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SOB to BBU: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport)
458 mi
736 km · 398 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
458 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- SOB — Sármellék International Airport · Sármellék, Hungary
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOB
- TZR · Taszár Air Base41 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport71 mi away
- PEV · Pécs-Pogány Airport71 mi away
- ZAG · Zagreb Airport83 mi away
Near BBU
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport95 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOB from BBU?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to Bucharest (BBU) is 458 miles (736 km, 398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to BBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Sármellék and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of Sármellék.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOB to BBU?
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