There are 5 ways to get from Shimla to Bhutan by bus, plane, train, or taxi
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Bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Paro Airport
best- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane IXC - PBH
11h 34m$217–622Taxi to Kulu, fly to Paro Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Shimla to Kulu (KUU)taxi
- Fly from Kulu (KUU) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane KUU - PBH
8h 11m$180–711Bus, train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly to Paro Airport
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Take the train from Chandigarh to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane DEL - PBH
11h 45m$339–523Bus to Dehradun Airport, fly to Paro Airport
- Take the bus from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh to Dehradun, Uttarakhandbus
- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane DED - PBH
10h 45mBus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Gelyephug Airport
- Take the bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpurbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Gelyephug Airport (GLU)plane IXC - GLU
13h 32m$187–571
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Paro Airport (PBH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimla to Bhutan is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $600 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Shimla to Bhutan is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Shimla and Bhutan is 1413 km.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Shimla to Bhutan, including transfers.
Bhutan is 30 min ahead of Shimla. It is currently 1:26 AM in Shimla and 1:56 AM in Bhutan.
There are 67+ hotels available in Bhutan.
What companies run services between Shimla, India and Bhutan?
There is no direct connection from Shimla to Bhutan. However, you can take the bus to Zirakpur, take the line 34 bus to Hallo Majra, walk to H/Majra, take the line 17 bus to Behlana, walk to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) airport, fly to Paro Airport (PBH), then take the taxi to Paro. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Zirakpur, take the line 26 bus to Railway Station, walk to Chandigarh, take the train to New Delhi, walk to New Delhi, take the subway to IGI Airport, walk to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) airport, fly to Paro Airport (PBH), then take the taxi to Paro.
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Gaya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Lucknow, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Paro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Kulu to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Gelyephug Airport via Lucknow, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Gelyephug Airport via Jaipur, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- bhutanairlines.bt
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Patna, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Gaya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Paro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–470
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Kulu to Paro Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chandigarh to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $12–16
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- [email protected]
- Website
- online.hrtchp.com
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- $3–5
- AC Himdhara
- $4–7
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- $3–5
- AC Himdhara
- $4–7
Bus from Shimla Isbt Tutikandi to Zirakpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- $3–5
- AC Himdhara
- $4–7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Lahual Spiti Kaza Taxi
- Phone
- +91 94 18 60 56 54
- Website
- spiticabs.wordpress.com
Shimla Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 18 64 78 20
- Website
- shimlataxi.in
Tour 2 Himachal
- Phone
- +91 98 16 24 37 42
- Website
- tour2himachal.com
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