Passport is mandatory for all national except for  Indian national, to travel Bhutan. Once you confirm the tour, tour operator will process your permit and same will be emailed to you.  Everyone should have valid passport including infants to process your advance permit.

The cost of a Trip to Bhutan from India will depend upon the nationality of the clients. If you are an Indian national traveling to Bhutan from India, INR 25000 will be enough for a single person to tour 5 days in Bhutan. The cost will also depend upon the hotel type and other luxury requirement.

To complete the whole of Bhutan minimum of 25 days is required. For a quick tour of Bhutan, 6 days is enough to cover the most tourist places in Bhutan. The places like Paro, Thimphu and Punakha will be covered within 6 days. You can also check 11 days glorious Days tour of Bhutan.

Bhutan is not cheap to travel to if you are foreign national as it requires foreigner to pay USD 250 per person per night. If you are the national from India, Maldives and Bangladesh you can choose to travel in Budget package.

Yes for Indian national Visa is not required but mandatory passport is must to enter Bhutan. Your visa will be given upon arrival in Bhutan.

Indian sim card does not work in Bhutan unless you make it roaming. You need to purchase Bhutan Tourist sim card which is valid for a month with data package.

There are two routes to enter Bhutan easily. If you choose to travel by road, entering Bhutan from Siliguri is the best route. Upon landing at Bagdugra airport it takes about 4 hours drive to reach the Border town of Bhutan. Process the permit, book the packages and start the tour. Another easy route is to take flight. There are easy flight routes from Kolkatta, Delhi and Bagdugra operated by Drukair and Bhutan Airlines. Read More

Yes, you can take your own car to Bhutan and for that, you need to process a car permit. You need to have up-to-date documents of the car like emission test, ownership certificate, road fitness, and Insurance. With new rules that came into effect in 2020 all Indian cars coming to Bhutan for Tourism purposes need to pay INR 4500 per vehicle per day. Check the Phuntsholing RSTA office for Car documentation HERE.

Delhi to Bhutan flight duration is only 2 hours and 20 minutes by direct flights. There is a daily direct flight available to Paro operated by Druk Air – Bhutan’s national carrier and one by Bhutan Airlines on some days of the week. Also check flights to Bhutan from India

The popular Indian city that is close to Bhutan and easy to enter is West Bengal with Phuntsholing Bhutan. One can enter Bhutan from Kalimpong, Darjeeling, and Siliguri. It takes about 4 hours to reach Phuntsholing.

As a tourist Indian nationals can stay up to one month. Only 7 days permit is granted when you enter Bhutan for the forst time and after that you need to renew every 10 days with Immigration office in Thimphu.

There is no Visa cost for Indian nationals however with new rules daily SDF (Sustainable Development Fees) of INR 1200 per person is applicable. The rule is applied for all Indian national travelling Bhutan for tour effective from 2020.

With the new rule, all Indian nationals traveling to Bhutan must have a Passport and should book all their tour with a local tour operator based in Bhutan. Upon confirmation local agent will process your permit to visit Bhutan and same will be emailed to you.

Passport is the only documents required for Indian national to travel Bhutan.