South Asia
Getting around Bhutan
Between cities
Getting around Bhutan
No railways; travel is by private car with driver on slow, winding roads. Domestic flights link Paro with Bumthang, Yonphula and Gelephu; the Druk Ride app books buses and taxis.
Key facts
- Ride-hailing apps: Druk Ride.
- Driving: on the left. Self-drive car hire isn't available; visitors travel with a hired driver and guide. Indian licences work for overland self-drives.
- Drukair
- Bhutan Airlines
Getting around by place
Sources
- Drukair
- Bhutan Airlines
- US State Department travel advisory
- Bhutan Travel: Visa
- Bhutan Travel: FAQs (SDF, guides, payments)
- TashiCell Tourist SIM
- Druk Ride
- World Bank open data
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