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Paro to Trongsa by flight or road
About 256 km. The flight is fastest at 5.5 h; the private car is cheapest, from ₹7,670 per car (up to 4).
Fastest
Flight
Drukair to Bumthang + 2.5 h drive to Trongsa
5.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Private car
Car with driver / guide's vehicle via Dochula, Pele La, per vehicle
from ₹7,670 per car (up to 4)
Best value
Flight
Drukair to Bumthang + 2.5 h drive to Trongsa
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private car | Car with driver / guide's vehicle via Dochula, Pele La, per vehicle | 8.5 h | ₹7,670–₹15,280per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Drukair to Bumthang + 2.5 h drive to Trongsa | 5.5 h | ₹12,610–₹20,270per person | A few a week | flight search ↗ |
- Flight, Drukair to Bumthang + 2.5 h drive to Trongsa: Drukair ATR flights a few times a week; the 2026-27 days could not be confirmed, so check drukair.com.bt before planning around one. Flights are cancelled in bad weather, so keep a day spare before an international flight.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Private car · Car with driver / guide's vehicle via Dochula, Pele La, per vehicle | ₹7,670–₹15,280 | ₹7,670–₹15,280 |
| Flight · Drukair to Bumthang + 2.5 h drive to Trongsa | ₹25,220–₹40,540 | ₹50,440–₹81,080 |
Once you’re in Trongsa
- Best time: March – May, September – November
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, September – November).
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Plan Paro and Trongsa
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.