Kolkata to Rishikesh distance
How far Rishikesh is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Rishikesh to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Rishikesh by road
1,527 km
- Driving time
- about 18 to 25 hours
- Straight line
- 1,307 km
- By air
- about 2 h 08 min flying time
- Direction
- Rishikesh 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 102 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) is 1,527 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,054 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,307 km. The road is 17% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 18 h 24 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 18 to 25 hours.
- Rishikesh 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 1,527 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 38 h 10 min |
| 50 km an hour | 30 h 32 min |
| 60 km an hour | 25 h 27 min |
| 70 km an hour | 21 h 49 min |
| 80 km an hour | 19 h 05 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 127 litres | 254 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 102 litres | 204 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 85 litres | 170 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 69 litres | 139 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 38 litres | 76 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
- Rishikesh to Haridwar 25 km
- Rishikesh to Dehradun 41 km
- Rishikesh to Mussoorie 69 km
- Rishikesh to Saharanpur 106 km
- Rishikesh to Meerut 170 km
- Rishikesh to Karnal 177 km
- Rishikesh to Moradabad 182 km
- Rishikesh to Ambala 196 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Rishikesh by road?
About 1,527 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,054 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Rishikesh?
Plan for about 18 to 25 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 18 h 24 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Rishikesh?
About 1,307 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 h 08 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated