Chennai to Sambalpur distance
How far Sambalpur is from Chennai by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Sambalpur to Chennai.
Chennai to Sambalpur by road
1,291 km
- Driving time
- about 16 to 21 hours
- Straight line
- 1,011 km
- By air
- about 1 h 46 min flying time
- Direction
- Sambalpur is to the north 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 86 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to Sambalpur (Odisha) is 1,291 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 2,582 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,011 km. The road is 28% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 15 h 48 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 16 to 21 hours.
- Sambalpur is to the north of Chennai; coming back you travel south-west.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Kakinada.
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 1,291 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 32 h 16 min |
| 50 km an hour | 25 h 49 min |
| 60 km an hour | 21 h 31 min |
| 70 km an hour | 18 h 27 min |
| 80 km an hour | 16 h 08 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 108 litres | 215 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 86 litres | 172 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 72 litres | 143 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 59 litres | 117 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 32 litres | 65 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
- Sambalpur to Rourkela 219 km
- Sambalpur to Bilaspur 254 km
- Sambalpur to Cuttack 265 km
- Sambalpur to Raipur 271 km
- Sambalpur to Bhubaneswar 283 km
- Sambalpur to Bhilai 300 km
- Sambalpur to Ranchi 330 km
- Sambalpur to Puri 348 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Chennai to Sambalpur by road?
About 1,291 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 2,582 km.
How long does it take to drive from Chennai to Sambalpur?
Plan for about 16 to 21 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 15 h 48 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Chennai and Sambalpur?
About 1,011 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 46 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated