# Distance from Colombo (RML) to Sofia (SOF)

> 6,792 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,792 km / 4,221 mi / 3,668 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 03:25 in Colombo, it's 00:55 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,720 ft (SOF is higher than RML)

## Airports

### [Colombo Int Arpt Ratmalana Airport (RML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rml-colombo-colombo-int-arpt-ratmalana-airport/1ef266df-ef68-603c-ba57-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCC
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.820000, 79.890000
- Elevation: 22 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 03:25 in Colombo, it's 00:55 in Sofia.

## Related

- [Colombo Int Arpt Ratmalana Airport (RML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rml-colombo-colombo-int-arpt-ratmalana-airport/1ef266df-ef68-603c-ba57-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)