# Distance from Pleiku (PXU) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,522 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,522 km / 5,295 mi / 4,602 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 11:46 in Pleiku, it's 07:46 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 692 ft (SOF is lower than PXU)

## Airports

### [Pleiku Airport (PXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxu-pleiku-pleiku-airport/1ef266df-f647-6b14-9c02-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pleiku, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVPK
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 14.000000, 108.020000
- Elevation: 2,434 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 11:46 in Pleiku, it's 07:46 in Sofia.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Pleiku Airport (PXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxu-pleiku-pleiku-airport/1ef266df-f647-6b14-9c02-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)