There are 2 ways to get from Alipurduar to Thimphu by train, plane, or taxi
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Train to Bagdogra Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from New Alipurduar to New Jalpaiguritrain
- Fly from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane IXB - PBH
- Take the taxi from Paro Airport (PBH) to Thimphutaxi
5h 33m$329–426Train to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from New Alipurduar to Guwahatitrain
- Fly from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane GAU - PBH
- Take the taxi from Paro Airport (PBH) to Thimphutaxi
9h 44m$326–434
Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Paro Airport (PBH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alipurduar to Thimphu is to train and fly and taxi which costs $320 - $440 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Alipurduar to Thimphu is to train and fly and taxi which takes 5h 33m and costs $320 - $430.
The distance between Alipurduar and Thimphu is 342 km.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Alipurduar to Thimphu, including transfers.
Thimphu is 30 min ahead of Alipurduar. It is currently 11:46 PM in Alipurduar and 12:16 AM in Thimphu.
There are 67+ hotels available in Thimphu.
What companies run services between Alipurduar, India and Thimphu, Bhutan?
There is no direct connection from Alipurduar to Thimphu. However, you can take the train to New Jalpaiguri, take the taxi to Bagdogra Airport (IXB) airport, fly to Paro Airport (PBH), then take the taxi to Thimphu. Alternatively, you can take the train to Guwahati, walk to Guwahati station, take the bus to Gauhati Airport, walk to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) airport, fly to Paro Airport (PBH), then take the taxi to Thimphu.
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Paro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–420
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Paro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–410
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Alipurduar to New Jalpaiguri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
Train from New Alipurduar to Guwahati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $13–17
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $13–17
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