Travel to Thimphu
Every way to reach Thimphu: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Thimphu is reachable from 7 places across 4 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 46m door to door. The nearest origin is 147 km away.
How people reach Thimphu
Every mode that actually calls at Thimphu, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 14 | €31.41 | 3h 46m | 1,896 km | 2 |
- 7Places you can arrive from
- 7Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 2Operators
The flight gets you into Thimphu. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Thimphu
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 14% | Siliguri, 147 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 57% | Guwahati, 253 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 14% | Delhi, 1224 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 2 | 14% | Bangkok, 1896 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Thimphu that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 57% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 14% |
| Nepal | 2 | 14% |
| Thailand | 2 | 14% |
Stations, airports and ports in Thimphu
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Thimphu
- Thimphu Inter District Bus Terminal
- Ngabiphu Terminal
- PBH
The fare from PBH into Thimphu is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

Getting from PBH into Thimphu?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Thimphu costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Thimphu
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siliguri to Thimphu flight | €31.41 | 3h 46m | 147 km |
| Guwahati to Thimphu flight | €33.77 | 3h 57m | 253 km |
| Dhaka to Thimphu flight | €50.88 | 4h 9m | 425 km |
| Kathmandu to Thimphu flight | €51.47 | 4h 12m | 427 km |
| Kolkata to Thimphu flight | €64.45 | 4h 20m | 560 km |
| Delhi to Thimphu flight | €122.27 | 5h 13m | 1,224 km |
| Bangkok to Thimphu flight | €197.20 | 6h 16m | 1,896 km |
We cannot promise Thimphu Inter District Bus Terminal still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Thimphu?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Thimphu
Common questions about Travel to Thimphu
How can I get to Thimphu?
Thimphu is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 7 places, across 4 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Thimphu?
The cheapest way into Thimphu is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 7 origins we sell into Thimphu over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Thimphu?
The fastest journey into Thimphu is by Flight, at 3h 46m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 147 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Thimphu have?
Thimphu has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are PBH. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Thimphu from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Thimphu start within 200 km. The nearest is Siliguri, 147 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Thimphu in Bhutan?
Thimphu connects to 7 places on our network across 4 countries, the furthest of them 1,896 km away in a straight line. Bhutan routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Bhutan
The wider region
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Thimphu is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Thimphu
Day trips that leave Thimphu in the morning and cover a good part of Bhutan by evening.
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