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LHA to VNS: distance & flight time
Lahr (Lahr Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
4,254 mi
6,846 km · 3,696 nm
8h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,254 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 48m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LHA — Lahr Airport · Lahr, 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 LHA
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport15 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport28 mi away
- FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport31 mi away
- ZQL · Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport42 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 LHA from VNS?
The flight distance from Lahr (LHA) to Varanasi (VNS) is 4,254 miles (6,846 km, 3,696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHA to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LHA to VNS?
Nonstop service on LHA–VNS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 8h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lahr and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 4.5 hours ahead of Lahr.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LHA to VNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LHA–VNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LHA to VNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LHA–VNS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.