Distance from Kampala to Kolkata
Straight line
By road
Travel time
Direction
Open in the calculator (stops, directions, fuel cost) → Kolkata → Kampala
How far is Kampala from Kolkata?
Kampala (Uganda) and Kolkata (India) are very far apart: 6,515 km in a straight line, that is 4,048 miles or 3,518 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Kampala to Kolkata is 6,451 km (4,008 miles), about 83 h 23 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road follows the straight line closely.
From Kampala, Kolkata lies to the north-east (initial bearing 63°). The route crosses from Uganda into India. The halfway point is at 12.8926°, 59.2663°.
A direct flight would take about 8 h 39 min (800 km/h cruise plus take-off and landing). The road distance and driving time are calculated on the map from OpenStreetMap roads.
Other distances from Kampala
- Kampala – Nairobi 503 km
- Kampala – Dar es Salaam 1,087 km
- Kampala – Addis Ababa 1,185 km
- Kampala – Mogadishu 1,432 km
- Kampala – Lubumbashi 1,446 km
- Kampala – Khartoum 1,694 km
- Kampala – Omdurman 1,704 km
- Kampala – Lusaka 1,811 km
- Kampala – Kinshasa 1,987 km
Other distances from Kolkata
- Kolkata – Hāora 5 km
- Kolkata – Khulna 126 km
- Kolkata – Dhaka 245 km
- Kolkata – Chittagong 357 km
- Kolkata – Patna 470 km
- Kolkata – Varanasi 624 km
- Kolkata – Kathmandu 648 km
- Kolkata – Nowrangapur 708 km
- Kolkata – Allahābād 736 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Kampala from Kolkata?
By road it is 6,451 km (4,008 miles) from Kampala to Kolkata; in a straight line it is 6,515 km (4,048 miles).
How long is the drive from Kampala to Kolkata?
About 83 h 23 min on the fastest route (6,451 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Kolkata from Kampala?
Kolkata is to the north-east of Kampala, at an initial bearing of 63°.
How long is the flight from Kampala to Kolkata?
A direct flight would take about 8 h 39 min at an average cruising speed of 800 km/h.
How is the distance calculated?
The straight-line distance is computed on the WGS84 ellipsoid with the Vincenty formula, accurate to the metre. The road distance comes from OpenStreetMap roads.