Bhutan, a Buddhist country on the Himalayas’ oriental peak, is known for its priory,fortresses and dramatic scenes that range from semi tropical plains to hilly mountains and valleys. In the High Himalayas, edges such as 7,326m Jomolhari are popular travel haven.Thimphu is known as the Capital of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering is the Prime Minister of Bhutan. The tiny country of bhutan, wrap away in the Himalayas between China and India is common for its inventive gross national peace of mind index , a analyses device used to encourage policies that boost the well being of the crowd.
Before 1960, it was too problematic to enter into the Kingdom of Bhutan. The heavy forest in the South and high chilled passageway in the North made the entry extremely difficult. However, now it is enough more reachable through many international and multiple domestic airports due to prepared economic expansion.
How to Reached By Train
There is NO explicit TRAIN ROUTE in Bhutan. Travellers have to reach at the designate station and then take a cab or local transport to reach Bhutan. Comfortable and best oppurtunity from India are New Alipurduar, Siliguri, New Jalpaiguri Station and Hasimara
Train Passing by Siliguri
| TRAIN NO. | TRAIN NAME | TRAIN TYPE | ARRIVAL TIME | DEPARTURE TIME | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02257 | Howrah – Kamakhya Holi Special | Mail/Express Rake | 09:45 | 09:47 | ||
| 02258 | Kamakhya – Howrah Holi Special | Mail/Express | 08:00 | 08:02 | ||
| 02540 | Darjeeling-New Jalpaiguri Special | Hill Train | 16:35 | 16:40 | ||
| 02541 | New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling Special | Hill Train | 08:55 | 09:30 | ||
| 03070 | Alipurduar-Howrah Special | Mail/Express | 12:00 | 12:05 | ||
| 03129 | Kolkata – Alipur Duar SpecialFare Special | Mail/Express | 09:45 | 09:47 | ||
| 03130 | Alipur Duar – Kolkata Special Fare Puja Special | Mail/Express Rake | 21:25 | 21:27 | ||
| 03281 | New Tinsukia-Rajendra Nagar Patna Pooja Special | Mail/Express Rake | 02:56 | 02:56 | ||
| 03282 | Rajendra Nagar Patna-New Tinsukia Pooja Special | Mail/Express | 00:27 | 00:27 | ||
| 05014 | Lucknow-Kamakhya Weekly Special | Mail/Express | 07:40 | 07:42 | ||
| 0541A | Ajmer Kamakhya Urs Special | Mail/Express | 19:05 | 19:10 | ||
| 05421 | Digha – Alipurduar Puja Special | Mail/Express Rake | 09:00 | 09:30 | ||
| 05422 | Alipur Duar – Digha (Weekly) Puja Special | Mail/Express | 18:40 | 19:10 | ||
| 05641 | Ajmer-Kamakhaya Urs Special | Mail/Express | 14:25 | 14:30 | ||
| 05642 | Kamakhaya – Ajmer Urs Special | Mail/Express | 02:45 | 02:50 | ||
| 05649 | Mumbai LTT – Kamakhya (Weekly) Special | Mail/Express Rake | 13:30 | 13:35 | ||
| 05650 | Kamakhya – Mumbai LTT (Weekly) Special | Mail/Express Rake | 00:05 | 00:10 | ||
| 05705 | Siliguri – New Cooch Behar TET Examination Special | DEMU | origin | 06:30 | ||
| 05706 | New Coochbehar – Siliguri TET Examination Special | DEMU Rake | 00:30 | destination | ||
| 05719 | Katihar – Siliguri DEMU Weekly Special | DEMU Rake | 03:15 | destination | ||
| 05720 | Siliguri – Katihar DEMU Weekly Special | DEMU Rake | origin | 18:00 | ||
| 07525 | Siliguri Jn – New Bongaigaon DEMU Special (Via Dhubri) | DEMU Rake | origin | 11:00 | ||
| 07526 | New Bongaigaon – Siliguri Jn DEMU Special ( via Dhubri ) | DEMU Rake | 15:40 | destination | ||
| 07571 | Changrabanda – Siliguri Jn DEMU | DEMU Rake | 10:30 | destination | ||
| 07572 | Siliguri Jn – Changrabandha DEMU | DEMU | origin | 16:00 | ||
| 08009 | Santragachi – Alipur Duar SpecialFare Special | Mail/Express | 11:43 | 11:43 | ||
| 08010 | Alipur Duar – Santragachi SpecialFare Special | Mail/Express | 22:30 | 22:30 | ||
| 08439 | Bhubaneswar – Rangapara North Special | Mail/Express | 19:30 | 19:35 | ||
| 08440 | Rangpara North – Bhubaneswar Tatkal Fare Special | Mail/Express | 08:00 | 08:05 | ||
| 08629 | Ranchi – New Jalpaiguri (Weekly) Puja Special | Mail/Express | 02:55 | 03:00 | ||
| 08630 | New Jalpaiguri – Ranchi (Weekly) Puja Special | Mail/Express Rake | 05:29 | 05:34 | ||
| 13149 | Kanchan Kanya Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 08:05 | 08:10 | ||
| 13150 | Kanchan Kanya Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 19:50 | 19:52 | ||
| 13247 | Kamakhya – Rajendra Nagar Terminal Capital Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 14:15 | 14:17 | ||
| 13248 | Rajendra Nagar Terminal – Kamakhya Capital Express | Mail/Express Rake | 12:45 | 12:50 | ||
| 13281 | New Tinsukia – Rajendra Nagar Terminal Weekly Express | Mail/Express Rake | 03:07 | 03:07 | ||
| 13282 | Rajendra Nagar Terminal – New Tinsukia Express | Mail/Express Rake | 00:30 | 00:30 | ||
| 14084 | Sikkim Mahananda Express | Mail/Express | 14:05 | 14:10 | ||
| 15463 | Balurghat- Siliguri Intercity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express Rake | 19:00 | destination | ||
| 15464 | Siliguri – Balurghat Intercity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express Rake | origin | 07:30 | ||
| 15483 | Sikkim Mahananda Express | Mail/Express Rake | 13:33 | 13:38 | ||
| 15483XXX | Sikkim Mahananda Express | Mail/Express | 10:25 | 10:30 | ||
| 15484 | Sikkim Mahananda Express | Mail/Express Rake | 15:05 | 15:15 | ||
| 15621 | Kamakhya – Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 13:25 | 13:25 | ||
| 15622 | Anand Vihar Terminal – Kamakhya Weekly Express | Mail/Express Rake | 05:49 | 05:49 | ||
| 15643 | Puri – Kamakhya Express ( Via Howrah ) (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 19:45 | 19:50 | ||
| 15644 | Kamakhya – Puri Express ( via Howrah ) (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 08:02 | 08:07 | ||
| 15661 | Ranchi – Kamakhya Weekly Express | Mail/Express Rake | 13:35 | 13:40 | ||
| 15662 | Kamakhya – Ranchi Weekly Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 21:05 | 21:10 | ||
| 15719 | Katihar – Siliguri Jn InterCity Express | Mail/Express Rake | 11:15 | destination | ||
| 15720 | Siliguri Jn – Katihar InterCity Express | Mail/Express Rake | origin | 15:00 | ||
| 15721 | Paharia Express | Mail/Express Rake | 09:10 | 09:10 | ||
| 15722 | Paharia Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 20:32 | 20:32 | ||
| 15741 | New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express Rake | 17:10 | 17:15 | ||
| 15742 | Alipurduar New Jalpaiguri Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express Rake | 09:45 | 09:50 | ||
| 15762 | Guwahati Express | Mail/Express Rake | 21:00 | 21:05 | ||
| 15765 | Siliguri Jn. – Dhubri InterCity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express Rake | origin | 06:10 | ||
| 15765XX | Dhubri InterCity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express | 06:00 | 06:05 | ||
| 15766 | Dhubri – Siliguri Jn. InterCity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express Rake | 21:45 | destination | ||
| 15766XX | XXXDhubri-New Jalpaiguri Intercity ExpressXXX (UnReserved) | Mail/Express | 19:30 | 19:35 | ||
| 15767 | Siliguri – Alipur Duar Intercity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express | origin | 16:45 | ||
| 15768 | Alipur Duar – Siliguri Intercity Express (UnReserved) | Mail/Express | 10:00 | destination | ||
