Is Phuntsholing safe? Bhutan travel risk
Is Phuntsholing safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Phuntsholing scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Bhutan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Phuntsholing scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bhutan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Phuntsholing: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (30/100) and natural hazards (31/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bhutan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Chhukha territory, Phuntsholing is established at 26.8500° N, 89.3833° E. It lies 73.6 km NNE relative to Thimphu. Time zone observed: Asia/Thimphu.
Chhukha
26.8500° N, 89.3833° E
330 m
Asia/Thimphu
27,658
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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