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Flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul

FRA to IST flights and routes map FRA to IST. All flight routes from Frankfurt Airport, Germany to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These routes are operated by 24 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop with Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines, or choose from 51 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours.

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Germany FRA Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Germany
Turkiye IST Istanbul Airport, Turkiye
FRA
Frankfurt Airport
GermanyFrankfurt, Germany
Istanbul Airport
TurkiyeIstanbul, Turkiye
IST
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Non-stop routes:

Duration

Lufthansa
Non-stop with Lufthansa. 2-3 flights per day.

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3h 00m

Lufthansa
Non-stop with Lufthansa.
3h 00m
2-3 flights per day.
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Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines. 4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
3h 10m

Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines.
3h 10m
4 flights per day.
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Bucharest OTP
1 stop with TAROM. 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 15m

Via Bucharest OTP
1 stop with TAROM.
5h 15m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Warsaw WAW
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 50m

Via Warsaw WAW
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines.
5h 50m
2 flights per day.
LOT.COM
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Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia. 0-1 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 15m

Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia.
6h 15m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines.

SCHEDULE
7h 50m

Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines.
7h 50m
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Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM.

SCHEDULE
8h 05m

Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM.
8h 05m
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Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France.

SCHEDULE
8h 25m

Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France.
8h 25m
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Salzburg SZG With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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4h 35m

Via Salzburg SZG
4h 35m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Zagreb ZAG With Lufthansa & Croatia Airlines
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
4h 40m

Via Zagreb ZAG
4h 40m
With Lufthansa & Croatia Airlines
CODESHARE
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Via Vienna VIE With Lufthansa & Asiana Airlines 2 flights per day.
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
4h 45m

Via Vienna VIE
4h 45m
With Lufthansa & Asiana Airlines 2 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse BSL With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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5h 15m

Via Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse BSL
5h 15m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Hanover HAJ With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.

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5h 15m

Via Hanover HAJ
5h 15m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.
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Via Prague PRG With Lufthansa & Uzbekistan Airways 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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5h 25m

Via Prague PRG
5h 25m
With Lufthansa & Uzbekistan Airways 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Lyon LYS With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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5h 30m

Via Lyon LYS
5h 30m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Bologna BLQ With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 35m

Via Bologna BLQ
5h 35m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-3 flights per day.
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Via Marseille MRS With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 45m

Via Marseille MRS
5h 45m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Nice NCE With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 50m

Via Nice NCE
5h 50m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Warsaw WAW With Lufthansa & LOT - Polish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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5h 55m

Via Warsaw WAW
5h 55m
With Lufthansa & LOT - Polish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Munich MUC With Lufthansa & Asiana Airlines 2 flights per day.
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
6h 00m

Via Munich MUC
6h 00m
With Lufthansa & Asiana Airlines 2 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Zurich ZRH With Lufthansa & Asiana Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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6h 00m

Via Zurich ZRH
6h 00m
With Lufthansa & Asiana Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Geneva GVA With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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6h 10m

Via Geneva GVA
6h 10m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Naples NAP With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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6h 10m

Via Naples NAP
6h 10m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Milan MXP With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.

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6h 10m

Via Milan MXP
6h 10m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.
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Via Venice VCE With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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6h 10m

Via Venice VCE
6h 10m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Belgrade BEG 1 stop with Air Serbia. 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
6h 15m

Via Belgrade BEG
6h 15m
1 stop with Air Serbia. 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Hamburg HAM With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 7-10 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 20m

Via Hamburg HAM
6h 20m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 7-10 flights per day.
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Via Bari BRI With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
6h 20m

Only saturdays
Via Bari BRI
6h 20m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
CODESHARE
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Via Sarajevo SJJ With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 20m

Via Sarajevo SJJ
6h 20m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Dubrovnik DBV With Lufthansa & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Tue,Thu & Sun
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
6h 25m

Tue,Thu & Sun
Via Dubrovnik DBV
6h 25m
With Lufthansa & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Tue,Thu & Sun
CODESHARE
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Via Chisinau RMO With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 25m

Via Chisinau RMO
6h 25m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Rome FCO With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 30m

Via Rome FCO
6h 30m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 4 flights per day.
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Via Split SPU With Condor & Croatia Airlines
Only thursdays

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6h 40m

Only thursdays
Via Split SPU
6h 40m
With Condor & Croatia Airlines
Only thursdays
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Via Luxembourg LUX 1 stop with Luxair. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Wed & Sat
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
6h 40m

Mon,Wed & Sat
Via Luxembourg LUX
6h 40m
1 stop with Luxair. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Wed & Sat
CODESHARE
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Via Stuttgart STR With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 45m

Via Stuttgart STR
6h 45m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Nuremberg NUE With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 45m

Via Nuremberg NUE
6h 45m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.
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Via Budapest BUD With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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6h 45m

Via Budapest BUD
6h 45m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Amsterdam AMS With Lufthansa & KLM 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 55m

Via Amsterdam AMS
6h 55m
With Lufthansa & KLM 2 flights per day.
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Via Bucharest OTP With Lufthansa & TAROM 0-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 00m

Via Bucharest OTP
7h 00m
With Lufthansa & TAROM 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Thessaloniki SKG 1 stop with Aegean Airlines.
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
7h 05m

Via Thessaloniki SKG
7h 05m
1 stop with Aegean Airlines.
CODESHARE
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Via Vilnius VNO With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 05m

Via Vilnius VNO
7h 05m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Berlin BER With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 5-8 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 15m

Via Berlin BER
7h 15m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 5-8 flights per day.
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Via Copenhagen CPH With Lufthansa & Scandinavian Airlines 3 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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7h 15m

Via Copenhagen CPH
7h 15m
With Lufthansa & Scandinavian Airlines 3 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Palermo PMO With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only sundays

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7h 20m

Only sundays
Via Palermo PMO
7h 20m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only sundays
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Via Bremen BRE With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 40m

Via Bremen BRE
7h 40m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Leipzig/Halle LEJ With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 45m

Via Leipzig/Halle LEJ
7h 45m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Athens ATH 1 stop with Aegean Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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7h 50m

Via Athens ATH
7h 50m
1 stop with Aegean Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Krakow KRK With Lufthansa & LOT - Polish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 50m

Via Krakow KRK
7h 50m
With Lufthansa & LOT - Polish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
LOT.COM
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Via Catania CTA With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri

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7h 50m

Mon & Fri
Via Catania CTA
7h 50m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
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Via Sofia SOF With Bulgaria Air & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed & Sun

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7h 55m

Wed & Sun
Via Sofia SOF
7h 55m
With Bulgaria Air & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed & Sun
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Via Brussels BRU With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 55m

Via Brussels BRU
7h 55m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.
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Via Izmir ADB With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.

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7h 55m

Via Izmir ADB
7h 55m
With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Dalaman DLM With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Wed & Sat

SCHEDULE
8h 00m

Mon,Wed & Sat
Via Dalaman DLM
8h 00m
With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Wed & Sat
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Via Ankara ESB With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 10m

Via Ankara ESB
8h 10m
With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Bodrum BJV With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Fri & Sun

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8h 15m

Wed,Fri & Sun
Via Bodrum BJV
8h 15m
With SunExpress & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Fri & Sun
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Via Paris CDG With Air France & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

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8h 20m

Via Paris CDG
8h 20m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Dusseldorf DUS With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

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8h 25m

Via Dusseldorf DUS
8h 25m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Tirana TIA With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
8h 40m

Mon & Fri
Via Tirana TIA
8h 40m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
CODESHARE
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Via Milan LIN With ITA Airways & Pakistan International Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
CODESHARE

SCHEDULE
9h 05m

Via Milan LIN
9h 05m
With ITA Airways & Pakistan International Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Some delays
Usually delayed
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Frankfurt to Istanbul flights

There are over 53 airlines and as many as 1163 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, Zagreb or any other of the 51 alternatives with flight connections.

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 am and 17 pm. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member.

With Turkish Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 7 am and 22 pm. Turkish Airlines 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 15 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 11:15. TAROM is a member of SkyTeam.

With LOT - Polish Airlines

If you fly from Frankfurt with LOT - Polish Airlines you will do a stopover in Warsaw, WAW before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 5 hours and 50 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 07:20 or 10:25. LOT - Polish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

Miles & flight time: FRA - IST

The shortest flight time between FRA and IST is 3 hours.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct3h 0m-1148 (1847 km)
SZG Salzburg4h 35m40m1154 (1857 km)
ZAG Zagreb4h 40m3h 10m1168 (1879 km)
VIE Vienna4h 45m2h 40m1152 (1854 km)
HAJ Hanover5h 15m4h 55m1362 (2191 km)
BSL Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse5h 15m2h 45m1312 (2111 km)
PRG Prague5h 25m2h 0m1183 (1903 km)
LYS Lyon5h 30m55m1567 (2521 km)
BLQ Bologna5h 35m45m1317 (2119 km)
MRS Marseille5h 45m50m1698 (2732 km)
NCE Nice5h 50m1h 15m1559 (2508 km)
WAW Warsaw5h 55m4h 0m1401 (2254 km)
MUC Munich6h 0m1h 15m1154 (1857 km)
ZRH Zurich6h 0m3h 15m1265 (2035 km)
GVA Geneva6h 10m1h 50m1469 (2364 km)
NAP Naples6h 10m3h 0m1449 (2331 km)
MXP Milan6h 10m1h 45m1357 (2183 km)
VCE Venice6h 10m3h 50m1237 (1990 km)
BEG Belgrade6h 15m4h 0m1152 (1854 km)
HAM Hamburg6h 20m3h 40m1479 (2380 km)
BRI Bari6h 20m2h 15m1359 (2187 km)
SJJ Sarajevo6h 20m2h 35m1193 (1920 km)
DBV Dubrovnik6h 25m2h 35m1244 (2002 km)
RMO Chisinau6h 25m2h 25m1352 (2175 km)
FCO Rome6h 30m1h 55m1456 (2343 km)
SPU Split6h 40m3h 0m1238 (1992 km)
LUX Luxembourg6h 40m2h 30m1345 (2164 km)
NUE Nuremberg6h 45m4h 20m1149 (1849 km)
BUD Budapest6h 45m3h 35m1157 (1862 km)
STR Stuttgart6h 45m4h 20m1183 (1903 km)
OTP Bucharest7h 0m3h 5m1171 (1884 km)
SKG Thessaloniki7h 5m3h 10m1269 (2042 km)
VNO Vilnius7h 5m1h 55m1717 (2763 km)
BER Berlin7h 15m2h 15m1322 (2127 km)
CPH Copenhagen7h 15m1h 35m1659 (2669 km)
PMO Palermo7h 20m2h 25m1716 (2761 km)
BRE Bremen7h 40m3h 20m1450 (2333 km)
LEJ Leipzig/Halle7h 45m4h 0m1244 (2002 km)
KRK Krakow7h 50m1h 40m1249 (2010 km)
ATH Athens7h 50m2h 45m1479 (2380 km)
CTA Catania7h 50m3h 0m1710 (2751 km)
BRU Brussels7h 55m1h 35m1528 (2459 km)
SOF Sofia7h 55m4h 5m1165 (1874 km)
ADB Izmir7h 55m2h 15m1451 (2335 km)
DLM Dalaman8h 0m4h 25m1684 (2710 km)
AMS Amsterdam8h 5m3h 30m1592 (2562 km)
ESB Ankara8h 10m3h 30m1609 (2589 km)
BJV Bodrum8h 15m2h 30m1585 (2550 km)
DUS Dusseldorf8h 25m4h 20m1374 (2211 km)
CDG Paris8h 25m3h 20m1663 (2676 km)
TIA Tirana8h 40m4h 55m1275 (2051 km)
LIN Milan9h 5m--
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and vary depending on flight number, aircraft, airline, weather and time of day.FRA-IST flight routesFrankfurt to Istanbul flight routes illustrated on a map.
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Below is a list of other destinations to Turkey from Frankfurt Airport with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.

From Germany to Istanbul

Below is a list of other cities in Germany with flights to Istanbul with either non-stop or connecting flights.

You can fly to Istanbul (IST) from Frankfurt (FRA) non-stop with Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines. The flight takes approximately 3 hours. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Salzburg, the total flight time will be 4 hours and 35 minutes.

If you are interested in direct flights, you can choose from Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines. If you choose to fly with stops instead you can fly with Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, LOT - Polish Airlines, Air Serbia, Condor, Luxair, TAROM, Aegean Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Bulgaria Air, SunExpress, KLM, Air France, ITA Airways or Pakistan International Airlines.

The flight time between Frankfurt Airport, FRA and Istanbul Airport, IST, is 3 hours. The distance is 1269 miles (or 2042 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to IST from FRA with Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines.

A codeshare agreement means that cooperating airlines are able to sell seats on each other’s flights. This means that you are able to travel to more destinations than your airline of choice normally offers. Codeshare flights are also beneficial because of the seamless transits you can get with connecting flights from the same airline. The downside of choosing a codeshare flight can be that you in some cases can’t upgrade codeshare flights or use elite benefits.

A connecting or transit flight means that you reach your final destination through two or more flights – in other words a non-direct flight. You will change to a new aircraft after your first flight, this may include moving to another terminal at the airport aswell. The time required to transfer passengers and luggage between flights is called Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) and are always taken into account here on Flightroutes.com.

If you bought your whole flight on a single ticket, the airline will book you on the next available connecting flight.

With connecting flights, checked in luggage is most commonly forwarded to your final destination when buying a single ticket for both flights.

If you miss your connecting flight due to circumstances outside your control such as your first flight being delayed, you should turn to your airline who will provide you with a seat on the next available flight. This is usually done free of charge, and only applies if you purchased your trip as one ticket. If the next connecting flight is the following day, the airline usually provides accommodation and meals.
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