Flights from Helsinki to Istanbul – Direct & connecting routes
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HEL to IST – All flight route options from Helsinki Airport, Finland to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These flights are operated by 11 airlines. Fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or choose from 20 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 50 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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Helsinki to Istanbul flights
There are over 21 airlines and as many as 257 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from Helsinki (HEL) with Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Ljubljana, Krakow or any other of the 20 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) instead.
Helsinki to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 12 in the afternoon or 19 in the evening. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Norwegian Air
If you fly from Helsinki with Norwegian Air you will do a stopover in Oslo, OSL before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 6 hours and 50 minutes and you can fly every Wednesday with departures at 13:45.
Distance & flight times: Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Airport
The shortest flight time between HEL and IST is 3 hours and 50 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 3h 50m | - | 1334 miles (2146 km) |
LJU Ljubljana | 5h 50m | 40m | 1863 miles (2998 km) |
KRK Krakow | 6h 0m | 2h 5m | 1490 miles (2397 km) |
VIE Vienna | 6h 10m | 1h 15m | 1678 miles (2700 km) |
SPU Split | 6h 10m | 1h 40m | 1878 miles (3022 km) |
MUC Munich | 6h 25m | 55m | 1951 miles (3139 km) |
WAW Warsaw | 6h 38m | 4h 45m | 1429 miles (2299 km) |
DBV Dubrovnik | 6h 50m | 1h 45m | 1814 miles (2919 km) |
GOT Gothenburg | 7h 0m | 1h 30m | 1841 miles (2962 km) |
RIX Riga | 7h 10m | 2h 35m | 1348 miles (2169 km) |
BUD Budapest | 7h 10m | 2h 35m | 1562 miles (2513 km) |
VNO Vilnius | 7h 15m | 2h 25m | 1337 miles (2151 km) |
TLL Tallinn | 7h 15m | 4h 35m | 1335 miles (2148 km) |
AYT Antalya | 7h 15m | 1h 50m | 1969 miles (3168 km) |
ARN Stockholm | 7h 20m | 4h 35m | 1608 miles (2587 km) |
OSL Oslo | 7h 35m | 2h 5m | 1993 miles (3207 km) |
ATH Athens | 7h 40m | 2h 25m | 1901 miles (3059 km) |
HAM Hamburg | 7h 40m | 3h 5m | 1953 miles (3142 km) |
BER Berlin | 7h 45m | 3h 10m | 1759 miles (2830 km) |
CPH Copenhagen | 8h 5m | 2h 20m | 1794 miles (2887 km) |
PRG Prague | 8h 15m | 3h 25m | 1755 miles (2824 km) |



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