With the good news of your visa grant, the next step is to explore travel options to your study destination. This includes determining the routes to New Zealand from Bhutan and the cost of flight tickets, so that you can prepare your finances accordingly based on the estimated price.
There are many tour operators in Bhutan that also handle ticketing, and you can even get assistance from those who specialise in international flight tickets.
Here are some options for a Bhutanese student to travel to New Zealand after getting their visa.
Both Druk Air and Bhutan Airlines have flights to Kolkata, and you can book one according to your travel dates. From Kolkata, you can take any international airline, based on their pricing.
You have the option to board with either Bhutan Airlines or Druk Air from PBH to Delhi, and from there, you can look for a flight according to your travel date and then proceed with your travel plan. From Singapore, you can fly with airlines such as Singapore Airlines or Air New Zealand.
You can also take a flight from PBH, Bhutan (either Druk Air or Bhutan Airlines) to Delhi, and after that, you can take an Emirates flight from Delhi to New Zealand via Dubai.
You can book your flight from Bhutan to Delhi and then take Air Chathams or Cathay Pacific flight to New Zealand via Hong Kong.
Bhutanese have the option to choose flights on preferred dates from PBH, Bhutan, via Bhutan Airlines or Druk Air to Bangkok. From there, they can proceed with flights via Thai Airways, Air New Zealand, or Singapore Airlines.
There are Bhutan Airlines flights from Paro that fly directly to Singapore. From there, you can choose your flight with Air New Zealand, Air Chathams, Cathay Pacific, or Emirates to New Zealand.
It is recommended that you conduct thorough research based on prices and dates, and consider transit hours when choosing your flight from Bhutan to New Zealand.