how to reach bhutan?

entry to bhutan can only be made either through air or by road.

  • travel by air – there are only two airlines flying out of bhutan – druk air and bhutan airlines. paro is the only international airport in bhutan. in india, there are direct connectivity to paro through kolkata, new delhi, mumbai (seasonal), gaya, guwahati and bagdogra. for travellers from any other cities, they would have to come to any of above cities and take the flight to paro. apart from india, bhutan has direct connection to singapore, bangkok (thailand), kathmandu (nepal) and dhaka (bangladesh). for details of flights and their schedules please refer to the website of the airlines.
  • travel by road – if you want to travel to bhutan by road, there are three border points from where you are enter viz.
    • phuentsholing with jaigaon in indian side in state of west bengal – the nearest indian towns from phuentsholing are hasimara, alipurdwar, jalpaiguri & siliguri. the nearest airport to phuentsholing would be bagdogra airport. once you arrive at the airport, our representative will pick you up.
    • gelephu with dadgiri in indian side in state of assam and is about 6 hours drive from guwahati.
    • samdrup jongkhar with darangamela in indian side in state of assam is about two and half hours drive from guwahati
  • travel by rail – bhutan does not have any direct rail link. in order to reach bhutan by rail, the guests would have to enter bhutan through any of the above mentioned border points. the closest railway stations to above border points are given below:
    • phuentsholing – nearest stations are hasimara (25 kms), alipurduar (60 kms), new jalpaiguri (165 kms).
    • gelephu – nearest railway station is new bongaigaon (60 kms), assam.
    • samdrup jongkhar – nearest railway station is guwahati (110 kms), assam.
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