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From SJU airport to Yangon
Reaching Luis Muñoz Marín International
Uber/Lyft from Old San Juan runs $18-28 (20-30 min depending on traffic) and is your best option for reliability. Taxis from official stands at major hotels cost $25-35 but negotiate before entering. The T5 bus route (Autoridad de Transporte Integrado) runs from downtown San Juan to the airport for $2.75 (45-60 min, arrives at Terminal A); it's cheap but unreliable on timing and not recommended if you have a tight connection. Car rental from the airport is $35-55/day at major companies, reasonable if you're staying 4+ days. No train service exists. From Condado area: Uber $15-22 (15-20 min). From Rio Piedras: Uber $12-18 (15-25 min). Pro move: book Uber at least 30 minutes before departure; airport surge pricing is real during peak hours (7-9am, 4-6pm).
Getting from RGN into Yangon
Yangon International Airport (RGN) is about 12 miles north of downtown. Option 1 — taxi via the official taxi counter inside arrivals: fixed-rate ~10,000–15,000 MMK ($5–7 USD) to downtown, takes 30–45 minutes in normal traffic; always use the official counter, not touts. Option 2 — grab (the regional Uber equivalent): open the app once you exit arrivals and expect ~8,000–12,000 MMK ($4–6) — slightly cheaper and you see the route live. Option 3 — Airport Bus Line 9 runs to Sule Pagoda in central Yangon for roughly 500 MMK ($0.25) but is slow (60–90 minutes), requires knowing your stop, and involves significant luggage hassle; only worth it if you're traveling ultra-light and have time.
Planning San Juan to Yangon
Yangon is Southeast Asia's most undervisited major city — a crumbling, gorgeous colonial capital frozen somewhere between 1940 and 2010, with gold-plated pagodas rising from every neighborhood and street food that costs less than a vending machine snack back home. The Shwedagon Pagoda alone is worth the 20+ hours of travel: a 326-foot solid gold stupa surrounded by dozens of smaller shrines, perpetually filled with monks and families leaving flower offerings regardless of the hour. No other city in the region has anything quite like it.
Local basics
Best-month weather in Yangon
November
68–90°F · 4 rain daysExcellent conditions return — cool dry air arrives, crowds haven't peaked yet, and prices are still reasonable. One of the best months to visit.
December
65–89°F · 1 rain daysPeak tourist season with ideal weather — low humidity, cool nights, zero rain. Accommodation fills up and prices reflect the demand; book well ahead.
The destination guide flags June and July and August as the least favorable months.
Two areas to consider
Downtown / Colonial Core
budgetThe dense grid of British-era buildings between Sule Pagoda and the Strand waterfront is where backpackers and budget travelers base themselves. Streets like Mahabandoola and Anawrahta are lined with tea shops serving mohinga from dawn; guesthouses like Okinawa Guest House or Beautyland Hotel II run $15–30/night for basic but clean rooms. Walking distance to Shwedagon is feasible in the evening when it cools down.
Bahan / Golden Valley
mid-rangeThe leafy mid-city neighborhood where most NGO workers and mid-range hotels cluster, roughly halfway between downtown and Shwedagon. Expect quieter tree-lined streets, decent coffee shops (Union Bar and Grill is a local institution), and hotels like Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon in the $80–150/night range. Best base if you want comfort without paying Sakura Tower prices.
Local planning tip
The Yangon Circular Train (a colonial-era ring railway around the city's outskirts) costs 200 MMK — about 10 cents — for the full 3-hour loop and is genuinely one of the best experiences in the city. Depart from Yangon Central Railway Station around 7–8am on a weekday and you'll ride with local commuters, vendors selling snacks through windows, monks, farmers with crates of vegetables, and schoolchildren in uniform. Nobody is performing for tourists; it's just daily Burmese life in motion. Stop at Insein or Mingaladon for a quick walk before catching the next train back. Bring small kyat bills to buy snacks from platform vendors — the fried bean fritters passed through the window at suburban stops cost essentially nothing and are excellent.
Visa and entry notes for US travelers
US passport holders currently require a visa for Myanmar. As of 2025-2026, the e-Visa system (evisa.moip.gov.mm) issues a 28-day tourist visa for $50 USD — processing typically takes 3 business days, though the website can be unreliable and should be applied for at least 2 weeks in advance. You receive a PDF approval letter to print and present on arrival. Visa on arrival is theoretically available at Yangon International Airport but has been inconsistently enforced post-coup; do not rely on it. The visa allows a single entry and is not extendable inside the country. Note: given the Level 3 advisory, your travel insurance policy may have exclusions for Myanmar — read the fine print carefully before purchasing and consider a specialized policy.