There are 6 ways to get from Pai to Bagan by car, bus, plane, or taxi
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Drive 760 km
best- Drive from Pai to Bagancar 760 km
12h 49m$87–125Mini Van, bus to Tachilek, fly to Bagan Nyaung U Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Saibus
- Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Bagan Nyaung U Airport (NYU)plane THL - NYU
31h 50m$76–354Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Mandalay International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane CNX - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
11h$297–709Mini Van, bus to Tachilek, fly to Mandalay International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Saibus
- Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)plane THL - MDL
- Take the taxi from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Bagantaxi
14h 55m$203–643Mini Van, bus to Tachilek, fly to Heho Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Saibus
- Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Heho Airport (HEH)plane THL - HEH
- Drive from Heho Airport (HEH) to Bagancar
16h 45m$170–1,478Drive to Heho Airport, fly to Bagan Nyaung U Airport
- Drive from Pai to Heho Airport (HEH)car
- 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
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pai to Bagan is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Pai to Bagan is to drive and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs $150 - $280.
The distance between Pai and Bagan is 760 km. The road distance is 760 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to drive 760 km from Pai to Bagan.
Bagan is 30 min behind Pai. It is currently 1:12 AM in Pai and 12:42 AM in Bagan.
Yes, the driving distance between Pai to Bagan is 760 km. It takes approximately 12h 49m to drive from Pai to Bagan.
There are 40+ hotels available in Bagan.
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar?
You can drive from Pai to Bagan in around 12h 49m.
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Mandalay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Tachilek to Mandalay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–460
Flights from Tachilek to Bagan Nyaung U Airport via Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Tachilek to Bagan Nyaung U Airport via Heho Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Tachilek to Bagan Nyaung U Airport via Yangon, Heho Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Tachilek to Heho Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,400
Flights from Heho Airport to Bagan Nyaung U Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- airmyp.com
Flights from Tachilek to Mandalay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–460
Flights from Tachilek to Heho Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–330
- Website
- airthanlwin.com
Flights from Tachilek to Mandalay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–460
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Sai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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