India to Myanmar by Road – A Guide on How to cross the Border

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Last Updated on: Jan 7, 2019 

Updated for 2021: We had visited India to Myanmar by road crossing the land border at Moreh in Manipur in 2018. We went on to Mandalay and spent 10 wonderful days in Myanmar. In this post, we had also written about the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway by which you can travel on road from India to Myanmar and further on to Thailand. We had received many questions about this road by mail, messenger and in person. So here is an updated blog about India to Myanmar by road and further to Thailand, all by road.

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Previously crossing the land border to travel to Myanmar was quite a hassle. You could cross the border and remain in the other country only for a day. For longer duration of stay, it required special permission that was approved by the Myanmar Government. Whether you will get the permission or not was also not sure. Flights to Yangon were also quite costly. In short, travelling to Myanmar from India was a costly affair.

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However, on May 11, 2018, the India Myanmar Land Treaty was signed between India and Myanmar that facilitated an easier crossing of the border by tourists. Now, anyone having a passport and valid visa can enter Myanmar through the two designated land borders (I will talk about them later in the post). This agreement became operational on August 8, 2018. And we crossed the land border to Myanmar on October 2018.

You can easily get an eVisa for Myanmar by applying online.

When we did this road trip from India to Myanmar by road, we did not have much idea about the logistics and the communication of the place. Well, we were among the first few who went from Indian to Myanmar by road by crossing the land border! Yes! We are pretty proud of that! We did not know where we would get buses or vans from Tamu to Mandalay, neither did we know what to expect from the immigration offices of both the countries. Nevertheless, we trusted on our guts and decided to travel all the way to Myanmar from Moreh, the small border town in Manipur.

Myanmar by road

To be honest, there were no buses from Tamu to Mandalay when we did the trip. For buses, you had to go to Kalewa, another small town 150 km from Tamu. There were service vans that mainly used to carry goods and a few local passengers. The people were not yet ready for tourists moving down this route. Even the immigration officers were a bit surprised when we turned up there.

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But now, the scene is different. Buses run from Tamu stand now and there are small vans as well. So we have collated all the information we got from the friends that we have made along the way. Here is some important information about India to Myanmar trip followed by our trip experience. We have also added how you can actually go further to Thailand by road. Let us know if you have any questions.

India to Myanmar Road Map

What is India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral (IMT) Highway?

Sixteen years ago, India, Myanmar and Thailand decided to build a road connecting the three countries that would boost trade as well as connect the people of the three nations. The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is a project to build a 1360 km stretch of highway between Moreh in India to Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar. It had an ambitious beginning in 2002 and is still a work in progress. The first 160 km stretch of road is known as India-Myanmar Friendship Highway and you can see a small yellow slab at the bridge announcing the same.

The deadline for completion has been missed once. It was in 2015 and now the revised one is in 2020. India is supposed to implement two projects on the IMT Highway and both in Myanmar. You will get all the facts and figures about the project on the internet.

Tamu Border - Myanmar by road, India-Myanmar-Thailand road trip

India to Myanmar by Road | Land Border Crossing

India is on the west of Myanmar sharing borders with Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. However, there are only 2 open border crossing between India and Myanmar.

Zokawthar – Rikhawdar Overland Border Crossing

Zokawthar lies in Champhai district of Mizoram, India while Rikhawdar is in the remote and hilly northwestern Chin State of Myanmar. We do not know much about the route from this border. Google Map shows the distance between Rikhawdar to Mandalay is about 480 km. The distance to Mandalay from both the border towns is almost the same, but I heard that the road from Rikhawdar goes through the mountain road.

We had been to Zokawthar and crossed the border to Rikhawdar and visited the Rih Dil Lake, which is considered one of the most important lakes in Mizoram. In this border, we saw most people from the border towns crossing the land border for trade. We did not see any tourists crossing this border to Myanmar and the BSF personnel near the border could not enlighten us on this either.

