MAD → SOFMadrid to Sofia

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Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Sofia (SOF): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 20 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,247 km, an estimated 3 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madrid and Sofia. Updated 23 October 2026 at 07:57 UTC.

Today, MAD → SOF

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 10:00 FB472Bulgaria Airlines On scheduleT4 ·
  2. 20:55 W64402Wizz Air On scheduleT2 ·

Checked MAD board 09:57 · SOF board 10:39

MAD Madrid smooth · +7
SOF Sofia smooth · +0
2,247 km · ~3h 23m est.
dep bank 10:00–20:5516x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 16x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live MAD and SOF delay boards

Median arrival delay is +20 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+20 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bulgaria AirlinesRyanairWizz Air

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Bulgaria AirlinesFB

Flights FB472 10:00 Mo We Th Fr Su

RyanairFR

Flights FR6410 varies We Th Sa · FR7449 20:40 Tu

Wizz AirW6

Flights W64402 20:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22FB472departed+6
10-22FR6410departed+20
10-22W64402dep +46 → arr+23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MADMadrid +7 min smooth 🌤 clear · ESE 5 kt Full MAD delay board →
SOFSofia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 12 kt Full SOF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAD and SOF: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Madrid to Sofia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAD to SOF flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MAD to SOF questions

Is MAD–SOF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAD–SOF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 and evening departures around 20:40 from MAD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SOF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MAD to SOF?

Great-circle distance is 2,247 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 189–223 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAD–SOF fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 16 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.