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SOF to SZG: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → Salzburg (Salzburg Airport)
616 mi
991 km · 535 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
616 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
- SZG — Salzburg Airport · Salzburg, Austria
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 SZG
- LNZ · Linz Hörsching Airport63 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport68 mi away
- RBM · Straubing Airport80 mi away
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from SZG?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to Salzburg (SZG) is 616 miles (991 km, 535 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to SZG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 SZG?
Nonstop service on SOF–SZG 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 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sofia and Salzburg?
Salzburg is 1 hour behind Sofia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOF to SZG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOF–SZG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOF to SZG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOF–SZG 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.