Varanasi to Leh distance
How far Leh is from Varanasi by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Leh to Varanasi.
Varanasi to Leh by road
1,694 km
- Driving time
- about 20 to 28 hours
- Straight line
- 1,114 km
- By air
- about 1 h 54 min flying time
- Direction
- Leh is to the north-west of Varanasi
Fuel cost for this trip
Type today's fuel price to see the cost. At 15 km per litre this trip needs about 113 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) to Leh (Ladakh) is 1,694 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 3,388 km.
- The straight-line distance is 1,114 km. The road is 52% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 20 h 29 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 20 to 28 hours.
- Leh is to the north-west of Varanasi; coming back you travel south-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Nainital.
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 1,694 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 42 h 21 min |
| 50 km an hour | 33 h 53 min |
| 60 km an hour | 28 h 14 min |
| 70 km an hour | 24 h 12 min |
| 80 km an hour | 21 h 10 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 141 litres | 282 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 113 litres | 226 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 94 litres | 188 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 77 litres | 154 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 42 litres | 85 litres |
More distances
- Varanasi to Prayagraj 129 km
- Varanasi to Gorakhpur 203 km
- Varanasi to Ayodhya 209 km
- Varanasi to Gaya 239 km
- Varanasi to Patna 241 km
- Varanasi to Lucknow 294 km
- Varanasi to Muzaffarpur 309 km
- Varanasi to Kanpur 350 km
- Leh to Srinagar 418 km
- Leh to Manali 423 km
- Leh to Chandigarh 694 km
- Leh to Ludhiana 719 km
- Leh to Amritsar 817 km
- Leh to Dehradun 845 km
- Leh to Delhi 948 km
- Leh to Agra 1,151 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Varanasi to Leh by road?
About 1,694 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 3,388 km.
How long does it take to drive from Varanasi to Leh?
Plan for about 20 to 28 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 20 h 29 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Varanasi and Leh?
About 1,114 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 54 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated