For an adult flying from Bangladesh, the fixed official departure charges are the travel tax plus the airport development and passenger security fees. The travel tax is ৳2,000 to a SAARC country, ৳4,000 to many other Asian destinations and ৳6,000 to Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and listed East Asian destinations 1. Airport fees add US$11 for a SAARC flight or US$20 for another international flight 2. Your fare and destination visa are separate.
SAARC travel tax
৳2,000 for an adult 1
Other Asian travel tax
৳4,000 for an adult 1
Long-haul travel tax
৳6,000 for an adult 1
SAARC airport fees
US$11 in total 2
Other international airport fees
US$20 in total 2
Child rate
Half travel tax through age 12 1
Age 5 and under
Travel tax exempt 3

Add these fixed charges

Bangladesh law sets the travel tax by route. The law lists ৳6,000 for flights to North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Hong Kong, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Taiwan 1. It sets ৳2,000 for SAARC countries and ৳4,000 for other foreign air destinations 1.

CAAB's Aeronautical Information Publication lists two passenger charges. A SAARC departure carries a US$5 airport development fee and a US$6 passenger security fee. Another international departure carries US$10 for each fee 2. The airline collects these fees when the ticket is bought 2.

RouteTravel taxCAAB feesFixed total before fare
SAARC country৳2,000 1US$11 2৳2,000 plus US$11 1,2
Other Asian destination not in the long-haul list৳4,000 1US$20 2৳4,000 plus US$20 1,2
Europe, Africa, Americas, Australia, New Zealand and listed East Asia৳6,000 1US$20 2৳6,000 plus US$20 1,2

Three worked examples

A tourist flying to India pays ৳2,000 in travel tax and US$11 in CAAB passenger fees before the airfare and any airline charge 1,2.

A student aged over 12 flying to Malaysia pays ৳4,000 in travel tax and US$20 in CAAB passenger fees 1,2. The Travel Tax Act does not create a student exemption 3.

A migrant worker flying to Saudi Arabia pays ৳4,000 in travel tax and US$20 in CAAB passenger fees 1,2. Migrant workers are not listed among the Act's automatic exemptions 3. BMET, welfare, medical, recruiting and destination visa costs are separate from this departure total.

Children and exemptions

A passenger through age 12 pays half the stated travel tax. A passenger aged 5 or younger is exempt 1,3. The CAAB publication exempts children under age 2 from its passenger fees 2.

The Travel Tax Act lists exemptions for Hajj pilgrims, flight crew, qualifying transit passengers, named disability and medical cases, diplomatic mission members and several named international organisations 3. Check the legal text before relying on an exemption.

What this total leaves out

The table does not include the airfare, airline service charges, baggage, destination visa, passport, migrant clearance or recruiting costs. Those amounts depend on the traveller and the journey.

No new border management passenger fee appears in the published official sources checked on 19 October 2026 1,2. Do not add any proposed charge to your budget until a government notice gives an amount and start date.

Common questions

How much is Bangladesh travel tax for India?

৳2,000 for an adult flying to a SAARC country 1. CAAB passenger fees add US$11 2.

How much is Bangladesh travel tax for Saudi Arabia?

৳4,000 for an adult. Saudi Arabia falls in the Act's other-country rate 1. CAAB fees add US$20 2.

Do students get a travel tax exemption?

The Act does not list students as an automatic exemption 3. A traveller through age 12 pays half, and a child aged 5 or younger is exempt 1,3.

Do migrant workers pay Bangladesh travel tax?

Migrant workers are not listed among the automatic exemptions in section 4 3.

Is there a new border fee in this total?

No. No amount or start date appeared in the official public records checked on 19 October 2026.

Rules and fees change. Check the official site linked on this page before you apply or pay. Spotted an error? Email [email protected] with the official link.

Sources

  1. Laws of Bangladesh: Travel Tax Act 2003, section 3, current text (viewed 19 October 2026)
  2. Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh: Aeronautical Information Publication amendment, passenger charges (viewed 19 October 2026)
  3. Laws of Bangladesh: Travel Tax Act 2003, section 4 exemptions, current text (viewed 19 October 2026)

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