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HAM to SOF: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
973 mi
1,566 km · 846 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
973 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m 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
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, 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 HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 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 HAM from SOF?
The flight distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Sofia (SOF) is 973 miles (1,566 km, 846 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAM to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 Hamburg and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead of Hamburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAM to SOF?
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