# Distance from Tehran (IKA) to Sofia (SOF)

> 2,515 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,515 km / 1,563 mi / 1,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -0.5h (When it's 14:36 in Tehran, it's 14:06 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,563 ft (SOF is lower than IKA)

## Airports

### [Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ika-tehran-imam-khomeini-international-airport/1ef266df-7d90-6d1a-ab04-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tehran, Iran
- ICAO: OIIE
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.420000, 51.150000
- Elevation: 3,305 ft

### [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sofia, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBSF
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.700000, 23.410000
- Elevation: 1,742 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:36 in Tehran, it's 14:06 in Sofia.

## Related

- [Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ika-tehran-imam-khomeini-international-airport/1ef266df-7d90-6d1a-ab04-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)