Getting into Bhutan and away as is not complicated as it appears to be. This page has travel info about how to get to Bhutan and away. There are options of taking flight to Bhutan or overland to Bhutan.
By Air
Druk Air is the only airlines connecting Bhutan with outside world. Paro is the only airport in Bhutan. We can take flight to Bhutan from Kathmandu, Delhi, Kolkatta, Bangkok, Dhaka, Bagdogra, Gaya and Yangoon. Gaya, Yangoon and Dhaka flight operations are seasonal.
Bhutan government has made it mandatory to use at least one way air travel
Surface TravelWe can also take surface travel or overland travel to Bhutan. Bhutan is bordered with India from three sides: East, South and West. While Phutsoling (Southern border) and Sandrupjongkhar (East) are two border towns that serve as ports for tourists to get in and out of Bhutan.
Phuntsoling
Phuntsoling, the southern Bhutan border town is 169km (106 miles) from Thimpu. The Indian side is called Jaigaon and connected by road with Siligurhi of West Bengal. Siligurhi has NJP train station and Bagdogra airport. NJP train station has connections with major Indian cities. Bagdogra airport connects Delhi, Kolkatta and Guwahati. From Siligurhi, Nepal border is one hour drive and another half an hour brings you to Bhadrapur airport from where you can fly to Kathmandu (1 hr).
If you are visiting Sikkim and Darjeeling before or after Bhutan, you will use Phuntsoling as the port of entry or exit. From Phuntsoling, Siligurhi is mere 6 hours drive and further one hour drive will bring you to Nepal border. Bhutan Transport operates regular bus service between Phuntsoling and Siligurhi. On request of our clients, we can arrange a private jeep transportation to Siligurhi (5 hrs), Kalimpong (6 hrs), Gangtok (8 hrs), Darjeeling (8 hrs) and Bhadrapur (9 hrs).
Samdrup Jongkhar
Samdrup Jongar served as the port in eastern Bhutan but following a Ulfa and Bodo Separatist acitivities, it has been temporarily closed.
