It is generally necessary to provide one's own food. Overnight trains have sleeping cars. First class is available but, with the exception of the Yangon to Mandalay line, services are regularly afflicted with delays caused by climatic, technical and bureaucratic difficulties. Tickets must be purchased through Myanmar Travel and Tours as part of an organised tour group. There are regular services from Yangon to Mandalay and from Yangon to Thazi.
Traffic drives on the right.
There has been some modernisation of Myanmar's once antiquated vehicles. Owing to the ongoing privatisation programme of the transport industry, a fleet of privately operated buses is also available. The main lines are from Yangon to Meiktila, Pyay, Mandalay and Taunggyi. Private buses are air conditioned and accept payment in kyat, US Dollars or FECs. Bicycles are available for hire.