However, it is possible to travel to Mandalay by public transport in from Rikhawdar. Please note that we have not done this route and the information written here is gathered from various sources. While we believe that these information are in order, but cannot guarantee about the time and frequency of the public transport. Here your journey will start from Aizawl in Mizoram.

  • Aizawl – Champhai – Zokhawthar : You will get shared sumos from Aizawl to Zokhawthar. The distance is 220 km and takes about 11-12 hours in sumo. Alternatively, you can also come to Champhai and then take another sumo to Zokhawthar. You can stay for the night at Zokhawthar.
  • Zokhawthar – Rikhawdar – Tedim (52 km): Cross the border and enter Rikhawdar in Myanmar. From Rikhawdar Van Terminal, you will get a shared vehicle to Tedim, a small town in the Chin state in Myanmar. At Tedim you will get guest houses to stay for the night.
  • Tedim – Kalaymyo Bus Station (70 km): From Tedim, you will get a bus to Kalaymyo Bus Station. You might also get a direct vehicle from Rikhawdar to Lalaymyo Bus Station.
  • Kalaymyo Bus Station – Thiri Mandalar Highway Bus Station, Mandalay (365 km): From Kalaymyo Bus Station, you will get buses for Thiri Mandalar Highway Bus Station at Mandalay.

Moreh – Tamu Overland Border Crossing

Moreh is located in Manipur in India while Tamu lies in western Sagaing division of Myanmar. The distance between Tamu to Mandalay is about 470 km. It takes around 15-16 hours to reach Mandalay from Tamu. Don’t get fooled by what Google maps say. This is the more common route for the land crossing to Myanmar and we had taken this route to for our trip from India to Myanmar by road.

The first few kilometres of the road is good. But after that the roads became bumpy. Later I came to know that there are 69 bridges between the 150 km Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa section. India is supposed to help Burma build these bridges! And also the road between Kalewa-Yargyi sector is helped by Indians.

Tamu border check post - Myanmar by road

How to reach Moreh?

Moreh is the small, dusty border town in Manipur. From Imphal, you can take shared vans to Moreh. The distance between Imphal to Moreh is about 110 km and should take around 3-3.5 hours. But it takes more time than that. The roads are bad and there are numerous military checkpoints in between. Sometimes, there is a huge queue of vehicles at the check posts and it takes almost 20 minutes to cross it. It took us almost 4.5 hours to reach Moreh from Imphal.

Where is the Indian Immigration Office at Moreh?

The Indian Immigration Office or the Moreh ICP is just 5 minutes distance from the Indo-Myanmar Friendship Bridge. The Moreh Integrated Check Point (ICP) stands on top of a small hillock overlooking the Bailey Bridge, the “border” connecting India and Myanmar. Ask your driver to take you to the office.

The bridge was built during the WWII era linking Moreh and Tamu, the Burmese counterpart. The ICP is a huge complex with a passenger terminal, parking and import warehouses. But it was all empty. There were only about two to three employees at the swanky office.

The entire process is quite seamless and quick. We were asked to fill up a form at immigration and another one at customs and submit it. One checked our passports and made all the necessary entries. The other did all the other customs procedures. We got our passport stamped and off we went towards Myanmar.  The car which brought us till here then left us at the Bailey Bridge.

How to cross the border and reach Tamu? India Myanmar Friendship Bridge

A river flowing below the Bailey Bridge is the natural border between India and Myanmar, just like it was in the case of Mizoram. We had to walk across the bridge to enter Myanmar.

Because the nations have not yet agreed upon the movement of vehicles across the national border, our car with the Indian number plate could not cross the bridge to the other side. So we walked down the 100-meter bridge to the other side starting our journey on the India-Myanmar Friendship Highway. Well, there are a few vehicles crossing the bridge which we presumed to be for the people of Moreh and Tamu, a concession made for border trade.

India Myanmar Friendship Bridge - India to Myanmar by road

At the opposite end of the bridge stands the Myanmar Immigration Office, a small one-room office quite unlike the Indian counterpart. The immigration officers looked at our documents, visas and get them stamped. The officers were quite friendly and they were also a bit surprised to know that we planned to visit all the way to Mandalay. I am sure now it has become much common to them. After all the official things are done, we were in Myanmar.

