Kolkata to Puducherry distance
How far Puducherry is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Puducherry to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Puducherry by road
1,844 km
- Driving time
- about 23 to 30 hours
- Straight line
- 1,488 km
- By air
- about 2 h 22 min flying time
- Direction
- Puducherry 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 123 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Puducherry is 1,844 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,688 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,488 km. The road is 24% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 22 h 33 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 23 to 30 hours.
- Puducherry is to the south-west of Kolkata; coming back you travel north-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Visakhapatnam.
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 1,844 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 46 h 06 min |
| 50 km an hour | 36 h 53 min |
| 60 km an hour | 30 h 44 min |
| 70 km an hour | 26 h 21 min |
| 80 km an hour | 23 h 03 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 154 litres | 307 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 123 litres | 246 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 102 litres | 205 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 84 litres | 168 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 46 litres | 92 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
- Puducherry to Chennai 150 km
- Puducherry to Vellore 155 km
- Puducherry to Thanjavur 183 km
- Puducherry to Tiruchirappalli 201 km
- Puducherry to Salem 216 km
- Puducherry to Tirupati 228 km
- Puducherry to Erode 278 km
- Puducherry to Madurai 328 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Puducherry by road?
About 1,844 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,688 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Puducherry?
Plan for about 23 to 30 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 22 h 33 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Puducherry?
About 1,488 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 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