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SOB to BTC: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → Batticaloa (Batticaloa Airport)
4,632 mi
7,455 km · 4,025 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,632 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOB — Sármellék International Airport · Sármellék, Hungary
- BTC — Batticaloa Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BTC
- ADP · Ampara Airport26 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base53 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport67 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOB from BTC?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to Batticaloa (BTC) is 4,632 miles (7,455 km, 4,025 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to BTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SOB to BTC?
Nonstop service on SOB–BTC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sármellék and Batticaloa?
Batticaloa is 3.5 hours ahead of Sármellék.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOB to BTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOB–BTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOB to BTC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOB–BTC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.