Flights from Bologna to Istanbul – Direct & connecting routes
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BLQ to IST – All flight route options from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, Italy to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These flights are operated by 15 airlines. Fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or choose from 8 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 2 hours and 45 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Bologna to Istanbul flights
With over 262 flights every week and 9 different airlines you have a wide range of options. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from Bologna (BLQ) with Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Frankfurt, Tunis or any other of the 8 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) instead.
Bologna to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm or 7:00 pm. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Lufthansa
If you fly from Bologna with Lufthansa you will do a stopover in Frankfurt, FRA before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 5 hours and 35 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 6:00 am, 10:00 am or 2:00 pm. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Bologna Airport to Istanbul Airport
The shortest flight time between BLQ and IST is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 2h 45m | - | 914 miles (1471 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 5h 35m | 1h 0m | 1551 miles (2496 km) |
TUN Tunis | 5h 55m | 1h 5m | 1578 miles (2539 km) |
VIE Vienna | 6h 0m | 2h 0m | 1119 miles (1800 km) |
BEG Belgrade | 6h 15m | 1h 45m | 938 miles (1509 km) |
ATH Athens | 6h 15m | 2h 30m | 1147 miles (1846 km) |
FCO Rome | 7h 5m | 3h 25m | 1052 miles (1693 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 7h 20m | 1h 45m | 1330 miles (2140 km) |
MUC Munich | 7h 25m | 3h 25m | 1233 miles (1984 km) |



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From Bologna to Turkey
Below is a list of other destinations to Turkey from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.
From Italy to Istanbul
Below is a list of other cities in Italy with flights to Istanbul with either non-stop or connecting flights.
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FCO Rome Direct
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MXP Milan Direct
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NAP Naples Direct
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BRI Bari Direct
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PMO Palermo Direct
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VCE Venice Direct
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CTA Catania Direct
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PSA Pisa
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VRN Verona
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OLB Olbia