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SLV to STV: distance & flight time
Shimla (Shimla Airport) → Surat (Surat Airport)
739 mi
1,189 km · 642 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
739 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SLV — Shimla Airport · Shimla, India
- STV — Surat Airport · Surat, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLV
- IXC · Chandigarh Airport33 mi away
- KUU · Kullu Manali Airport55 mi away
- LUH · Ludhiana Airport68 mi away
- AIP · Adampur Airport81 mi away
Near STV
- NMB · Daman Airport47 mi away
- BHU · Bhavnagar Airport57 mi away
- BDQ · Vadodara Airport90 mi away
- ISK · Nashik Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLV from STV?
The flight distance from Shimla (SLV) to Surat (STV) is 739 miles (1,189 km, 642 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLV to STV?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 SLV to STV?
Nonstop service on SLV–STV 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 2h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLV to STV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLV–STV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLV to STV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLV–STV 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.