Distance from Cape Town to Sofia

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Sofia, Bulgaria is 8,499 kilometers (5,281 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria

From Cape Town to Sofia, the straight-line distance is 8,499 kilometers, heading north. Cape Town is at 25 meters above sea level, while Sofia is at 562 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 days
Motorcycle 10-12 days
Car 8-10 days
Airplane 12-14 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Cape Town, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.9258° S 18.4232° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
  • Langebaanweg Airport (SDB)
  • Robertson Airport (ROD)
  • Overberg Airport (OVG)
  • Vredendal Airport (VRE)
Sofia, Bulgaria

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Sofia

Coordinates: 42.6975° N 23.3242° E

Elevation: 562 m (1,844 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Sofia Airport (SOF)
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI)
  • Plovdiv Airport (PDV)
  • Vidin Smurdan Airfield (VID)
  • Skopje International Airport (SKP)

Other distances from Cape Town

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cape Town to Johannesburg 1,261 km
From Cape Town to Pretoria 1,307 km
From Cape Town to Durban 1,274 km
From Cape Town to Soweto 1,243 km
From Cape Town to Port Elizabeth 665 km

Other distances from Sofia

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Sofia to Plovdiv 132 km
From Sofia to Varna 379 km
From Sofia to Burgas 341 km
From Sofia to Stara Zagora 193 km
From Sofia to Ruse 249 km

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Dublin, Ireland Tlalpan, Mexico 8,499 km
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São Paulo, Brazil Milwaukee, United States 8,498 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Manhattan, United States 8,500 km
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Cancún, Mexico Palma, Spain 8,501 km
Cairo, Egypt Seoul, South Korea 8,501 km
London, United Kingdom Phoenix, United States 8,501 km
Valencia, Spain Mérida, Mexico 8,496 km
La Paz, Bolivia Benin City, Nigeria 8,502 km
Torreón, Mexico Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,496 km
Miami, United States Warsaw, Poland 8,502 km

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