There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to Bhutan by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Paro Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane CNS - PBH
25h 29m$901–3,067Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train, drive, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CNS - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Patgramtrain
- Drive from Patgram to Falakatacar
- Take the bus from Falakata to Jaigaonbus
34h 20m$392–1,274Fly to Gelyephug Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gelyephug Airport (GLU)plane CNS - GLU
2d 2h$487–1,329
Cairns (CNS) to Paro Airport (PBH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Bhutan is to fly and train and drive and bus which costs $390 - $1,300 and takes 34h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Bhutan is to fly which takes 25h 29m and costs $900 - $3,100.
The distance between Cairns and Bhutan is 7824 km.
It takes approximately 25h 29m to get from Cairns to Bhutan, including transfers.
Bhutan is 4h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:44 AM in Cairns and 5:44 AM in Bhutan.
There are 69+ hotels available in Bhutan.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Bhutan?
Singapore Airlines, US-Bangla, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paro Airport (PBH) once daily.
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Cairns to Paro Airport via Singapore Changi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Paro Airport via Singapore Changi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Paro Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Gelyephug Airport via Singapore Changi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Gelyephug Airport via Ngurah Rai, Suvarnabhumi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- bhutanairlines.bt
Flights from Cairns to Paro Airport via Singapore Changi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Port Moresby, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,800
- [email protected]
- Website
- eticket.railway.gov.bd
Train from Biman Bandar to Patgram
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $3–5
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $4–6
- Snigdha
- $5–8
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $7–10
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $11–13
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $17–25
- S_Chair
- $7
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- [email protected]
- Website
- nbstc.in
Bus from Falakata to Jaigaon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
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