November 2010: you must arrive with hard currency. There are no ATMs and no apparent way of getting euros, GBP or USD. Few hotels accept credit cards: this one used to that one used to. You are limited to few expensive hotels if you need to pay by card.
By plane
Yangon International Airport Mingladon RGN is located approximately 30 minutes north of the city centre. Currently undergoing a major upgrade and renovation of existing facilities, it contains both international and domestic terminals. There is no accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the airport. The easiest way to get to and from the airport to the city is by taxi US$6 update: Dec 2011, taxi fare K6000 - 7000, about USD 7.50 - 8.75 but it is also possible to get a pickup or public bus from outside the airport both can be very crowded! for under 50 kyat.
International: There are direct flights to RGN from Bangkok, Chiang Mai,Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Gaya, Kolkata, Kunming, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Taipei. International Airlines servicing RGN include Thai Airways, Bangkok Air (http://www.bangkokair.com), Malaysia Airlines (http://www.malaysiaairlin...), AirAsia (http://www.airasia.com), Korean Airlines, Silk Air, Vietnam Airlines and Air India. Coffee, tea and very basic snacks packaged biscuits and single serving cakes are available inside the security area. Arriving passengers should not change money at the airport because the official exchange rate bears no resemblance to the black market rate. It is easy to convert at the black market rate in the city or anywhere in the country and travellers don't need kyat because they must pay for their pre-paid taxis in US$. There is a US$10 international departures fee, payable in foreign currency. A new international terminal opened in the summer of 2007
Domestic: The domestic terminal is 200m further along the road than the international terminal, and is old and tired looking. Facilities are minimal espresso coffee, tea, local beer, limited hot food, and basic packaged snacks are available but, as a consequence, check-in is simple and quick and bags arrive quickly from arriving aircraft. Ancient buses ferry passengers to their aircraft. Pre-paid taxis are available, pay at the taxi counter inside the baggage claim area, but it is easier and cheaper to exit the terminal and negotiate directly with the Taxi Czar who controls the taxi trade at Mingladon. Try not to allow porters to carry your luggage, as they will demand specified tips and hassle you. This is especially a problem in the domestic terminal as there is no customs to pass through with your bags. If a porter has not attached himself to a hapless tourist, he may take random bags off the luggage cart, hoping someone will follow him. On the other hand you can experience the full service treatment, no going to counters or luggage concerns for a few thousand kyat.