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Thimphu to Bumthang (Jakar) by flight, bus or road
About 268 km. The flight is fastest at 4.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹470 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Car to Paro airport + Drukair to Bumthang
4.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Public bus from the Thimphu / town bus terminal
from ₹470 per person
Best value
Flight
Car to Paro airport + Drukair to Bumthang
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, Yotong La, per vehicle | 9.5 h | ₹8,000–₹15,940per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | Public bus from the Thimphu / town bus terminal | 12.8 h | ₹470per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Car to Paro airport + Drukair to Bumthang | 4.5 h | ₹12,410–₹19,870per person | A few a week | flight search ↗ |
- Bus, Public bus from the Thimphu / town bus terminal: For Indian visitors with a route permit: tourists on a visa travel in their operator's vehicle. Buy tickets a day ahead at the bus terminal; long routes leave early in the morning and some run only on certain days.
- Flight, Car to Paro airport + Drukair to Bumthang: 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, Yotong La, per vehicle | ₹8,000–₹15,940 | ₹8,000–₹15,940 |
| Bus · Public bus from the Thimphu / town bus terminal | ₹940 | ₹1,880 |
| Flight · Car to Paro airport + Drukair to Bumthang | ₹24,820–₹39,740 | ₹49,640–₹79,480 |
Once you’re in Bumthang (Jakar)
- Best time: March – May, September – November
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, September – November). Jambay Lhakhang Drup can fall this month.
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Plan Thimphu and Bumthang (Jakar)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.