Frankfurt (FRA) – Sofia (SOF)
- Distance
- 1,400 km
- 870 mi · 756 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 25 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 176 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (104 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 350,756
- 2024 · +12.1%
- Flights / week
- 48
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 414,787 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from FRA
- 120°
- Heading from SOF
- 311°
- Halfway point
- 46.60, 16.49
- Great-circle km
- 1,398 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Sofia is 1 h ahead of Frankfurt
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 19,181 |
| Feb 2024 | 21,511 |
| Mar 2024 | 25,347 |
| Apr 2024 | 27,598 |
| May 2024 | 34,416 |
| Jun 2024 | 33,597 |
| Jul 2024 | 35,920 |
| Aug 2024 | 37,221 |
| Sep 2024 | 34,949 |
| Oct 2024 | 32,208 |
| Nov 2024 | 24,915 |
| Dec 2024 | 23,893 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 150 |
| Feb 2024 | 157 |
| Mar 2024 | 187 |
| Apr 2024 | 191 |
| May 2024 | 252 |
| Jun 2024 | 233 |
| Jul 2024 | 244 |
| Aug 2024 | 248 |
| Sep 2024 | 239 |
| Oct 2024 | 234 |
| Nov 2024 | 196 |
| Dec 2024 | 189 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,398 km.
FRA Frankfurt → SOF Sofia
EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
SOF Sofia → FRA Frankfurt
EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.