Flight Time from Istanbul to Sofia

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Istanbul to Sofia with the following airlines, including: Pegasus Airlines Turkish Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 1 hour 19 minutes to fly from Istanbul to Sofia.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Istanbul to Sofia is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 27 flight per week flying from Istanbul to Sofia. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Turkish Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- TK1031 (16:15)

The cheapest months to fly from Istanbul to Sofia is October, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our January flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Istanbul to Sofia on January 28, 2026 with Pegasus Airlines, with prices starting at SEK 230.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Sofia, with Sabiha Gokcen International Airport to Sofia International Airport (SAW-SOF) is by far the most common option on this route: Sofia International Airport (SOF).

The time difference between Sofia and Istanbul is 1h.

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