From the immigration checkpoint, Tamu market from where you would get the vehicles to Mandalay was 1.4 km. Usually, no shared vehicle is available for this distance. You could either walk down this 1.5 km or hitchhike.

We were looking out for cars to take us to the Tamu market when a betel chewing man approached us and offered to take us there. He charged INR 100 per head for taking us to the stop.

From where do I get a bus or van to Mandalay?

The change was palpable as we arrived at the other side of the border. People look almost the same, but there are subtle changes in their demeanour. The first thing that we noticed at Tamu was that the place was cleaner and the numerous hoardings of Myanmar Beer.

Once you reach the Tamu Market, head towards the bus station. There are many small shops and agencies selling bus tickets on the sides of the road. Let me tell you one thing, here the rates of the bus tickets are not quite regulated. So do not just buy your tickets at the first shop you see. Walk ahead and you will find more shops like that. Once you compare the ticket price, buy your bus ticket.

The buses to Tamu look good. There are two types – normal ones and VIP ones. The normal ones do not have an AC. VIP ones have an AC, reclining seats and provide blankets as well.

Tamu to Mandalay Bus Timing & Ticket Price

  • Normal Bus leaves at 11 AM. Bus tickets cost about  20000-22000 Kyats per head. That comes to about INR 900-1000
  • VIP Bus leaves at 12 PM. Bus tickets cost about 23000-38000 Kyats (INR 1100 – 1400 approx).
  • I heard that there is another VIP bus at around 4 PM, but I am not quite sure of this information.
  • You can also get vans or the small buses from the bus stop at Tamu. Ticket for the van is 20000 Kyats per head.
  • Now, from Tamu, you will get buses to Mandalay, Yangon and some other Burmese cities as well.

India to Thailand by road via Myanmar

As I mentioned before, the India-Thailand-Myanmar Trilateral Highway goes all the way to Mae Sot in Thailand. So you can reach Thailand from India all by road without taking a single flight. So, how to reach Thailand by road from India?

For travelling onward to Thailand, you have to reach Myawaddy. Volvo buses are available from Yangon and Naw Pyi Taw (the capital of Myanmar) to Myawaddy. You will get buses to Myawaddy from Yangon bus station. A VIP bus ticket would cost around INR 1300 and the bus journey is for 10 hours.

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Once you reach Myawaddy, get an exit stamp on your passport by the Myanmar immigration office. Also, change your remaining Kyats into Thai Baht. Here again, there is a bridge between Myanmar and Thailand. Walk over the bridge and right across you will see the Thailand embassy. Mae Sot is the town on the Thailand side.

Thailand gives Visa on arrival for Indians. Also, you can get e-Visa for Thailand.

From the Thailand Embassy, you have to go to Mae Sot bus stand to get a bus to Bangkok or any other destination in Thailand. Mae Sot bus station is about 4 km from the border. You will get bike taxis from the border to the bus station.

You might get some buses to Bangkok from just near the Mae Sot border itself. But these buses will be a little more expensive than the ones you get from the bus station.

India to Myanmar to Thailand by own car or motorbike

We have been asked by many readers whether it is possible to take our own vehicle across the borders from India to Myanmar and then to Thailand. Yes, it is possible, but requires a lot of paperwork. We have written a complete blog on this topic. Please read the post to know more.

India to Myanmar by Road – Our experience

We reached Imphal from Kolkata and then travelled to Moreh on the Indo-Burmese border. By the time we reached Moreh, we were already late and it was drizzling. We had to cross the border by 4:30 PM IST. But before that, we wanted to exchange our Indian currencies to Myanmar Kyats.

During the time of our visit, a rupee gave 20 Kyats. So suddenly from a few thousands of currencies, we were the owner of few lakhs! Before I could really get hold of the Kyats, we had to literally run towards the Moreh ICP because we were really really late.

