How to enter Bhutan by Air

How To Get To Bhutan Via Air
Bhutan has one international airport  in Paro district which is located in western Bhutan. The country currently has just two airlines. Druk Air is owned by the Royal Government of Bhutan and Bhutan Airline is a private airline.
You can fly to Bhutan by Druk Air from these places
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Kolkotta, India
  • Delhi, India
  • Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Singapore
  • Dhaka, Banglaadesh
  • Bagdogra, India
  • Guwahati, India

You can also enter Bhutan using Bhutan airlines from Bangkok (every day), Delhi, Kolkotta, Kathmandu (thrice a week) and from Gaya (once a week).Bhutan also has three domestic airports; Bumthang in the central, Gelephu in the south and Yongphula in the east. The domestic flight is operated three times every week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Flight Booking
Regarding the flight booking, we can just book our local flights (flight travelling to Bhutan) and you can buy the tickets yourself. Or if you send us the money in advance we can also buy the tickets for you. For other international flights, you have to do all the arrangement on your own to get to your point of departure for Bhutan

 

Baggage allowance for Druk Air and Bhutan airline
40 kg max for Business class and 30 kg max for Economy class

 

Flight Cancellation policy
  • 90% refund for tickets cancelled 30 days or more before the date of travel.
  • 75% refund for tickets cancelled from 10-29 days from the date of travel.
  • 50% refund for the tickets cancelled from 04-09 days before the date of travel.
  • No refund for tickets cancelled 03 days or less before the date of travel.
Druk Air flight timing:
  • Bangkok to Paro: 3.5  hours to 4 hours with stopover.
  • Kolkata to Paro: 1 hour 15 minutes or 50 minutes.
  • Delhi to Paro: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Kathmandhu – Paro: 55 minutes
  • Singapore to Paro: 5 hours 45 minutes with stopover.
  • Dhaka to Paro: 50 minutes
  • Bagdogra to Paro: 30 minutes
  • Guwahati to Paro: 50 minutes
  • Gaya to Paro: 45 minutes
Flight timing of Bhutan Airlines:
  • Bangkok to Paro: 4 hours 25 minutes without stopover
  • Kolkata to Paro: 2 hours 10 minutes
  • Delhi to Paro: 3 hours 5 minutes
  • Kathmandu to Paro: 1 hour
  • Gaya – Paro: 45 minutes
 Website link
https://www.drukair.com.bt/
http://www.bhutanairlines.bt/

 

How to enter Bhutan by Road

Travelling to Bhutan via car is one of the common means used by the visitors. It not only gives treat to the eyes but fills one’s inner being with calm and tranquillity while passing through the green gigantic mountains.

There are three entry points for the travellers who wish to make visit to Bhutan through India viz, – Phuentsholing( Jaigaon ), Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar. Most of the travellers enter through Phuentsholing via road which is about 170 kms from Bagdogra in West Bengal. Bagdogra to phuntsholing is the shortest route compared to  rest of the entry points.  It easily accessible and one can even halt in Bagdogra for a night before heading towards Bhutan. 

From there one can hire private taxis from various places such as Bagdogra Airport or Siliguri stand. The travel fares will be between 2000 to 3000 INR. Phuentsholing shares the border with Jaigaon ( border town of India).  Once you get there, the journey to Thimphu will take about 3 to 4hours. You will really enjoy the beauty of nature as you cross various sub-tropical areas and the alpine zones. All in all, for those who look forward to the wonderful journey, I bet a road trip will surely be an exhilarating way to get to Bhutan. You can also travel to Bhutan from Kolkata by bus. There are direct buses from Esplanade Station in Kolkata.It will take you directly to Phuentsholing which shares the border with Jaigaon ( border town of India). The bus journey is about 18 hours from Kolkata but only about 4 hours, from Siliguri. A comfortable trip in a bus is assured as the buses are timely maintained. Moreover, the buses are rn by the Royal Bhutan Government.