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London (LTN) – Sofia (SOF)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,055 km
1,277 mi · 1,110 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
258 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (152 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
295,894
2024 · −6.1%
Flights / week
32
Both directions, average
Seats filled
88%
337,644 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_bg), reported by the airport in Bulgaria, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from LTN to SOFLTNSOF
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LTN
110°
Heading from SOF
308°
Halfway point
47.90, 12.57
Great-circle km
2,050 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Sofia is 2 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 28,537 passengers
010K20K30KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug28.5KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202424,457
Feb 202421,934
Mar 202426,683
Apr 202427,155
May 202427,416
Jun 202425,824
Jul 202422,422
Aug 202428,537
Sep 202422,685
Oct 202426,481
Nov 202418,339
Dec 202423,961
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 152 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMay152JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024146
Feb 2024121
Mar 2024149
Apr 2024146
May 2024152
Jun 2024144
Jul 2024143
Aug 2024150
Sep 2024128
Oct 2024144
Nov 202494
Dec 2024144

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,050 km.

LTN London → SOF Sofia

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SOF Sofia → LTN London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

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.

Every airport pair between London and Sofia

SOF
LHR2,046
LGW2,016
STN2,016
LTN2,055
LCY2,013
SEN1,974

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from LTN

Route Distance Passengers / year
LTN → AMS355 km 568,697
LTN → OTP2,113 km 520,286
LTN → WAW1,460 km 459,108
LTN → BUD1,496 km 453,274
LTN → DUB435 km 402,160
LTN → LIS1,607 km 393,900
LTN → AGP1,720 km 362,371
LTN → PMI1,391 km 358,898
LTN → CDG380 km 344,298
LTN → ALC1,511 km 335,169

More routes from SOF

Route Distance Passengers / year
SOF → VIE805 km 413,741
SOF → FRA1,400 km 350,756
SOF → STN2,016 km 328,838
SOF → BGY1,143 km 306,058
SOF → MUC1,103 km 276,613
SOF → IST468 km 274,991
SOF → BCN1,770 km 223,732
SOF → VAR364 km 220,511
SOF → EIN1,673 km 209,699
SOF → MAD2,254 km 204,082

Questions

London (LTN) and Sofia (SOF) are 2,055 km (1,277 miles, 1,110 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.