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Drive 760 km
best
1. Drive from Pai to Bagancar 760 km
12h 49m
$87–125
Mini Van, bus to Tachilek, fly to Bagan Nyaung U Airport
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
2. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Saibus
3. Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Bagan Nyaung U Airport (NYU)plane THL - NYU
31h 50m
$76–354
Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Mandalay International Airport, taxi
1. Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
2. Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane CNX - MDL
3. Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
11h
$297–709
Mini Van, bus to Tachilek, fly to Mandalay International Airport, taxi
1. Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
2. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Saibus
3. Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane THL - MDL
4. Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
14h 55m
$203–643
Mini Van, bus to Tachilek, fly to Heho Airport, drive
1. Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
2. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Saibus
3. Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Heho Airport (HEH)plane THL - HEH
4. Drive from Heho Airport (HEH) to Bagancar
16h 45m
$170–1,478
Drive to Heho Airport, fly to Bagan Nyaung U Airport
1. Drive from Pai to Heho Airport (HEH)car
2. Fly from Heho Airport (HEH) to Bagan Nyaung U Airport (NYU)plane HEH - NYU
10h 17m
$155–273

Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) flights

3Weekly Planes

1h 20mAverage Duration

$245Cheapest Price

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Distance: 760 km
Duration: 12h 49m

What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar?

You can drive from Pai to Bagan in around 12h 49m.

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

Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas survive.

Things to do in Bagan

Shwesandaw Pagoda(Opens in a new window)

The Shwesandaw Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Bagan, Burma. The pagoda contains a series of five terraces, topped with a cylindrical stupa, which has a bejewelled umbrella (hti). The pagoda was built by King Anawrahta in 1057, and once contained terra cotta tiles depicting scenes from the Jataka. Enshrined within the pagoda are sacred hairs of Gautama Buddha, which were obtained from Thaton.

Gubyaukgyi Temple (Myinkaba)(Opens in a new window)

The Gubyaukgyi (alt. Kubyauk-gyi) temple, located just south of Bagan, Myanmar, in Myinkaba Village, is a Buddhist temple built in 1113 AD by Prince Yazakumar, shortly after the death of his father, King Kyansittha of the Pagan Dynasty. The temple is notable for two reasons. First, it contains a large array of well-preserved frescoes on its interior walls, the oldest original paintings to be found in Bagan. All of the frescoes are accompanied by ink captions written in Old Mon, providing one of the earliest examples of the language's use in Myanmar. Second, the temple is located just to the west of the Myazedi pagoda, at which was found two stone pillars with inscriptions written in four, ancient Southeast Asian languages: Pali, Old Mon, Old Burmese, and Pyu. The inscription on the pillar displayed by the Myazedi pagoda has been called the Burmese Rosetta Stone, given its significance both historically and linguistically, as a key to cracking the Pyu language.

Places to stay in Bagan

$68

Ruby True Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

$45

Arthawka Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

$23

Bagan Nova Guest House(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

$21

Ostello Bello Bagan Pool(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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