Kyaiktiyo Pauses Cable Car Rides Ahead of Monsoon Season

23 MAY 2026

THE operating company has announced that cable car services at the sacred Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, will be temporarily suspended during the rainy season.

Although the cable car service is temporarily closed in the monsoon, the mountain trucks will continue to operate as usual for pilgrims. Visitors travelling during the rainy season can still travel smoothly and conveniently using these trucks, the company announced on 20 May. Their cable car operations will resume once the monsoon season ends.

To accommodate visitors to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, cable cars previously operated from 7 am to 4 pm daily during the pagoda’s pilgrimage season, which runs from the Full Moon Day of Thadingyut to the Full Moon Day of Kason.

Cable car ticket prices are set at K20,000 for a one-way trip and K30,000 for a round trip for domestic pilgrims. For foreign tourists, the fare is US$15 for one way and US$20 for a round trip. — MT/ZN