
The government of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
(earlier known as Burma) has two ministries controlling transportation, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Rail Transport.
Road

''total:''
''paved:''
''unpaved:'' (2006)
The main highways are as follows:
*
1 – Runs from
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
to
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
, passing through
Bago,
Taungoo,
Pyinmana and
Meiktila.
*
2 – Runs from
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
to
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
, passing through
Pyay,
Magwe,
Kyaukpadaung
Kyaukpadaung ( my, ကျောက်ပန်းတောင်းမြို့ ) is a town in Mandalay Region in Central Myanmar. It lies just south-west of Mount Popa. It is the administrative seat for Kyaukpadaung Township Kyaukpadaung Town ...
and
Myingyan.
*
3 – Runs from
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
to
Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...
, on the border with China, passing through
Lashio.
*
4 – Runs from
Meiktila to
Tachileik, on the border with
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
, passing through
Taunggyi and
Kengtung.
*
5 – Runs from
Taungoo to
Hopong, passing through
Loikaw.
*
6 – Runs from
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
to
Pathein.
*
7 – Runs from
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
to
Moreh, on the border with India, passing through
Shwebo and
Kale.
*
8 – Runs from
Hpagyargyi to
Myeik, passing through
Moulmein
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; , ; th, เมาะลำเลิง ; mnw, မတ်မလီု, ), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), ''World Gazetteer'' south east of Yangon and south of Thaton, at t ...
,
Ye and
Dawei.
*
12– Runs from
Tada-U
Tada-U or Tadau is a town in central Myanmar about from the provincial capital of Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road ...
to
Myingyan, passing through
Gwekon, and
Myotha.
*
31 – Runs from
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
to
Myitkyina, passing through
Mogok and
Bhamo.
There is one expressway in the country, which features double carriageway and four lanes on its entire length:
*
Yangon-Mandalay Expressway – Runs from
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
to
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
, by-passing
Bago,
Taungoo,
Naypyidaw
Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (; ), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, as it is an entirely planned city ou ...
and
Meiktila. Length:365 miles (587 km).
The other highways are as follows:
*
Wonnral Road – Runs from
Naungte to
Retphaw, by- passing
Hlagazaing,
Myohaung,
Duk Daw Nain,
Kale, Kayin State
Kale (; , also spelled Kha Lel or Khale) is a large village in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in the Kayin State of Myanmar. ,
Tagondaing
Tagundaing or Ta Khun Taing (, ; Phlone: ; th, ดะกูนไดง์ ; ko, 타군다잉; russian: Тагундайн, also spelled Tagondaing) is a large village in the Kayin State of south-eastern Myanmar, located near the west bank of ...
,
Tamoowoug,
Taungdi
Taungdi, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency kjp, တံင့်တီႋ; my, တောင်ဒီး ) is a large village in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in the Kayin State of Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK ...
,
Kyongawon,
Phabya
Phabya (; ; ) is a large village in Kyain Seikgyi Township of Kawkareik District, Kayin State, south-eastern Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even i ...
,
Paya and
Ta Nyin. Length: 35 miles (55 km).
In 2017, Yangon launched a bus network system that would reduce traffic and commute time of some two million commuters in the city.
Rail

, Myanmar had of railways, all gauge. There are currently no rail links to adjacent countries.
Water

; navigable by large commercial vessels. (2008)
Belmond Ltd operates its business in
Ayeyarwady River by the name ''Road to Mandalay River Cruise''.
Irrawaddy Flotilla Company was also in service along the Ayeyarwady River in the 20th century, until 1942, when the fleet was destroyed to prevent invading Japanese forces from making use of it. The IFC has since been revived as Pandaw, named for a salvaged original IFC ship, and is now one of the leading river cruise companies in the country.
Merchant marine
''total:''
24 ships (with a volume of or over) totalling /
''Ships by type:''
bulk carrier
A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo — such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement — in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, ec ...
1,
cargo ship 17,
passenger ship 2, passenger/cargo 3, specialised tanker 1 (2008)
''note:''
a
flag of convenience
Flag of convenience (FOC) is a business practice whereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag sta ...
registry; includes ships of 3 countries: Cyprus 1, Germany 1, Japan 1
Ports and harbours
;Sea
*
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
*
Sittwe (Akyab)
*
Dawei – railhead – new deepwater port under construction 2005
;River
*
Myitkyina
*
Bhamo
*
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
*
Pakokku
*
Pathein
Air
Airports
In July 2010, the country had 69 airports. Only 11 of them had runways over 2 miles (3250 meters). Of the 11, only
Yangon International ,
Mandalay International and
Naypyidaw International had adequate facilities to handle larger jets.
''total:'' 69
''over 3,047 metres (3333 yards):'' 11
''1524 to 3,047 metres (1666 yards to 3333 yards):'' 27
''Under 1524 metres (1666 yards):'' 31
Heliports
4
Pipelines
* Crude oil ; natural gas .
* Proposed pipe from
Kyaukphyu
Kyaukpyu ( my, ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့ ; also spelt Kyaukphyu) is a major town in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar. It is located on the north western corner of Yanbye Island on Combermere Bay, and is 250 miles (400 ...
through
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
to
Kunming
Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headqua ...
['' The Weekly Telegraph'' 23 January 2008 p17]
See also
*
Road Transport Authority (Myanmar)
*
Myanmar Railways
Rail transport in Myanmar consists of a railway network with 960 stations. The network, generally spanning north to south with branch lines to the east and west, is the second largest in Southeast Asia, and includes the Yangon Circular Railway ...
External links
References
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