Kolkata to Kollam distance
How far Kollam is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Kollam to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Kollam by road
2,407 km
- Driving time
- about 31 to 41 hours
- Straight line
- 1,973 km
- By air
- about 2 h 58 min flying time
- Direction
- Kollam is to the south-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 160 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Kollam (Kerala) is 2,407 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 4,814 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,973 km. The road is 22% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 30 h 33 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 31 to 41 hours.
- Kollam is to the south-west of Kolkata; coming back you travel north-east.
- 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 2,407 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 60 h 10 min |
| 50 km an hour | 48 h 08 min |
| 60 km an hour | 40 h 07 min |
| 70 km an hour | 34 h 23 min |
| 80 km an hour | 30 h 05 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 201 litres | 401 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 160 litres | 321 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 134 litres | 267 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 109 litres | 219 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 60 litres | 120 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
- Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram 69 km
- Kollam to Kochi 135 km
- Kollam to Kanyakumari 155 km
- Kollam to Tirunelveli 162 km
- Kollam to Thrissur 211 km
- Kollam to Madurai 263 km
- Kollam to Kozhikode 306 km
- Kollam to Coimbatore 316 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Kollam by road?
About 2,407 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 4,814 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Kollam?
Plan for about 31 to 41 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 30 h 33 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Kollam?
About 1,973 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 h 58 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated