# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Varanasi (VNS)

> 5,820 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,820 km / 3,617 mi / 3,143 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 15:05 in Helsinki, it's 17:35 in Varanasi)
- **Elevation difference**: 91 ft (VNS is higher than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 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 15:05 in Helsinki, it's 17:35 in Varanasi.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vns-varanasi-lal-bahadur-shastri-airport/1ef266df-f016-6e0c-bab3-06bb2780ed98)
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