# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Galway (GWY)

> 8,478 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,478 km / 5,268 mi / 4,578 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Ireland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 23:30 in Kolkata, it's 19:00 in Galway)
- **Elevation difference**: 65 ft (GWY is higher than CCU)

## Airports

### [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccu-kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-international-airport/1ef266df-f023-6fe4-a8d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolkata, India
- ICAO: VECC
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 22.650000, 88.450000
- Elevation: 16 ft

### [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galway, Ireland
- ICAO: EICM
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates: 53.300000, -8.940000
- Elevation: 81 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:30 in Kolkata, it's 19:00 in Galway.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccu-kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-international-airport/1ef266df-f023-6fe4-a8d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)