Distance from Sofia to Ankara

The distance between Sofia, Bulgaria and Ankara, Turkey is 855 kilometers (531 miles).

Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria

Ankara, Turkey

From Sofia to Ankara, the straight-line distance is 855 kilometers, heading east. Sofia is at 562 meters above sea level, while Ankara is at 874 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 3-4 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1 day
Helicopter 4-5 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
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)
Ankara, Turkey

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Istanbul

Coordinates: 39.9199° N 32.8543° E

Elevation: 874 m (2,867 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Etimesgut Air Base (ANK)
  • Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS)
  • Caycuma (ONQ)
  • Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)

Other distances from Sofia

Distance 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

Other distances from Ankara

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Ankara to Istanbul 353 km
From Ankara to Bursa 325 km
From Ankara to Gaziantep 507 km
From Ankara to Diyarbakır 676 km
From Ankara to Adana 391 km

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Morelia, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 852 km
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Cartagena, Colombia Kingston, Jamaica 852 km
Callao, Peru Piura, Peru 852 km
Vienna, Austria Bucharest, Romania 858 km

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