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SOF to JIU: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → Jiujiang (Jiujiang Lushan Airport)
4,983 mi
8,020 km · 4,330 nm
10h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,983 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
- JIU — Jiujiang Lushan Airport · Jiujiang, China
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 JIU
- KHN · Nanchang Changbei International Airport43 mi away
- JDZ · Jingdezhen Airport83 mi away
- AQG · Anqing Tianzhushan Airport107 mi away
- WUH · Wuhan Tianhe International Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from JIU?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to Jiujiang (JIU) is 4,983 miles (8,020 km, 4,330 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to JIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 14m 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 JIU?
Nonstop service on SOF–JIU 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 10h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sofia and Jiujiang?
Jiujiang is 5 hours ahead of Sofia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOF to JIU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOF–JIU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOF to JIU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOF–JIU 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.