# Distance from Patna (PAT) to Sofia (SOF)

> 5,849 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,849 km / 3,634 mi / 3,158 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 08:24 in Patna, it's 05:54 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,572 ft (SOF is higher than PAT)

## Airports

### [Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pat-patna-lok-nayak-jayaprakash-airport/1ef266df-f0a6-6cb4-ab78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Patna, India
- ICAO: VEPT
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 25.590000, 85.090000
- Elevation: 170 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 08:24 in Patna, it's 05:54 in Sofia.

## Related

- [Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pat-patna-lok-nayak-jayaprakash-airport/1ef266df-f0a6-6cb4-ab78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)