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Everything you need to know on "How to Travel to Bhutan" from New Delhi.
Travelling to Bhutan by Land:
We can take trains to New Jalpaiguri railway station in west Bengal either from Chandigarh or Delhi Anand Vihar Terminal Train from Chandigarh is twice a week Sunday and Wednesday. From Delhi we have many trains on daily basis. Ticket price is almost same in sleeper class within the range of INR 600 - 800 one side journey. As I was travelling on Tuesday, so I had to catch the bus from Delhi. So I travelled to Delhi by BUS paid INR 245/- to ISBT and Metro from ISBT to Anand Vihar Terminal paid INR 24/-. Train Journey Time may vary between 24-25 Hours to 33-35 hours depending upon the train we select. Trains are 3 to 5 hours late normally on this route.
“Where from can I get the bus to Jaigaon” – I asked
Bus started at 1:40 PM, 10 minutes late to the scheduled time. I reached Hasimara in 110 Rupees and 5 Hours 30 Minutes .
At Hasimara, we got a local Auto and to Jaigaon, which were readily available. In 40 minutes and 30 Rupees I reached at Jaigaon. Here, I got my first 20 rupees currency note of Bhutan.
Currency:
No Need to be worried about the currency conversion. Except INR 2000 rupees notes, all the currency notes are happily accepted in Bhutan. Infact there is no problem at all in terms of currency.
Stay:
At Jaigaon, only 2 types of Hotel rooms I could found near the gate. INR 350 for double occupancy and with attached bathroom and INR 250 for Single Bed room and with or without attached bathroom ( that’s means we have to use a common bathroom). Rate is almost ranging between 250 to 300. If you can cross the boarder and come to Bhutan side, which is allowed to come and stay. Hotel Rooms quality is much better, simply add 100 rupees i.e. INR 350 to 450. Food is costly at Jaigaon and in Phuentsholing also.
Beers are very economical here at Phuentsholing. 90 or 100 rupees. Druk is a Bhutanese Beer Brand.
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