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BFE to SOF: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
943 mi
1,517 km · 819 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
943 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near SOF
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport85 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport90 mi away
- SKP · Skopje Alexander the Great Airport105 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from SOF?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Sofia (SOF) is 943 miles (1,517 km, 819 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Bielefeld and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to SOF?
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