Kolkata to Gangtok distance
How far Gangtok is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Gangtok to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Gangtok by road
691 km
- Driving time
- about 9 to 12 hours
- Straight line
- 530 km
- By air
- about 1 h 10 min flying time
- Direction
- Gangtok is to the north of Kolkata
Fuel cost for this trip
Type today's fuel price to see the cost. At 15 km per litre this trip needs about 46 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Gangtok (Sikkim) is 691 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 1,382 km.
- The straight-line distance is 530 km. The road is 30% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 8 h 51 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 9 to 12 hours.
- Gangtok is to the north of Kolkata; coming back you travel south.
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 691 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 17 h 16 min |
| 50 km an hour | 13 h 49 min |
| 60 km an hour | 11 h 31 min |
| 70 km an hour | 9 h 52 min |
| 80 km an hour | 8 h 38 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 58 litres | 115 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 46 litres | 92 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 38 litres | 77 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 31 litres | 63 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 17 litres | 35 litres |
More distances
- 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
- Gangtok to Darjeeling 99 km
- Gangtok to Siliguri 113 km
- Gangtok to Bhagalpur 391 km
- Gangtok to Muzaffarpur 470 km
- Gangtok to Guwahati 526 km
- Gangtok to Patna 538 km
- Gangtok to Varanasi 776 km
- Gangtok to Ranchi 789 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Gangtok by road?
About 691 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 1,382 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Gangtok?
Plan for about 9 to 12 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 8 h 51 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Gangtok?
About 530 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 10 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated