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VAR to LED: distance & flight time
Varna (Varna Airport) → St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)
1,149 mi
1,850 km · 999 nm
2h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,149 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 58m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- VAR — Varna Airport · Varna, Bulgaria
- LED — Pulkovo Airport · St. Petersburg, Russia
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 VAR
- BOJ · Burgas Airport48 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport85 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base92 mi away
- IST · Istanbul Airport143 mi away
Near LED
- LPP · Lappeenranta Airport112 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VAR from LED?
The flight distance from Varna (VAR) to St. Petersburg (LED) is 1,149 miles (1,850 km, 999 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAR to LED?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 58m 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 VAR to LED?
Nonstop service on VAR–LED 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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VAR to LED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VAR–LED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VAR to LED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VAR–LED 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.