Asia · Southern Asia
Bhutan
One city in the atlas · one airport with scheduled flights
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Currency
- BTN
- Bhutanese Ngultrum
- Local time
- Bhutan TimeUTC+06:00
- Calling code
- +975
- Driving
- On the left
- Plugs
- Type C, D, F and G
Facts
Bhutan in figures
From named datasets: GeoNames, CLDR, the World Bank and Wikidata. Each is credited at the foot of the page.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Currency
- Bhutanese Ngultrum BTNToday's indicative rate: BTN 10 ≈ USD 0.105Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Also legal tender: Indian Rupee (INR)
- Languages
- Official: DzongkhaSpoken: Dzongkha
- Time zones
- Bhutan TimeUTC+06:00
- Calling code
- +975
- Driving
- On the left
- Plugs
- Type C, D, F and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110fire112ambulance113policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 796,682 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 47,000 km²
- Internet domain
- .bt
When to go
Climate across Bhutan
No month in Thimphu is both between 18°C and 32°C on average and under 150 mm of rain.
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Cities
Cities in Bhutan
The one place in the atlas: capitals, cities of 300,000 people or more, the places its airports serve, and the ones we have written guides to.
Airports
Airports in Bhutan
Airports with scheduled flights and an IATA code, from OurAirports.
Large airports
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Bhutan
Tell us where in Bhutan, when and who is travelling, and a person puts the flights, the stays and the rest into one quote.