Bhutan Tour From the United States

How to Get to Bhutan from the United States? Multiple ways to travel from USA to Bhutan.

How to Travel to Bhutan from USA by Air

Bhutan has a strict policy on access to its Kingdom, and there are no direct flights from the United States to Bhutan. In fact, there are only five countries and nine airports in the world that have flights to this isolated kingdom. If you are planning on flying to Bhutan, then you need to get connecting flights to one of those ten airports first.

Flights to Bhutan are handled by only two carriers, Druk Air and Bhutan Airlines, both of which are Bhutanese-owned airlines. Foreign airlines are prohibited from landing at Paro International Airport, the only international airport in the country. Flights to Bhutan leave from Dhaka in Bangladesh; Bagdogra, New Delhi, Kolkata, Gaya, and Guwahati in India; Kathmandu in Nepal; Bangkok in Thailand; and Singapore.

Flights to the selected destinations in Asia for Bhutan flights can be taken from more than two dozen airports across the United States, Including Los Angeles in California, Austin in Texas, Washington DC, and New York. Flight prices start from around 460 US dollars for an economy flight into one of the nine Asian cities with connecting flights to Bhutan, and take from around 14 hours for a direct flight, and as long as 30 hours for connecting flights.

While it is not the cheapest route (which would be from the United States to India), flights to Nepal to take the flight from Kathmandu to Paro are the most popular. At around 18 hours of flying time, usually on a non-direct flight, and costing from around US$ 740, this route gives you the easiest access to Bhutan.

How to Travel to Bhutan from USA by Land

Obviously, there is no way to travel overland from the United States all the way to Bhutan, so flights need to be taken to either Nepal or India to then travel overland to Phuentsholing, the main border crossing point into Bhutan.

If you are traveling to India to get to Bhutan, the best option is to take the flight direct from the United States to either Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, northeast India, or to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. From there, it is easy to get a train to Jalpaiguri or Hasimara in the Indian State of West Bengal. India has a vast rail network that covers almost the entire country, with dozens of trains running from every station daily. From the station at Hasimara, it is easy to get a taxi or bus to Jaigaon, on the border opposite Phuentsholing, Bhutan’s main border town. - See how to get to Bhutan from India

If you travel from the United States to Nepal, you will need to get a flight to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. There are no direct flights from the United States to Nepal, and most flights connect in either Qatar, Abu Dhabi, or Istanbul. Once in Kathmandu, you have a choice of border crossing points where you can cross into India, though the border town of Kakarbhitta in eastern Nepal is the easiest and most popular. The crossing takes you to the West Bengal town of Panitanki, from where you can get a direct train to Hasimara, close to the Bhutanese border town of Phuentsholing. - See can I travel from Nepal to Bhutan by train?