There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Bhutan by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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
18h 19m$614–2,965Fly 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$324–1,038Fly to Gelyephug Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Gelyephug Airport (GLU)plane CNS - GLU
23h 38m$433–2,097Fly to Bathpalathang Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bathpalathang Airport (BUT)plane CNS - BUT
- Take the taxi from Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) to Gelephutaxi
24h 1m$503–2,188
Cairns (CNS) to Paro Airport (PBH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Bhutan is to fly and train and drive and bus which costs $320 - $1,100 and takes 34h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Bhutan is to fly which takes 18h 19m and costs $600 - $3,000.
The distance between Cairns and Bhutan is 7824 km.
It takes approximately 18h 19m to get from Cairns to Bhutan, including transfers.
Bhutan is 4h behind Cairns. It is currently 12:28 PM in Cairns and 8:28 AM in Bhutan.
There are 64+ hotels available in Bhutan.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Bhutan?
Singapore Airlines and Druk Air fly from Cairns (CNS) to Paro Airport (PBH) once a week.
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Cairns to Paro Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Gelyephug Airport via Singapore Changi, Paro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Bathpalathang Airport via Singapore Changi, Paro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- 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
- $310–1,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Shahjalal International Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Biman Bandar to Patgram
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- 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
- North Bengal State Transport
Bus from Falakata to Jaigaon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- North Bengal State Transport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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