Varanasi to Nainital distance
How far Nainital is from Varanasi by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Nainital to Varanasi.
Varanasi to Nainital by road
721 km
- Driving time
- about 9 to 12 hours
- Straight line
- 574 km
- By air
- about 1 h 13 min flying time
- Direction
- Nainital 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 48 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) to Nainital (Uttarakhand) is 721 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 1,442 km.
- The straight-line distance is 574 km. The road is 26% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 8 h 51 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 9 to 12 hours.
- Nainital is to the north-west of Varanasi; coming back you travel south-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Lucknow.
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 721 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 18 h 02 min |
| 50 km an hour | 14 h 25 min |
| 60 km an hour | 12 h 01 min |
| 70 km an hour | 10 h 18 min |
| 80 km an hour | 9 h 01 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 60 litres | 120 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 48 litres | 96 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 40 litres | 80 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 33 litres | 66 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 18 litres | 36 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
- Nainital to Moradabad 108 km
- Nainital to Bareilly 156 km
- Nainital to Meerut 225 km
- Nainital to Haridwar 232 km
- Nainital to Ghaziabad 249 km
- Nainital to Rishikesh 257 km
- Nainital to Noida 265 km
- Nainital to Aligarh 267 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Varanasi to Nainital by road?
About 721 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 1,442 km.
How long does it take to drive from Varanasi to Nainital?
Plan for about 9 to 12 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 8 h 51 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Varanasi and Nainital?
About 574 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 13 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated