Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul – Direct & connecting routes
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FRA to IST – All flight route options from Frankfurt Airport, Germany to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These routes are operated by 26 airlines. Fly non-stop with Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines, or choose from 56 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours. 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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Frankfurt to Istanbul flights
There are over 58 airlines and as many as 1299 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from Frankfurt (FRA) with Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Salzburg, Vienna or any other of the 56 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) instead.
Frankfurt to Istanbul with Lufthansa
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member.
With TAROM
If you fly from Frankfurt with TAROM you will do a stopover in Bucharest, OTP before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 5 hours and 10 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 11:15. TAROM is a member of SkyTeam.
Distance & flight times: Frankfurt Airport to Istanbul Airport
The shortest flight time between FRA and IST is 3 hours.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 3h 0m | - | 1148 miles (1847 km) |
SZG Salzburg | 4h 35m | 1h 0m | 1154 miles (1857 km) |
VIE Vienna | 4h 55m | 3h 0m | 1152 miles (1854 km) |
TRN Turin | 5h 15m | 55m | 1436 miles (2311 km) |
BLQ Bologna | 5h 35m | 4h 55m | 1317 miles (2119 km) |
PRG Prague | 5h 35m | 1h 45m | 1183 miles (1903 km) |
LYS Lyon | 5h 45m | 50m | 1567 miles (2521 km) |
VCE Venice | 5h 50m | 3h 55m | 1237 miles (1990 km) |
GVA Geneva | 5h 50m | 2h 20m | 1469 miles (2364 km) |
NCE Nice | 5h 50m | 1h 10m | 1559 miles (2508 km) |
KRK Krakow | 5h 50m | 5h 0m | 1249 miles (2010 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 5h 55m | 1h 55m | 1265 miles (2035 km) |
DBV Dubrovnik | 5h 55m | 4h 15m | 1244 miles (2002 km) |
MUC Munich | 6h 0m | 1h 20m | 1154 miles (1857 km) |
MRS Marseille | 6h 0m | 1h 10m | 1698 miles (2732 km) |
ZAG Zagreb | 6h 0m | 1h 0m | 1168 miles (1879 km) |
RMO Chisinau | 6h 5m | 2h 5m | 1352 miles (2175 km) |
WAW Warsaw | 6h 10m | 4h 20m | 1401 miles (2254 km) |
BEG Belgrade | 6h 10m | 1h 25m | 1152 miles (1854 km) |
BRI Bari | 6h 15m | 2h 5m | 1359 miles (2187 km) |
BUD Budapest | 6h 20m | 3h 5m | 1157 miles (1862 km) |
PMO Palermo | 6h 25m | 1h 40m | 1716 miles (2761 km) |
SJJ Sarajevo | 6h 25m | 2h 40m | 1193 miles (1920 km) |
CDG Paris | 6h 30m | 1h 35m | 1663 miles (2676 km) |
MXP Milan | 6h 30m | 2h 10m | 1357 miles (2183 km) |
FCO Rome | 6h 35m | 1h 40m | 1456 miles (2343 km) |
HAJ Hanover | 6h 35m | 2h 25m | 1362 miles (2191 km) |
BSL Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse | 6h 40m | 2h 45m | 1312 miles (2111 km) |
SPU Split | 6h 40m | 3h 0m | 1238 miles (1992 km) |
STR Stuttgart | 6h 45m | 3h 40m | 1183 miles (1903 km) |
NUE Nuremberg | 6h 45m | 5h 0m | 1149 miles (1849 km) |
BRE Bremen | 6h 45m | 1h 20m | 1450 miles (2333 km) |
JTR Thira | 6h 50m | 2h 55m | 1652 miles (2658 km) |
CTA Catania | 6h 55m | 1h 55m | 1710 miles (2751 km) |
LEJ Leipzig/Halle | 6h 55m | 2h 35m | 1244 miles (2002 km) |
LUX Luxembourg | 7h 0m | 2h 45m | 1345 miles (2164 km) |
VNO Vilnius | 7h 0m | 1h 50m | 1717 miles (2763 km) |
HAM Hamburg | 7h 10m | 3h 45m | 1479 miles (2380 km) |
NAP Naples | 7h 10m | 2h 45m | 1449 miles (2331 km) |
BRU Brussels | 7h 15m | 1h 40m | 1528 miles (2459 km) |
SKG Thessaloniki | 7h 15m | 3h 15m | 1269 miles (2042 km) |
BER Berlin | 7h 25m | 4h 25m | 1322 miles (2127 km) |
ESB Ankara | 7h 25m | 4h 40m | 1609 miles (2589 km) |
VAR Varna | 7h 30m | 3h 55m | 1173 miles (1887 km) |
OTP Bucharest | 7h 40m | 2h 40m | 1171 miles (1884 km) |
ADB Izmir | 7h 50m | 2h 10m | 1451 miles (2335 km) |
ATH Athens | 7h 55m | 3h 35m | 1479 miles (2380 km) |
CPH Copenhagen | 7h 55m | 1h 40m | 1659 miles (2669 km) |
TIA Tirana | 8h 5m | 4h 15m | 1275 miles (2051 km) |
LJU Ljubljana | 8h 10m | 4h 30m | 1174 miles (1889 km) |
DLM Dalaman | 8h 15m | 4h 35m | 1684 miles (2710 km) |
AMS Amsterdam | 8h 20m | 3h 55m | 1592 miles (2562 km) |
DUS Dusseldorf | 8h 25m | 4h 15m | 1374 miles (2211 km) |
SOF Sofia | 8h 35m | 4h 45m | 1165 miles (1874 km) |
LIN Milan | 8h 45m | - | - |
BJV Bodrum | 8h 45m | 2h 25m | 1585 miles (2550 km) |
SKP Skopje | 8h 55m | 5h 0m | 1213 miles (1952 km) |




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From Frankfurt to Turkey
Below is a list of other destinations to Turkey from Frankfurt Airport with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.
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AYT Antalya Direct
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SAW Istanbul Direct
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ADB Izmir Direct
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ESB Ankara Direct
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DLM Dalaman Direct
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BJV Bodrum Direct
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TZX Trabzon Direct
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ASR Kayseri Direct
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COV Mersin Direct
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GZT Gaziantep Direct
From Germany to Istanbul
Below is a list of other cities in Germany with flights to Istanbul with either non-stop or connecting flights.
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MUC Munich Direct
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DUS Dusseldorf Direct
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BER Berlin Direct
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STR Stuttgart Direct
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HAM Hamburg Direct
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CGN Cologne Direct
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HAJ Hanover Direct
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NUE Nuremberg Direct
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HHN Hahn
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DTM Dortmund