Travel purpose
🔑 Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Bhutan by air and land. Permits required for travel beyond the border, subject to a BTN 1200/day Sustainable Development Fee. Apply permit through official website https://immi.gov.bt/
No visa required
Visa-free
₹0 (~$0)
Unlimited (only for border areas). Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Bhutan by air and land. Permits required for travel beyond the border, subject to a BTN 1200/day Sustainable Development Fee. Apply permit through official website https://immi.gov.bt/
- •Valid Indian passport, voter ID card, or Aadhaar card
- •Passport-size photographs (2)
- •Entry permit from Department of Immigration, Bhutan (at entry points or arranged through tour operator)
Last verified: 13 May 2026 · Source
All travel purposes
Business
No visa required
Visa-free
₹0 (~$0)
Unlimited (only for border areas). Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Bhutan by air and land. Permits required for travel beyond the border, subject to a BTN 1200/day Sustainable Development Fee. Apply permit through official website https://immi.gov.bt/
- •Valid Indian passport or voter ID card
- •Entry permit from Department of Immigration
Last verified: 13 May 2026 · Source
Transit
Transit data not available
Verify current transit requirements with your airline or the destination airport authority before travel.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 23 Apr 2026 · Source
Transit
No airside transit visa required
Indian passport holders can enter Bhutan for leisure, so airside transit is also permitted without a separate visa. If you need to leave the international zone (e.g. overnight layover, baggage recheck), the same leisure-entry rules apply.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 13 May 2026 · Source