There is an Assam rifle Checkpost on the way. The sentries stopped us and wanted to know why we were going to Burma so late. How are we going to return back? He was quite surprised to know that we were planning to travel all the way to Mandalay. Well, he just told us to come back and get all the details entered after getting our passports and visas stamped.

After all the paperwork were done at Moreh ICP, we crossed the Indo-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, got a car and went to Tamu Bus station. Once we reached there, another shock awaited us. The last van to Mandalay had already left. Fatty Ko, the person whom we had contacted for the van said that the last van to Mandalay was at 4 PM Myanmar Standard Time (MST) and we were an hour late. Myanmar time is one hour ahead of Indian time.

He advised that we could stay back at Tamu and take the next days’ van to Mandalay. But that would mean all our plans go haywire because we had limited days. We wanted to go that day itself! He told us we can take a car to Mandalay, but that would cost us 50000 Kyats per head. Well, the van takes 20000 Kyats and this means our budget too would go a bit haywire too!

Places to eat at Myanmar

Finally, time won over money and we decided to start that evening. We started at around 6 PM towards a long and arduous journey to Mandalay. It was dark outside and our car sped across the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway. I would not say that I was a bit afraid. It was a new country, new people and a language that we did not understand at all. Neither did they understand English! But while travelling, you should always trust your gut! That is what we did and embarked on the journey of a lifetime.

We tried to sleep, but at every sharp bends and turn, we were literally thrown out of the seats. Anyways, we sat tight while sleep fleeted in and out. Early morning we were driving the villages of Myanmar and finally, around 8 AM we were at our destination. We had arrived at Mandalay.

While returning from Mandalay to Tamu, we took the 12-seater Van. This journey took longer time because, during the night, the driver would just stop in the middle of nowhere and sleep. Yes, he would stop the van and go off to sleep for a good 30 minutes to one hour. We were more comfortably seated in this van compared to the car as there were 3 of us and there was a seat belt too.

India to Myanmar Road Trip

Border crossing mistake

Once we reached Tamu, we asked the driver to drop us at the border. As luck would be, he dropped us at Gate No. 2. This gate is near the market area and is for the Indian and Burmese traders moving across the border mainly for trade. Here you can keep your Identity documents and get into the other country for some time. There is no immigration office in this gate.

We very smartly went through the gate and showed our passport. The guard there saw it and even let us pass. But a little later, we realized that the immigration exit stamp was not put on our passport. We returned back to ask the security person at the gate. He looked at the passport once again and told us we were at the wrong gate! We had to go to Gate No 1 (the same place through which we entered).

So now we were still in Myanmar on paper and physically in India. An Indian auto driver came forward and told us that he would take us to gate No 1. So we sat on the auto, went through Indian territory, arrived at the Indian side of the Friendship bridge, crossed the Bridge and went to the Myanmar immigration Office.

We had some trying moment explaining the officers about our mistake. Well, the officers were quite surprised that we were coming from India and were trying to get an exit stamp from Myanmar. But the best part was that the officers once realized our folly had a hearty laugh and we too heaved a breath of relief. What an adventure!

After getting our exit stamp from Myanmar immigration, we again went to Moreh ICP and completed all the formalities there. It did not take much time and from there we came to Moreh market area. We took a shared van from Moreh stand to Imphal and arrived at Imphal at about 7 PM.

Very Important Tip: While return, please exit by Gate No 1 of the Border Gate and do not make the mistake we did.

India to Myanmar by road

India to Myanmar by Road (FAQs Answered)

How can we go to Myanmar from India by road?

You can go to Myanmar from India by road crossing the Moreh (India side)-Tamu (Myanmar side) overland border at Manipur. The best way is to arrive at Imphal, capital city of Manipur by flight and then take a local cab to Moreh, the border town. From there, you can cross the border to Tamu by walking.

How to reach from Moreh to Tamu by border crossing?

You can simply walk over the India-Myanmar friendship bridge and go to Tamu from Moreh. You can get a local auto from Moreh market to the Friendship bridge and likewise get a local auto from the other side of the bridge to Tamu Market.