| 15905 | Kanniyakumari – Dibrugarh Vivek Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 10:29 | 10:29 | ||
| 15906 | Dibrugarh – Kanniyakumari Vivek Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 21:37 | 21:37 | ||
| 15941 | Jhajha – Dibrugarh Weekly Express | Mail/Express Rake | 13:35 | 13:40 | ||
| 15942 | Dibrugarh – Jhajha Weekly Express | Mail/Express Rake | 02:53 | 02:55 | ||
| 18629 | Ranchi – New Jalpaiguri Weekly Express | Mail/Express | 02:58 | 03:00 | ||
| 18630 | New Jalpaiguri – Ranchi Weekly Express | Mail/Express | 05:39 | 05:41 | ||
| 19305 | Indore – Guwahati Weekly Express | Mail/Express Rake | 03:55 | 03:55 | ||
| 19306 | Guwahati – Indore Weekly Express (PT) | Mail/Express Rake | 13:25 | 13:25 | ||
| 19709 | Jaipur – Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express (PT) | Mail/Express | 14:35 | 14:35 | ||
| 19710 | Kamakhya – Jaipur Kavi Guru Express (PT) | Mail/Express | 03:29 | 03:29 | ||
| 22501 | KSR Bengaluru – New Tinsukia Weekly SF Express (PT) | SuperFast Rake | 00:10 | 00:12 | ||
| 22502 | New Tinsukia – KSR Bengaluru SuperFast Express (PT) | SuperFast Rake | 13:45 | 13:47 | ||
| 22511 | Mumbai LTT – Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express (PT) | SuperFast Rake | 09:50 | 09:55 | ||
| 22512 | Kamakhya – Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express (PT) | SuperFast Rake | 02:53 | 02:55 | ||
| 22611 | Chennai Central – New Jalpaiguri SF Express (PT) | SuperFast Rake | 04:00 | 04:00 | ||
| 22612 | New Jalpaiguri – Chennai Central SF Express (PT) | SuperFast Rake | 21:30 | 21:30 | ||
| 52540 | Darjeeling – New Jalpaiguri (Toy Train) Passenger | Hill Train Rake | 14:33 | 14:36 | ||
| 52541 | New Jalpaiguri – Darjeeling (Toy Train) Passenger | Hill Train Rake | 08:56 | 09:01 | ||
| 52541N | New Jalpaiguri Darjeeling NG Toy Train | Hill Train | 09:35 | 09:35 | ||
| 52542 | Kurseong – New Jalpaiguri NG Passenger | Hill Train | 17:41 | 17:43 | ||
| 52543 | New Jalpaiguri – Kurseong NG passenger | Hill Train | 08:53 | 08:55 | ||
| 52559 | Jungle Safari | Hill Train Rake | origin | 10:30 | ||
| 55467 | Siliguri – Bamanhat Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger Rake | origin | 07:15 | ||
| 55468 | Bamanhat – Siliguri Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger Rake | 18:15 | destination | ||
| 55725 | New Jalpaiguri – Alipur Duar Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger Rake | 18:11 | 18:12 | ||
| 55726 | AlipurDuar – New Jalpaiguri Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger Rake | 09:30 | 09:32 | ||
| 55793 | New Jalpaiguri Bamanhat Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger | 08:20 | 08:25 | ||
| 55794 | Bamanhat New Jalpaiguri Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger | 17:10 | 17:15 | ||
| 5641 | Guwahati Express | Mail/Express Rake | 13:30 | 13:35 | ||
| 5642 | Guwahati Jhajha Express | Mail/Express Rake | 02:45 | 02:50 | ||
| 5717 | Dooars exp (MG) | Mail/Express Rake | 20:45 | 21:15 | ||
| 72501 | Siliguri jn – Bagdogra MG RailBus | DEMU | origin | 09:15 | ||
| 72502 | Bagdogra – Siliguri Jn MG Railbus | DEMU | 10:30 | destination | ||
| 72503 | Siliguri jn – Bagdogra MG RailBus | DEMU | origin | 18:30 | ||
| 72504 | Bagdogra – Siliguri Jn MG Railbus | DEMU | 19:35 | destination | ||
| 729NF | New Jalpaiguri Bamanhat Passenger (UnReserved) | Passenger | 08:20 | 08:25 | ||
| 75705 | NJP-Siliguri-Alubari Road-NJP -SGUJ Ring DEMU | DEMU | 16:13 | 16:15 | ||
| 75705 | NJP-Siliguri-Alubari Road-NJP -SGUJ Ring DEMU | DEMU | 20:00 | 20:00 | ||
| 75705-Slip | NJP-SGUJ-AUB-NJP-SGUJ Ring DEMU (AUB-NJP-SGUJ Part) | DEMU | 20:20 | destination | ||
