Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SOF to ATL: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → Atlanta (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
5,469 mi
8,802 km · 4,752 nm
11h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SOF→ATL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,469 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
- ATL — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near ATL
- FTY · Fulton County Airport Brown Field11 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport18 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base20 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from ATL?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to Atlanta (ATL) is 5,469 miles (8,802 km, 4,752 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to ATL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 11m 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 Sofia and Atlanta?
Atlanta is 7 hours behind Sofia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOF to ATL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOF–ATL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.