# Distance from Sofia (SOF) to Tehran (THR)

> 2,514 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,514 km / 1,562 mi / 1,357 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 12:56 in Sofia, it's 13:26 in Tehran)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,220 ft (THR is higher than SOF)

## Airports

### [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

### [Mehrabad International Airport (THR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thr-tehran-mehrabad-international-airport/1ef266df-7d9a-64b4-a7a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tehran, Iran
- ICAO: OIII
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.690000, 51.310000
- Elevation: 3,962 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:56 in Sofia, it's 13:26 in Tehran.

## Related

- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mehrabad International Airport (THR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thr-tehran-mehrabad-international-airport/1ef266df-7d9a-64b4-a7a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)