Can we drive Indian cars in Myanmar?

Yes, you can drive Indian cars or bike in Myanmar. However, to drive in your own car or bike, you will need Carnet De Passage and International Driving License (IDP).

Do we need a Visa to visit Myanmar from India?

Yes, if you are an Indian, you need a valid visa to visit Myanmar. You can easily apply online and get an eVisa to enter Myanmar.
However, if you only visit till Tamu or Rih Dil in Myanmar and return within the same day, then you do not need a Visa. You have to submit a photo-identity at the border security gate.

Can we travel from Tamu to Mandalay or Yangon?

Buses and vans are available from Tamu Bust stop near the market area to various destinations in Myanmar. You can take a bus from Tamu to Mandalay or Yangon.

We have tried to give information on all the queries that had come to our mind while travelling from India to Myanmar by road. Hope this information helps you to plan your trip to Myanmar and then further to Thailand. If you have any questions, please comment below or drop us a mail.

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51 Comments

  1. Doreen Pendgracs

    Thank you for enlightening us about the road from India to Myanmar. I live across the globe in Canada, but do hope to get to that part of the world in the years to come.

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    • 2 Backpackers

      Hope you visit this part of the world soon ! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Neha

    Sounds like a great road trip. I didn’t even know there was a road from India all the way to Myanmar and that also via Thailand!! I wish I have enough time off some day in the future to give it a shot.

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    • 2 Backpackers

      Thank you Neha. The road from Moreh to Myanmar newly opened. very few people know it.

      Reply
  3. An Indian traveler

    This is such useful info as I’m planning an ambitious road trip from India to Europe. Thanks a lot! My first country would be Myanmar. Hopefully, it all materialises.

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    • 2 Backpackers

      Keeping fingers crossed. I am sure it will materialise. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Sandy N Vyjay

    It is always a thrill to cross an international border, and that too by road. Reading your account of how you crossed the border on foot over the bridge reminded us of a similar border crossing we had to Nepal from Uttarakhand. It is always a unique experience to do a road trip of this kind in another country. You get such a closer understanding of the local people and culture.

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  5. Curious

    Why don’t you mention at what time or in which month/year you did this trip?

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    • 2 Backpackers

      We did this trip in October 2018.

      Reply
  6. Morgan Teresa

    Thanks for sharing this so interesting post! I really want to be thankful for the way you have put it here.

    Reply
  7. Anbarasan

    Hi,

    Could you please update me, what are the documents need to submit for both India & Myanmar border Immigration office ( For Indian Passport holder).

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    • 2 Backpackers

      Your passport and valid Visa is required at the India-Myanmar border immigration Ofiice. Keep a few copies of passports and visa ready.

      Reply
  8. peter howard

    yes but what pasport do you hold?

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    • 2 Backpackers

      I hold an Indian passport. If you are from another country, get your Myanmar VISA done online. It is an easy process and takes about 3 working days to get an e-VISA. You just have to present the e-VISA along with your passport at the immigration checkpost.

      Reply
  9. Arpita

    Hi there, I have been as far as Tamu a few years. And i agree the change in the surroundings is very noticeable! Between Moreh and Tamu there’s a world of difference. This December I am planning to go back and go all the way to Mandalay. I wanted check with you if guys had taken an evisa or did you get your passport stamped. Also once in Tamu where did you get the van from. That took you to Mandalay.

    Reply
    • Agni & Amrita

      Hi Arpita! Thanks for stopping by.
      Yes, Moreh and Tamu are a world apart. We could quite see the difference there. We got an evisa done. We got the van from the Tamu market area (not the one near the border). Hope this helps. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Ignasi

    Hi!
    I’ve read that to cross this border by road you also need an specific permit. The eVisa isn’t enough. Is that correct?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Agni & Amrita

      If you are taking your own vehicle, you need other permits. Otherwise, e-visa and passport is enough to visit Myanmar.

