SeaVisionBurma Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Tour Agency to Launch Airport Shuttle Bus From The Myanmar Times By Ei Ei Thu | Monday, 29 July 2013 Travellers flying in or out of Yangon International Airport will be able to take a shuttle bus to and from the airport starting in August. The newly formed company, JTB Polestar, plans to offers a shuttle service for tourists connecting Yangon airport to a number of downtown locations, including hotels such as Parkroyal, Traders, Sedona and Chatrium. Tickets will cost US$10 one way and the company is planning to run eight shuttle buses, said vice president U Kyaw Min Htin. JTB Polestar was established on May 9 as a joint venture between Myanmar Polestar Travel and Tours and JTB, a Japanese travel company. Read the full article here: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/lifestyle/travel/7634-tour-agency-to-launch-airport-shuttle-bus.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I noticed an AirAsia ad the other day talking about their flights to Yangon having a free shuttle between the airport and downtown. I don't know the lay of the land there. What's the deal about downtown - airport shuttle services for arriving passengers? Do they not have taxis, tuk tuks or anything similar? Or is a safety issue, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 I noticed an AirAsia ad the other day talking about their flights to Yangon having a free shuttle between the airport and downtown. I don't know the lay of the land there. What's the deal about downtown - airport shuttle services for arriving passengers? Do they not have taxis, tuk tuks or anything similar? Or is a safety issue, or what? I am guessing you mean the free shuttle between Mandalay Airport and downtown Mandalay - this is the one advertised on the Air Asia site. They do not have a shuttle in Yangon. Taxis are a reasonable price in Yangon. About $10 or a little less to get from Yangon airport to your hotel downtown. No tuk tuks there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Yes.. thanks for the correction, SVB. That's what I was thinking of re AirAsia and Mandalay. http://www.airasia.com/th/en/mandalay-shuttle-bus-service.page Seeing the various mentions of airport shuttle services for Myanmar lately, it made me wonder if local transport there was somehow different. For example, AFAIK, AirAsia doesn't offer free airport to downtown shuttles in most of the other cities where they operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperdimension Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Tickets will cost US$10 one way Why is it more expensive than catching a taxi? Shuttle buses from most other airports into the city cost much less than taking a taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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