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Myanmar travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Bagan
Bagan. Photo: Corto Maltese 1999, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
11h 15mflight from London
Kyatcurrency
Apply onlinefor UK passports
Type C, D, F, Gplugs

Thousands of temples rising from the plains of Bagan

Don't miss

  1. Bagan
  2. Inle Lake
  3. Shwedagon Pagoda
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Best time to visit Myanmar from the UK

The UK FCDO advises against travel to much of the country; otherwise Nov–Feb.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Naypyidaw, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Naypyidaw for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Warmest: April (30°C) · coolest: January (22°C)A 8°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
22.224.427.430.129.427.926.926.62726.925.323

Festivals and events

  • Thingyan Water Festival Apr · Nationwide
  • Tazaungdaing Lights Festival Nov · Taunggyi

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 11h 15m
Distance
8,741 km
Main airport
RGN

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

Add Myanmar to your bucket list Search flights to RGN

Practical info and travel guidance

KyatCapital: Naypyidaw
Type C, D, F, G · 230VUK plugs fit
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
199
EmergencyAmbulance 192
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against travel to parts of MyanmarCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaApply online before you goeVisa before you travel
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Myanmar, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 4 August 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Myanmar before you book and again before you go.

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