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CCU to VNS: distance & flight time
Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
402 mi
647 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CCU — Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · Kolkata, India
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CCU
- JSR · Jessore Airport58 mi away
- RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport102 mi away
- IRD · Ishurdi Airport110 mi away
- BZL · Barisal Airport119 mi away
Near VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CCU from VNS?
The flight distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Varanasi (VNS) is 402 miles (647 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CCU to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CCU to VNS?
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