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LYS to SOF: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
929 mi
1,496 km · 808 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
929 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- 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 LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 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 LYS from SOF?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Sofia (SOF) is 929 miles (1,496 km, 808 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 Lyon and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to SOF?
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