at 21:40.
- Get inA luxury ferry (the Delta Queen) recalls the colonial era on the Yangon-Pathein route (about 20 hr, US$170/person).
- Get inThe IWT ferry to Pathein takes 15 hr for the overnight trip (US$35/10).
- Get aroundA ferry crosses the river to Dallah from the Pansodan St Jetty.
- Go nextTwante - the most accessible delta town to Yangon, makes for a nice half- or full-day trip.
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