| 75706-Slip | SGUJ-NJP-AUB-SGUJ-NJP( AUB-SGUJ-NJP Part)Ring DEMU | DEMU | 08:30 | 08:32 | ||
| 75707 | Radhikapur – Siliguri DEMU | DEMU Rake | 12:05 | destination | ||
| 75708 | Siliguri – Radhikapur DEMU | DEMU Rake | origin | 17:30 | ||
| 75709 | Bunaidpur – New Jalpaiguri DEMU | DEMU | 12:03 | 12:05 | ||
| 75710 | New Jalpaiguri – Bunaidpur DEMU | DEMU | 15:15 | 15:17 | ||
| 75711 | Buniadpur-New Jalpaiguri DEMU | DEMU | 12:00 | 12:03 | ||
| 75712 | New Jalpaiguri-Buniadpur DEMU | DEMU | 15:15 | 15:17 | ||
| 75713 | Siliguri Jn – New Coochbehar DEMU ( Via – Changrabandha ) | DEMU Rake | origin | 15:45 | ||
| 75714 | New Coochbehar – Siliguri Jn DEMU ( Via – Changrabandha ) | DEMU Rake | 11:45 | destination | ||
| 75715 | Siliguri – Dinhata DEMU | DEMU Rake | origin | 05:00 | ||
| 75716 | Dinhata – Siliguri DEMU | DEMU Rake | 19:10 | destination | ||
| 75717 | Siliguri – Bamanhat DEMU | DEMU Rake | origin | 16:00 | ||
| 75718 | Bamanhat – Siliguri DEMU | DEMU Rake | 11:20 | destination | ||
| 75719 | Malda Court – Siliguri Jn DEMU | DEMU Rake | 15:45 | destination | ||
| 75720 | Siliguri Jn – Malda Court DEMU | DEMU Rake | origin | 10:20 | ||
| 75721 | Siliguri – Haldibari DEMU | DEMU Rake | origin | 17:00 | ||
| 75722 | Haldibari – Siliguri DEMU | DEMU Rake | 10:15 | destination | ||
| 75743 | Katihar – Siliguri DEMU | DEMU Rake | 00:10 | destination | ||
| 75744 | Siliguri – Katihar DEMU | DEMU Rake | origin | 04:00 | ||
| DnFspl | New Jalpaiguri – Kishanganj Flood DEMU Special | DEMU | 08:25 | 08:30 | ||
| UpFSpl | Kishanganj – New Jalpaiguri FLOOD DEMU Special | DEMU | 15:10 | 15:15 | ||
| X05611 | Mumbai LTT – Kamakhya (Guwahati ) Special | Mail/Express | 09:45 | 09:50 | ||
| X5720 | Katihar-Siliguri DEMU Special | DEMU Rake | origin | 18:00 | ||
One of the best options for travellers heading to Bhutan by land is New Jalpaiguri Station in Siliguri. Direct shared taxis and buses from Siliguri to Jaigaon are available.
By Train and Bus – As the area between the border and Delhi is quite lenghty, you cannot reach it by pure bus journey. A better privilege would be a combination of both train and bus journey. So your route would be:
Delhi > Train to Kolkata > Bus to Jaigaon – Phuentsholing
Reach By Air
1. Direct Flight from Delhi to Bhutan – The Paro International Airport is the only runway in Bhutan that has international arrivals. It has direct flights from Bagdogra, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata and Mumbai. The only airservice running from it are Bhutan Airlines and Druk Air. Flights can be booked only through the websites of these airlines.
Flights from Delhi to Paro (Bhutan)
| Airline | Flight Number | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Schedule | Fare |
| Druk Air | 205 | 6:30 | 10:25 | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | Rs. 31,623 (Economy) |
| Bhutan Airlines | B3774 | 12:35 | 16:15 | Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday | Rs. 31,623 (Economy) |
As you can have a look here, flights from Delhi to Paro in Bhutan can be quite expensive. Journey duration is very short though as compared to road journey as it is only about 4 to 5 hours in total. Once you arrive the Paro International Airport, you just need to show your passport and identification proof then you’re entry permit would be given to you.
2. Alternative (Road + Air) – Another good option is to reach either Kolkata or Bagdogra by land and then from there, take a flight to reach Paro. This would cost considerably less although you do have to spend some money on your road journey too.