      Reply
  11. SARAN

    Hey Backpackers! Can we drive on our own jeep or bike to Thailand and Burma?

    Reply
    • Agni & Amrita

      Yes, you can. But that can be quite costly. As travelling with your own vehicle is allowed only when accompanied by a tour company to guide them through the ‘tricky’ unstable areas around the border. You will probably require to pay a Carnet fee also for driving overland from India to Burma. However, Carnet fee is not required from Thailand to Burma.

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  12. Keir

    Hi, Thanks so much for your post. You crossed from the Indian region of Manipur? Is this a dangerous region? It is advised against all travel on my government website 🙂
    I plan to cross from India to Myanmar by road this year.

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Agni & Amrita

      Hi Keir, thank you visiting our website and also India. Well, it is unfortunate that Manipur is considered a dangerous region. Manipur is a beautiful place and has the usual difficulties of a border region. It is quite safe to travel in Manipur. I hope you have a great trip. Thanks again!

      Reply
  13. Ashit Sanghavi

    I want to travel up to Thailand from Mumbai India pls tell how I can get permit and Visa from Mumbai

    Reply
  14. Sivaraj K

    Hi,
    gone through your blog, very interesting. I used to travel with cycle and my long time dream is to ride through Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore by bicycle. Do i need any permission for the cycle.

    Reply
    • Agni Amrita

      I dont think you need any permission for bicycle. The normal Visa and passport is only required.

      Reply
  15. Chethan

    Hi I’m planning to go on bike from India to Hanoi, can you help me with any of the blog which you have written.

    Reply
    • Agni Amrita

      Hi Chetan, we have not travelled to Hanoi yet.. so cant help you with a blog of that. Thank you for stopping by our blog! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Harm Boven

    Dear,
    thanks a lot for the useful information. I’m planning to go overland from the Netherlands to Indonesia and because China is closed for at least one more year I choose for the Indian route. I know the way up to Kolkata, so… and most other questions are answered in your story.
    Hopefully the lockdowns are ending soon and I can start the next journey of my life… [the first one was in 1979 – overland from Netherlands to East India.]. Again, thanks a lot for your wonderful and informative story. brgds, Harm

    Reply
    • Agni Amrita

      Thank you so much for your comment. Hope you have a great trip.

      Reply
  17. Rammanohar Rao Polasani

    Thank you for this blog It is so useful and very intresting the way you wrote very informative and exciting. I want to attempt to do this journey to Myanmar and further.
    Thank you for the detail write up

    Reply
    • Agni Amrita

      Thank you so much for your kind words.

      Reply
  18. Sri

    Hi, I’m planning to do this till Thailand but couldn’t find any info on how/where to exchange currencies in both Myanmar & Thai borders and info about sim cards as well. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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    • Agni Amrita

      Once you arrive at the border towns, you will find a number of shops to exchange your currencies. Otherwise, you can always do them at currency exchange shops in the cities. Same goes for Sim cards. You will finds many shops in the border towns as well as the main towns where you can get local sim cards. Thanks for reading our blog. And hope you have a great trip.

      Reply
  19. Soumyadeep Bhattacharjee

    Hi, I am planning to am planning to go Mayanmar by overland border crossing either from Manipur (Moreh-Tamu route) or another route from Mizoram, can you suggest me which one is suitable to cross? And what are the all necessary documents required other than Passport and Visa also during your trip, did you booked any hotel reserved before going into Mayanmar?

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    • Agni Amrita

      Thank you Soumyadeep for your comment. We had visited Myanmar by border crossing from Manipur side. There are buses running from Tamu to Mandalay. We had also been to Mizoram and crossed the border to visit Rih Dil. However, we did not get much information about transport there. So we would suggest you take the Moreh (Manipur) to Mandalay route. You would need your Visa and passport for travelling to Myanmar. And yes, we had booked our first couple of hotels during the visit. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  20. Gurpreet Singh

    Do they allow solo travellers via Tamu border? I plan to visit in October 2022 by road, crossing tamu border by foot. and is it safe to travel alone. also if you could share average cost for a budget traveller for 8 days trip.

