# Distance from Nice (NCE) to Varanasi (VNS)

> 6,972 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,972 km / 4,332 mi / 3,764 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 03:23 in Nice, it's 06:53 in Varanasi)
- **Elevation difference**: 258 ft (VNS is higher than NCE)

## Airports

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 03:23 in Nice, it's 06:53 in Varanasi.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-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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