Kolkata to Gorakhpur distance
How far Gorakhpur is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Gorakhpur to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Gorakhpur by road
837 km
- Driving time
- about 10 to 14 hours
- Straight line
- 688 km
- By air
- about 1 h 22 min flying time
- Direction
- Gorakhpur is to the north-west 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 56 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) is 837 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 1,674 km.
- The straight-line distance is 688 km. The road is 22% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 10 h 18 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 10 to 14 hours.
- Gorakhpur is to the north-west of Kolkata; coming back you travel south-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Gaya.
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 837 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 20 h 56 min |
| 50 km an hour | 16 h 44 min |
| 60 km an hour | 13 h 57 min |
| 70 km an hour | 11 h 57 min |
| 80 km an hour | 10 h 28 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 70 litres | 140 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 56 litres | 112 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 46 litres | 93 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 38 litres | 76 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 21 litres | 42 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
- Gorakhpur to Ayodhya 133 km
- Gorakhpur to Varanasi 203 km
- Gorakhpur to Muzaffarpur 246 km
- Gorakhpur to Prayagraj 249 km
- Gorakhpur to Patna 265 km
- Gorakhpur to Lucknow 273 km
- Gorakhpur to Gaya 344 km
- Gorakhpur to Kanpur 353 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Gorakhpur by road?
About 837 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 1,674 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Gorakhpur?
Plan for about 10 to 14 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 10 h 18 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Gorakhpur?
About 688 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 22 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated