Kolkata to Nainital distance
How far Nainital is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Nainital to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Nainital by road
1,409 km
- Driving time
- about 17 to 23 hours
- Straight line
- 1,170 km
- By air
- about 1 h 58 min flying time
- Direction
- Nainital 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 94 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Nainital (Uttarakhand) is 1,409 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 2,818 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,170 km. The road is 20% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 17 h 13 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 17 to 23 hours.
- Nainital 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 1,409 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 35 h 14 min |
| 50 km an hour | 28 h 11 min |
| 60 km an hour | 23 h 29 min |
| 70 km an hour | 20 h 08 min |
| 80 km an hour | 17 h 37 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 117 litres | 235 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 94 litres | 188 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 78 litres | 157 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 64 litres | 128 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 35 litres | 70 litres |
More distances
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- 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
- Nainital to Moradabad 108 km
- Nainital to Bareilly 156 km
- Nainital to Meerut 225 km
- Nainital to Haridwar 232 km
- Nainital to Ghaziabad 249 km
- Nainital to Rishikesh 257 km
- Nainital to Noida 265 km
- Nainital to Aligarh 267 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Nainital by road?
About 1,409 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 2,818 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Nainital?
Plan for about 17 to 23 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 17 h 13 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Nainital?
About 1,170 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 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