Kolkata to Leh distance
How far Leh is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Leh to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Leh by road
2,381 km
- Driving time
- about 29 to 39 hours
- Straight line
- 1,664 km
- By air
- about 2 h 35 min flying time
- Direction
- Leh 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 159 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Leh (Ladakh) is 2,381 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 4,762 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,664 km. The road is 43% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 28 h 51 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 29 to 39 hours.
- Leh is to the north-west of Kolkata; coming back you travel south-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Gorakhpur.
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 2,381 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 59 h 32 min |
| 50 km an hour | 47 h 37 min |
| 60 km an hour | 39 h 41 min |
| 70 km an hour | 34 h 01 min |
| 80 km an hour | 29 h 46 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 198 litres | 397 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 159 litres | 317 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 132 litres | 265 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 108 litres | 216 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 60 litres | 119 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
- Leh to Srinagar 418 km
- Leh to Manali 423 km
- Leh to Chandigarh 694 km
- Leh to Ludhiana 719 km
- Leh to Amritsar 817 km
- Leh to Dehradun 845 km
- Leh to Delhi 948 km
- Leh to Agra 1,151 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Leh by road?
About 2,381 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 4,762 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Leh?
Plan for about 29 to 39 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 28 h 51 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Leh?
About 1,664 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 h 35 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated