You've successfully subscribed to SARA SHIH
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to SARA SHIH
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
Success! Your billing info is updated.
Billing info update failed.
Yangon Circle Train: The Ride Around

Yangon Circle Train: The Ride Around

. 2 min read

Do you enjoy riding around on slow-moving, rickety, old trains for fun? I sure do. But even if you don't, a ride on the Yangon Circle Train is worth checking out.

Yangon Circular Line Map.
A literal ride around town.

It's a great way to sit and observe local life as a ride on the circle train is the daily commute for many living in Yangon. Plus you finally have an excuse to just sit for awhile. The entire journey takes around 3 hours, and you can always get off and take a cab somewhere else. So there's really no excuse to not ride around for a bit.

Daily commute on the Circle Train in Yangon, Myanmar
Daily commute on the Circle Train.
IMG_4838 2
Foot stuff.
IMG_4942
The Girl on the Train. Not featuring Emily Blunt.
IMG_5077 2
Passing Yangon countryside.
IMG_5043.jpeg
It gets crowded with people and with baskets.
IMG_5093 2
A woman preparing vegetables to sell later.
Circle Train-1-3.jpg
Waiting for the Circle Train.
Circle Train-1-2.jpg
I'M HAVING FUN. Are you?

Tips:
-When: Go early in the morning around 6am for the most action. 6:10 is the first train from Yangon Central Station.

Amazing samosas by the train station.

If you miss the train, there is a teashop nearby that sells samosas. Probably the best samosas I've ever eaten. Actually, go there even if you don't miss the train.

-Price: 200 kyats which is around 15 cents USD

-Where: Board at Yangon Central Station at Platform 7

For other tips for visiting Yangon, check out this post.