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SOF to RHV: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → San Jose (Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County)
6,491 mi
10,446 km · 5,641 nm
13h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RHV — Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 RHV
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from RHV?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to San Jose (RHV) is 6,491 miles (10,446 km, 5,641 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to RHV?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 12m 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 cheapest way to fly from SOF to RHV?
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