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Fly Calgary International Airport to Paro Airport
best
1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane YYC - PBH
27h 33m
$605–2,406
Fly Calgary International Airport to Gelyephug Airport
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1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Gelyephug Airport (GLU)plane YYC - GLU
33h 37m
$464–1,305
Bus to Edmonton International Airport, fly to Paro Airport
1. Take the bus from Calgary North, AB to Leduc, ABbus
2. Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane YEG - PBH
30h 39m
$841–2,954
Bus to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly to Paro Airport
1. Take the bus from Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE to Cranbrook, BC - 513 Cranbrook St Northbus
2. Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Paro Airport (PBH)plane YXC - PBH
39h 56m
$804–2,832

Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Paro Airport (PBH) flights

9Weekly Planes

27h 26mAverage Duration

$623Cheapest Price

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Distance: 11,005.3 km
Duration: 27h 33m

What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Bhutan?

Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Paro Airport (PBH) once daily.

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Thimphu(opens in a new window), Bhutan(opens in a new window)

Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu as capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

Things to do in Thimphu

Tashichho Dzong(Opens in a new window)

Tashichhoedzong (བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཆོས་རྫོང) is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu. It has traditionally been the seat of the Druk Desi (or "Dharma Raja"), the head of Bhutan's civil government, an office which has been combined with the kingship since the creation of the monarchy in 1907, and summer capital of the country.

Dochula Pass(Opens in a new window)

The Dochula Pass is a mountain pass in the snow covered Himalayas within Bhutan on the road from Thimpu to Punakha where 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as "Druk Wangyal Chortens" have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother. Apart from the chortens there is a monastery called the Druk Wangyal Lhakhang (temple), built in honour of the fourth Druk Gyalpo (head of the state of Bhutan), Jigme Singye Wangchuck; the open grounds in its front yard is a venue for the annual Dochula Druk Wangyel Festival. The pass with 108 memorial chortens is adjacent to the countrys first Royal Botanical Park.

Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan(Opens in a new window)

The Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (རྒྱལ་འཛིན་ཐགས་རིགས་སློབ་སྡེ་) was founded to preserve and promote the living art of weaving which is an important part of the culture and tradition of Bhutan. Under the patronage of Her Majesty Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck, it is a non-government, non-profit organization established as an educational center for the training of individuals in traditional Bhutanese weaving.

Buddha Dordenma statue(Opens in a new window)

Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, will be made of bronze and gilded in gold. The Great Buddha Dordenma is sited amidst the ruins of Kuensel Phodrang, the palace of Sherab Wangchuck, the thirteenth Desi Druk, overlooking the southern approach to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Construction began in 2006 and was planned to finish in October 2010, however construction did not conclude until 25 September 2015. The completed work is one of the largest Buddha rupas in the world, at 169 ft and contains 100,000 8-inch-tall and 25,000 12-inch-tall gilded bronze Buddhas.

Places to stay in Thimphu

Gakyil Thimphu(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Khamsum Inn(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Le Meridien Thimphu(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

CityHotel, Thimphu(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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