Getting to Bhutan

Visitors can enter Bhutan through Paro, the only international airport in the country. Visitors can also enter Bhutan from Phuentsholing via West Bengal, India and Samdrup Jongkhar via Assam, India.

Where is Bhutan

Where is Bhutan?
Where is Bhutan?

Druk Air (Bhutan Airlines) Route Map

Drukair Route Map
Drukair Route Map

Drukair (Royal Bhutan Airlines) flies to and from these destinations:

  • Paro, Bhutan (PBH)
  • Kathmandu, Nepal (KTM)
  • New Delhi, India (DEL)
  • Bagdogra, India (IXB)
  • Gaya, India (GAY)
  • Guwahati, India (GAU)
  • Kolkata, India (CCU)
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh (DAC)
  • Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)
  • Singapore (SIN)

Bhutan Domestic Flight Route Map

Bhutan Domestic Flight Route Map
Bhutan Domestic Flight Route Map

Getting around Bhutan

Once the visitor has entered Bhutan, getting around is possible only by road. The cost of transportation is included in the price of your trip if you are travelling on a tourist visa.

The drive from Paro to Thimphu takes less than an hour, passing through some of the most spectacular ridges and towering hills along Wangchu river.

A road winds up below Simtokha Dzong in Thimphu into verdant pine forests bringing to view the grand Himalayan Ranges at Dochula Pass at 10, 500 feet.

Driving Distances

From
To
Distance (km.)
Driving Time (appr.)
Thimphu Paro
65
1 hr.
  
Thimphu Phuentsholing
176
6 hrs.
  
Phuentsholing Bagdogra (India)
170
4 hrs.
  
Thimphu Wangdue Phodrang
70
3hrs.
  
Thimphu Punakha
77
3 hrs.
15 min
Punakha Wangdue Phodrang
13
  
45 min
Wangdi Phodrang Trongsa
129
4 hrs.
30 min
Tongsa Bumthang
68
2 hrs.
30 min
Bhumthang Mongar
198
7 hrs.
  
Mongar Lhuntshi
76
3 hrs.
  
Mongar Tashigang
90
4 hrs.
  
Trashigang Chorten Kora
52
1 hrs.
30 min
Trashigang Samdrup Jongkhar
180
6 hrs.
  
Samdrup Jongkhar Gauhati (India)
110
3 hrs.
  
Samdrup Jongkhar Phuentsholing
380
9 hrs.
30 min