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Drive 735.8 km
best
1. Drive from Chiang Rai to Pyinmana735.8 km
12h 5m
$84–121
Drive to Tachilek, fly to Nay Pyi Taw International Airport
cheapest
1. Drive from Mae Chan to Tachilek (THL)
2. Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT)THL - NYT
8h 54m
$79–422
Drive to Tachilek, fly to Heho Airport, drive
1. Drive from Mae Chan to Tachilek (THL)
2. Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Heho Airport (HEH)THL - HEH
3. Drive from Heho Airport (HEH) to Pyinmana
7h 18m
$136–353
Bus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Nay Pyi Taw International Airport
1. Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
2. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT)CNX - NYT
17h 25m
$86–438
Drive to Kengtung, fly to Heho Airport, drive
1. Drive from Chiang Rai to Kengtung (KET)
2. Fly from Kengtung (KET) to Heho Airport (HEH)KET - HEH
3. Drive from Heho Airport (HEH) to Pyinmana
7h 55m
$80–349
Drive to Tachilek, fly to Mandalay International Airport, train
1. Drive from Mae Chan to Tachilek (THL)
2. Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)THL - MDL
3. Take the train from Mandalay Central Station to Naypyitaw Central Station
11h 34m
$239–531

Tachilek (THL) to Heho Airport (HEH) flights

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Distance: 735.8 km
Duration: 12h 5m

What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Pyinmana, Myanmar?

You can drive from Chiang Rai to Pyinmana in around 12h 5m.

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Pyinmana(opens in a new window), Myanmar (Burma)(opens in a new window)

Pyinmana is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Naypyidaw Union Territory of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader, Than Shwe, dubbed Naypyidaw, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. As of 2014, the city has an urban population of 72,010.

Things to do in Pyinmana

Uppatasanti Pagoda(Opens in a new window)

Uppatasanti Pagoda is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Myanmar. The pagoda houses a Buddha tooth relic from China. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 m tall.

Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden(Opens in a new window)

The Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden (Burmese: နေပြည်တော် ရေပန်း ဥယျာဉ်) is a garden in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The 165 acre garden is situated near the Naypyidaw City Hall with a steel structure arch-way. Also included in the garden are a main pond with three fountains and 11 small ponds with 13 different fountains, a 30 ft high clock tower, nine recreation centres, two small gardens, two stone gardens and ten feet wide buggy road and footpaths. The garden was set up near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road.

Memorial to the Fallen Heroes(Opens in a new window)

The Memorial to the Fallen Heroes (Nay Pyi Taw) (Burmese: သူရဲကောင်းဗိမာန်(နေပြည်တော်)) is a memorial in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Burma) to honour Myanmar’s military and civilians who died in their fight for independence and counter-insurgency operations as well as personnel who died in doing notable and courageous actions for the country. It was opened in March 2017.

National Herbal Park(Opens in a new window)

The National Herbal Park (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ) is a 200 acre park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from the various states and divisions of Myanmar, are grown in the park. The herbal park is part of the government's efforts to protect and preserve the herbs from depletion and extinction and to keep alive the country's traditional system of medicines. It opened on 4 January 2008. There is no entry fee.

Places to stay in Pyinmana

Emerald Palace Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

The Lake Garden Hotel Nay Pyi Taw - MGallery Collection(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

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