# Distance from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,077 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,077 km / 5,019 mi / 4,361 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 174° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 10:45 in Pietermaritzburg, it's 11:45 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 681 ft (SOF is lower than PZB)

## Airports

### [Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pzb-pietermaritzburg-pietermaritzburg-airport/1ef266de-d3ef-6018-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAPM
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -29.650000, 30.400000
- Elevation: 2,423 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 10:45 in Pietermaritzburg, it's 11:45 in Sofia.

## Related

- [Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pzb-pietermaritzburg-pietermaritzburg-airport/1ef266de-d3ef-6018-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)