Kolkata to Salem distance
How far Salem is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Salem to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Salem by road
1,930 km
- Driving time
- about 24 to 32 hours
- Straight line
- 1,626 km
- By air
- about 2 h 32 min flying time
- Direction
- Salem 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 129 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Salem (Tamil Nadu) is 1,930 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,860 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,626 km. The road is 19% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 23 h 30 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 24 to 32 hours.
- Salem 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 1,930 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 48 h 15 min |
| 50 km an hour | 38 h 36 min |
| 60 km an hour | 32 h 10 min |
| 70 km an hour | 27 h 34 min |
| 80 km an hour | 24 h 08 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 161 litres | 322 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 129 litres | 257 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 107 litres | 214 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 88 litres | 175 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 48 litres | 96 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
- Salem to Erode 64 km
- Salem to Tiruppur 119 km
- Salem to Tiruchirappalli 135 km
- Salem to Coimbatore 169 km
- Salem to Thanjavur 182 km
- Salem to Bengaluru 187 km
- Salem to Puducherry 216 km
- Salem to Ooty 222 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Salem by road?
About 1,930 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,860 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Salem?
Plan for about 24 to 32 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 23 h 30 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Salem?
About 1,626 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 h 32 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated