Distance from Sofia to Bucharest

The distance between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania is 296 kilometers (184 miles).

Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria

Bucharest, București, Romania

From Sofia to Bucharest, the straight-line distance is 296 kilometers, heading northeast. Sofia is situated at an altitude of 562 meters above sea level, while Bucharest is at 83 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 8-10 hours
Car 6-8 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Airplane 20-30 minutes
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)
Bucharest, Romania

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Bucharest

Coordinates: 44.4323° N 26.1063° E

Elevation: 83 m (272 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)
  • Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP)
  • Ruse Airport (ROU)
  • Silistra Polkovnik Lambrinovo Airfield (SLS)
  • Targovishte Bukhovtsi Airport (TGV)

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 Bucharest

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca 325 km
From Bucharest to Craiova 184 km
From Bucharest to Braşov 141 km
From Bucharest to Brăila 175 km
From Bucharest to Oradea 436 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Villa Nueva, Guatemala 296 km
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Glasgow, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom 296 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 297 km
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Boston, United States Queens, United States 297 km
Dublin, Ireland Newport, United Kingdom 294 km
Bogotá, Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia 298 km
Manhattan, United States South Boston, United States 298 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Mixco, Guatemala 294 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Toluca, Mexico 293 km
Dublin, Ireland Cardiff, United Kingdom 293 km
Manhattan, United States Boston, United States 299 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Barcelona, Venezuela 299 km
Austin, United States Dallas, United States 293 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Belfast, United Kingdom 299 km
Guadalajara, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 299 km
Quito, Ecuador Cuenca, Ecuador 300 km
Cali, Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 300 km

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