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Sofia (SOF) – London (STN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,016 km
1,253 mi · 1,089 nm
Flight time
3 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
253 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (150 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
328,838
2024 · +7.4%
Flights / week
36
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
361,692 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 SOF to STNSOFSTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from SOF
308°
Heading from STN
111°
Halfway point
47.88, 12.85
Great-circle km
2,012 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 2 h behind Sofia

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 28,624 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,418
Feb 202426,653
Mar 202427,738
Apr 202426,318
May 202428,624
Jun 202427,461
Jul 202426,700
Aug 202427,447
Sep 202426,139
Oct 202428,316
Nov 202428,392
Dec 202427,632
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 168 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec168
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Month Flights
Jan 2024164
Feb 2024150
Mar 2024157
Apr 2024147
May 2024160
Jun 2024155
Jul 2024162
Aug 2024156
Sep 2024154
Oct 2024160
Nov 2024162
Dec 2024168

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,012 km.

SOF Sofia → STN 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.

STN 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.

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 Sofia and London

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SOF2,0462,0162,0162,0552,0131,974

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

More routes from SOF

Route Distance Passengers / year
SOF → VIE805 km 413,741
SOF → FRA1,400 km 350,756
SOF → BGY1,143 km 306,058
SOF → LTN2,055 km 295,894
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

More routes from STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342

Questions

Sofia (SOF) and London (STN) are 2,016 km (1,253 miles, 1,089 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.