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SOF to HER: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
517 mi
832 km · 449 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
517 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from HER?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to Heraklion (HER) is 517 miles (832 km, 449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 SOF to HER?
Nonstop service on SOF–HER 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 1h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOF to HER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOF–HER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOF to HER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOF–HER 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.