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SPA to VNS: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,149 mi
13,115 km · 7,081 nm
16h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,149 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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
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Near SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from VNS?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,149 miles (13,115 km, 7,081 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 27m 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 SPA to VNS?
Nonstop service on SPA–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 16h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPA to VNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPA–VNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPA to VNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPA–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.