Chennai to Kolkata distance
How far Kolkata is from Chennai by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Kolkata to Chennai.
Chennai to Kolkata by road
1,665 km
- Driving time
- about 21 to 28 hours
- Straight line
- 1,356 km
- By air
- about 2 h 12 min flying time
- Direction
- Kolkata is to the north-east of Chennai
Fuel cost for this trip
Type today's fuel price to see the cost. At 15 km per litre this trip needs about 111 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to Kolkata (West Bengal) is 1,665 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,330 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,356 km. The road is 23% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 20 h 36 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 21 to 28 hours.
- Kolkata is to the north-east of Chennai; coming back you travel south-west.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Visakhapatnam.
How long at different speeds
Your average speed over a whole trip, with stops, is much lower than the speed you drive at. On highways 50 to 60 km an hour is common; in hills, 25 to 35.
| Average speed | Time for 1,665 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 41 h 38 min |
| 50 km an hour | 33 h 18 min |
| 60 km an hour | 27 h 45 min |
| 70 km an hour | 23 h 47 min |
| 80 km an hour | 20 h 49 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 139 litres | 278 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 111 litres | 222 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 92 litres | 185 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 76 litres | 151 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 42 litres | 83 litres |
More distances
- Chennai to Tirupati 135 km
- Chennai to Vellore 139 km
- Chennai to Puducherry 150 km
- Chennai to Nellore 176 km
- Chennai to Bengaluru 327 km
- Chennai to Tiruchirappalli 327 km
- Chennai to Thanjavur 333 km
- Chennai to Salem 349 km
- Kolkata to Durgapur 195 km
- Kolkata to Asansol 232 km
- Kolkata to Jamshedpur 283 km
- Kolkata to Dhanbad 296 km
- Kolkata to Ranchi 400 km
- Kolkata to Bhagalpur 403 km
- Kolkata to Cuttack 418 km
- Kolkata to Bhubaneswar 441 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Chennai to Kolkata by road?
About 1,665 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,330 km.
How long does it take to drive from Chennai to Kolkata?
Plan for about 21 to 28 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 20 h 36 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Chennai and Kolkata?
About 1,356 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 h 12 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated