# Distance from Bissau (OXB) to Sofia (SOF)

> 5,084 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,084 km / 3,159 mi / 2,745 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Guinea-Bissau) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 22:37 in Bissau, it's 01:37 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,613 ft (SOF is higher than OXB)

## Airports

### [Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oxb-bissau-osvaldo-vieira-international-airport/1ef266de-e816-6294-87ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- ICAO: GGOV
- Timezone: Africa/Bissau
- Coordinates: 11.890000, -15.650000
- Elevation: 129 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:37 in Bissau, it's 01:37 in Sofia.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oxb-bissau-osvaldo-vieira-international-airport/1ef266de-e816-6294-87ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)