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HOQ to VNS: distance & flight time
Hof (Hof-Plauen Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
4,061 mi
6,536 km · 3,529 nm
8h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,061 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HOQ — Hof-Plauen Airport · Hof, Germany
- 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 HOQ
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport23 mi away
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport47 mi away
- KLV · Karlovy Vary International Airport47 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport56 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 HOQ from VNS?
The flight distance from Hof (HOQ) to Varanasi (VNS) is 4,061 miles (6,536 km, 3,529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOQ to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 26m 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 Hof and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 3.5 hours ahead of Hof.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HOQ to VNS?
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