Kolkata to Shimla distance
How far Shimla is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Shimla to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Shimla by road
1,795 km
- Driving time
- about 21 to 28 hours
- Straight line
- 1,460 km
- By air
- about 2 h 19 min flying time
- Direction
- Shimla 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 120 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) is 1,795 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,590 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,460 km. The road is 23% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 20 h 49 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 21 to 28 hours.
- Shimla is to the north-west of Kolkata; coming back you travel south-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Ayodhya.
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 1,795 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 44 h 52 min |
| 50 km an hour | 35 h 54 min |
| 60 km an hour | 29 h 55 min |
| 70 km an hour | 25 h 39 min |
| 80 km an hour | 22 h 26 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 150 litres | 299 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 120 litres | 239 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 100 litres | 199 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 82 litres | 163 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 45 litres | 90 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
- Shimla to Chandigarh 113 km
- Shimla to Ambala 144 km
- Shimla to Patiala 164 km
- Shimla to Ludhiana 211 km
- Shimla to Karnal 220 km
- Shimla to Saharanpur 229 km
- Shimla to Manali 234 km
- Shimla to Jalandhar 250 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Shimla by road?
About 1,795 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,590 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Shimla?
Plan for about 21 to 28 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 20 h 49 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Shimla?
About 1,460 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 2 h 19 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated