# Distance from Sofia (SOF) to Yantai (YNT)

> 7,814 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,814 km / 4,855 mi / 4,219 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 56° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:32 in Sofia, it's 14:32 in Yantai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,588 ft (YNT is lower 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

### [Penglai Intl (YNT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ynt-yantai-penglai-intl/1ef266e0-2077-6326-8d60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yantai, China
- ICAO: ZSYT
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 37.660000, 120.990000
- Elevation: 154 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 09:32 in Sofia, it's 14:32 in Yantai.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Penglai Intl (YNT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ynt-yantai-penglai-intl/1ef266e0-2077-6326-8d60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)