Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 800,000 (800,871) and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. Wikipedia
Cities
Cities with a full Wikivoyage guide, largest first.
Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You must have a visa to enter and leave Bhutan.
Passport validity
Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you plan to leave Bhutan.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Bhutan
Finding embassies…
For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Bhutan's embassy in United Kingdom
Finding embassies…
For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Bhutan
- Currency
- Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN), Indian Rupee (INR)
- Time
- UTC+6
- Tue 19:20 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types C, D, F, G · 230 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +975
- Languages
- dz
- English spoken by about 11%
- Capital
- Thimphu
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.