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SZR to AER: distance & flight time
Stara Zagora (Stara Zagora Airport) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
727 mi
1,169 km · 631 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
727 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SZR — Stara Zagora Airport · Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SZR
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base36 mi away
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport46 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport54 mi away
- BOJ · Burgas Airport96 mi away
Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SZR from AER?
The flight distance from Stara Zagora (SZR) to Sochi (AER) is 727 miles (1,169 km, 631 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SZR to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 SZR to AER?
Nonstop service on SZR–AER 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 2h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Stara Zagora and Sochi?
Sochi is 1 hour ahead of Stara Zagora.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SZR to AER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SZR–AER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SZR to AER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SZR–AER 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.