# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Varanasi (VNS)

> 5,625 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,625 km / 3,495 mi / 3,037 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → India
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 00:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:00 in Varanasi)
- **Elevation difference**: 188 ft (VNS is higher than CTS)

## Airports

### [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chitose / Tomakomai, Japan
- ICAO: RJCC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 42.780000, 141.690000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vns-varanasi-lal-bahadur-shastri-airport/1ef266df-f016-6e0c-bab3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Varanasi, India
- ICAO: VEBN
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 25.450000, 82.860000
- Elevation: 270 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 00:30 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 21:00 in Varanasi.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vns-varanasi-lal-bahadur-shastri-airport/1ef266df-f016-6e0c-bab3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)