Information for Regional Tourists

Getting to Bhutan

By Air

There is only one airline that flies to Bhutan and it is called Druk Air. The contact addresses of the Druk Air offices are as follows:

In India:

New Delhi
Tel: 91-11-335-7703/4
Email: druk_delhi@hotmail.com

Kolkata
Tel: 91-33-240-2419
Email: drukcal@vsnl.et

In Bhutan:

Paro International Airport
Tel: ++975-8-271856/271857
Email: drukair@druknet.bt
Visit www.drukair.com.bt for more information

By Land

You can entry from three entry points: Samdrup Jongkhar (southeast Bhutan), Gelephu (south Bhutan), and Phuntsholing (southwest Bhutan)

Entry Permit

Upon arrival immigration officers endorse your identification card: the passport or voter’s registration card. Also, please carry some passport photographs as well just in case. The permit can be extended by contacting the immigration office. The following permits are issued to visitors. You will have to go personally! The endorsement is done at the entry points in Phuentsholing, Samdrup Jongkhar, and Gelephu, if you are travelling by land, and Paro airport, if you flying into Bhutan.

Restricted area (Route) Permit

Tourists who plan on travelling to places other than Thimphu, Phuntsholing, and Paro (free zone) will have to obtain route permit from the immigration office in Thimphu (323127/F-321078.).

Special Permit

Please remember that not all religious places are open for tourists. However, most of the religious places are made accessible to tourists but they are required to produce a special permit. For this, tourists will have to contact Department of Culture (322694).

Brining in your own vehicle

Indian visitors can bring in their own vehicle but you will have to get your documents endorsed from Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA): www.rsta.gov.bt. The roads in Bhutan are narrow so the services of Bhutanese drivers and using Bhutanese vehicles are highly recommended.

Note:

  • All the immigration check posts and the offices at the port of entries are open 365 days; however the Regional Offices and the head office in Thimphu remain open only during the working days.
  • For further information please visit http://www.mohca.gov.bt/doi or email the Department of Immigration at bhutanimmi@druknet.bt