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VNS to SLV: distance & flight time
Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport) → Shimla (Shimla Airport)
525 mi
844 km · 456 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
525 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
- SLV — Shimla Airport · Shimla, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Near SLV
- IXC · Chandigarh Airport33 mi away
- KUU · Kullu Manali Airport55 mi away
- LUH · Ludhiana Airport68 mi away
- AIP · Adampur Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VNS from SLV?
The flight distance from Varanasi (VNS) to Shimla (SLV) is 525 miles (844 km, 456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VNS to SLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 cheapest way to fly from VNS to SLV?
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