Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ESL to DEL: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
2,154 mi
3,466 km · 1,871 nm
4h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading southeast
See live ESL→DEL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- DEL — Indira Gandhi International Airport · Delhi, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near DEL
- HSS · Hissar Airport92 mi away
- AGR · Agra Airport111 mi away
- DED · Dehradun Airport130 mi away
- BEK · Bareilly Air Force Station143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from DEL?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Delhi (DEL) is 2,154 miles (3,466 km, 1,871 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to DEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 41m 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 time difference between Elista and Delhi?
Delhi is 2.5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to DEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESL–DEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.