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1. Walk from Lukla to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)
2. Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Paro Airport (PBH)KTM - PBH
3. Take the taxi from Paro Airport (PBH) to Thimphu
4h 25m

Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Paro Airport (PBH) flights

20Weekly Planes

1h 8mAverage Duration

$73Cheapest Price

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Distance: 583 km
Duration: 4h 25m

What companies run services between Lukla, Nepal and Thimphu, Bhutan?

There is no direct connection from Lukla to Thimphu. However, you can travel to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) airport, fly to Paro Airport (PBH), then take the taxi to Thimphu.

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Thimphu, 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

Khamsum Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Le Meridien Thimphu(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

CityHotel, Thimphu(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Pemako(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

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