    Reply
    • Agni Amrita

      Yes, they allow solo travellers across Tamu border.

      Reply
  21. R R Gautam

    Amazing journey!! What an adventure it must have been for you. Also it seems you are the first travellers by road to Myanmar from India

    Reply
    • Agni Amrita

      Yes! it was an amazing journey! And we were one of the first few travellers that crossed the Moreh-Tamu border to travel to Myanmar.

      Reply
  22. Jay

    Hello To All

    I am also planning to go from India Imphal Moreh
    to Myanmar
    To Thailand
    to Vietnam
    To Cambodia
    To Malaysia
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    all 6 – 7 Countries all together at One Stretch by Road to the best we can reach

    take help of Train Journey , Bus Journey and using Local conveyance also

    for more than 18-20 days 2-3 days for each country by Road.

    I am Mr Jay Soni fro Gujarat India. If anybody like to join for we can arrange a group of maximum 8-10 person so as travelling cost, staying cost would be reduced and we can hire own vehicle for 10 or more members so as we can travel at our ease also.

    Planning to go in December-2022 starting from 1st December – 2022 up to 25 Dec-2022, and i thought overall cost would be arround Rs 75000-85000 max. including all Land Travelling , staying cost, food cost, visa cost every thing.

    if you like to join do call me india Mobile No (dbl nin 98-98 Sevn Six Sevn Zero), or write to me at jdsoni01 at gmail

    and lets form a group.

    If any one like to joint

    Hi Agni Amruta.. I really liked your simple understandable descriptions for the India to Myanmar to Thailand Border crossing details. I really appreciate if you could add some cost part to this, like border corssing charges, like visa charges two way for both countries. then it would definitely make clear all ideas of costing. Anyway Thank you for all this information.

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  23. Dr. Dip Kumar Bhattacharjya

    Very excited to read your story. I’m also planning to visit with my family. Can you please mail me?

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    • Agni Amrita

      Hello! Please send us a mail at info[@]taleof2backpackers[.]com

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  24. ketan

    i am intresting to travel by road, i have car any one join with me same trip

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  25. Ramesh babu Pasupuleti

    Yes friends. It was an amazing experience all the way travelling from Hyderabad to Tamu in 2019 by road. I am a senior citizen aged around 70 now. At the time of my travel I was 67. I am a solo traveler using mainly train and road to explore India and completed up to 90%. In fact I had no idea about road crossing between India and Myanmar till I reached Imphal.
    Immediately I planned to cross border and enter into Tamu via gate no 2 and spent the whole day which gave me immense satisfaction and happiness.
    Now I am recollecting all my old memories. Now I am planning to travel most south east Asian countries again in the same route. But I am stuck at getting visa to all these countries without entry and exit tickets. If any friends can advice me how to get visa to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Mylasya and Singapore without pre booked tickets will be very much helpful.
    In these past three years I travelled Andaman islands, Sri lanka, All Emirates, US and Nepal. Thanks once again to recollecting my old memories regarding journey of Morhe to Tamu.

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  26. vijay patel

    JaiHind
    Very meaningful description & useful help for needy
    Thankyou

    Jai HInd
    Vijay 8527094088
    We are celebrating 126th Netaji Bose year. we can think to go during Moirang Day on 14/04/2023

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  27. Dr. Debabrata Atta

    I am also interested in group travelling. I am interested in between 15th May 2023 to 10th. June 2023

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  28. P.S.Appanna

    I am interested Burma how I get work permit.

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    • Agni Amrita

      We really have no idea how to get a work permit there.

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  29. Aayan

    During applying evisa it says port of entry what should i mention TACHILEIK OR KAWTHAUNG LAND BORDER checkpoint for MOREH TO TAMU border?

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    • Agni Amrita

      TACHILEIK ENtry point is between Myanmar and Thailand and so is KAWTHAUNG LAND BORDER. As per my information, India-Myanmar overland border crossing is closed as of now. Please make an informed decision.

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