No visa needed

Do citizens of Bhutan need a visa for Thailand?

Citizens of Bhutan don’t need a visa for Thailand and can stay up to 60 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bhutan: the passport opens 17 countries visa-free; Thimphu — Bangkok: ≈ 1,900 km, about 3 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Thailand without a visa on a Bhutan passport?

Yes, citizens of Bhutan don’t need a visa for Thailand for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Thailand visa rules at a glance

With a Bhutan passport you can visit 17 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bhutan passport ranks 177th of 199.
Bhutan passport: visa-free access to 17 countries; Thailand passport: 41.
Citizens of Bhutan and Thailand can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Palestine, Micronesia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Panama, Ecuador, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Thailand, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Bhutan. Bhutan visa for citizens of Thailand

Travelling to Thailand: good to know

Thimphu — Bangkok: about 1,900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Thimphu 12:00 — Bangkok 13:00.
Local currency: Thai Baht.
Languages: Thai.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ THB 33.
Thailand is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bhutan.