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Flights from Preston to Sofia

from £44 one way · found Oct 29

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Preston, United Kingdom to Sofia, Bulgaria

This is an international flight: Preston (United Kingdom) to Sofia (Bulgaria). Sofia is a large city, about 1.2 million people.

The antipode of Sofia

The far side of the Earth from Sofia is deep ocean at 42.7°S 156.7°W. The nearest inhabited place to it, Chatham Island, New Zealand, lies 1,594 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Sofia.

Distance
2,267 km1,409 miles
Flight time
about 5 hin the air, via Paris, plus about 48 min on the ground
Direct flights
Not foundin 3 months, with a connection
Departure airport
Manchester Airport (MAN)53 km from Preston
Time difference
+2 hSofia ahead of Preston

Are there direct flights from Preston to Sofia?

The trip does not start in Preston: the nearest airport with flights of its own is Manchester Airport (MAN), 53 km away.

We have not seen a non-stop flight from Preston to Sofia in the last three months. The usual way round it is a single change, most often in Paris, Madrid or Milan.

Preston to Sofia flight time

Sofia is 2,267 km (1,409 miles) from Preston in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading east. Sofia lies 11° of latitude nearer the equator than Preston, a different climate band altogether. Flying through Paris, the two legs add up to about 5 h in the air, and the wait between them comes on top. Counting check-in and the ride to town, it is a full travel day.

Time difference between Preston and Sofia

Sofia runs 2 hours ahead of Preston all year round. When it is 12:00 in Preston, clocks in Sofia show 14:00. A few hours forward show up on the first evening and are gone by the second.

Cheapest month to fly from Preston to Sofia

The cheapest month is November, from £44, found Oct 29.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026no data
November 2026£44
December 2026£62
January 2027no data
February 2027no data
March 2027no data
April 2027no data
May 2027no data
June 2027no data
July 2027no data
August 2027no data
September 2027no data

Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 16 to Oct 29.

Airports in Preston and Sofia

Preston

  • MANManchester Airport53 km from Preston

Sofia

  • SOFSofia Airport7 km from Sofia

Everything that flies into Sofia lands at one airport, and it sits right by the city.

How to get from Preston to Manchester airport

Manchester Airport (MAN) is 53 km from Preston. Getting there by bus takes about 48 min and costs about £1 (estimate).

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