Chennai to Rourkela distance
How far Rourkela is from Chennai by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Rourkela to Chennai.
Chennai to Rourkela by road
1,500 km
- Driving time
- about 18 to 25 hours
- Straight line
- 1,126 km
- By air
- about 1 h 54 min flying time
- Direction
- Rourkela 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 100 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to Rourkela (Odisha) is 1,500 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,000 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,126 km. The road is 33% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 18 h 13 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 18 to 25 hours.
- Rourkela 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 1,500 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 37 h 30 min |
| 50 km an hour | 30 h 00 min |
| 60 km an hour | 25 h 00 min |
| 70 km an hour | 21 h 26 min |
| 80 km an hour | 18 h 45 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 125 litres | 250 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 100 litres | 200 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 83 litres | 167 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 68 litres | 136 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 38 litres | 75 litres |
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- 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
- Rourkela to Jamshedpur 204 km
- Rourkela to Sambalpur 219 km
- Rourkela to Ranchi 224 km
- Rourkela to Cuttack 297 km
- Rourkela to Bhubaneswar 318 km
- Rourkela to Dhanbad 319 km
- Rourkela to Asansol 350 km
- Rourkela to Bilaspur 350 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Chennai to Rourkela by road?
About 1,500 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,000 km.
How long does it take to drive from Chennai to Rourkela?
Plan for about 18 to 25 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 18 h 13 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Chennai and Rourkela?
About 1,126 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 54 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated