Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HOT to VNS: distance & flight time
Hot Springs (Memorial Field) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,288 mi
13,338 km · 7,202 nm
16h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
See live HOT→VNS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 43m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HOT — Memorial Field · Hot Springs, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, 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 HOT
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 HOT from VNS?
The flight distance from Hot Springs (HOT) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,288 miles (13,338 km, 7,202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOT to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 43m 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 Hot Springs and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 10.5 hours ahead of Hot Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HOT to VNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HOT–VNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.