Flights from Istanbul to Zurich – Direct & connecting routes
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IST to ZRH – All flight route options from Istanbul Airport, Turkey to Zurich Airport, Switzerland. These flights are operated by 15 airlines. Fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or choose from 44 different transit 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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Istanbul to Zurich flights
There are over 45 airlines and as many as 677 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Zurich (ZRH) from Istanbul (IST) with Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Sofia, Stuttgart or any other of the 44 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Zurich from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).
Istanbul to Zurich with Turkish Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Croatia Airlines
If you fly from Istanbul with Croatia Airlines you will do a stopover in Split, SPU before reaching Zurich. This flight trip will take 5 hours and 15 minutes and you can fly every Saturday with departures at 05:05. Croatia Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Istanbul Airport to Zurich Airport
The shortest flight time between IST and ZRH is 3 hours.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 3h 0m | - | 1087 miles (1749 km) |
SOF Sofia | 4h 35m | 1h 0m | 1092 miles (1757 km) |
STR Stuttgart | 4h 55m | 1h 10m | 1175 miles (1891 km) |
BLQ Bologna | 5h 0m | 1h 20m | 1157 miles (1862 km) |
SKP Skopje | 5h 0m | 1h 10m | 1120 miles (1802 km) |
MXP Milan | 5h 10m | 1h 20m | 1178 miles (1895 km) |
BUD Budapest | 5h 10m | 1h 55m | 1138 miles (1831 km) |
VAR Varna | 5h 15m | 1h 35m | 1127 miles (1813 km) |
SPU Split | 5h 15m | 1h 25m | 1122 miles (1805 km) |
OTP Bucharest | 5h 20m | 1h 5m | 1133 miles (1823 km) |
CLJ Cluj-Napoca | 5h 20m | 1h 30m | 1174 miles (1889 km) |
PRN Pristina | 5h 20m | 1h 35m | 1107 miles (1781 km) |
PRG Prague | 5h 25m | 4h 40m | 1249 miles (2010 km) |
NAP Naples | 5h 30m | 1h 15m | 1295 miles (2084 km) |
SJJ Sarajevo | 5h 35m | 1h 55m | 1098 miles (1767 km) |
VIE Vienna | 5h 35m | 3h 5m | 1141 miles (1836 km) |
VCE Venice | 5h 45m | 1h 45m | 1103 miles (1775 km) |
NCE Nice | 5h 45m | 2h 0m | 1383 miles (2225 km) |
LJU Ljubljana | 5h 50m | 2h 20m | 1087 miles (1749 km) |
GVA Geneva | 6h 0m | 1h 5m | 1325 miles (2132 km) |
HAJ Hanover | 6h 0m | 50m | 1537 miles (2473 km) |
FCO Rome | 6h 5m | 1h 45m | 1290 miles (2076 km) |
LUX Luxembourg | 6h 5m | 1h 0m | 1420 miles (2285 km) |
PMO Palermo | 6h 5m | 1h 20m | 1547 miles (2489 km) |
KRK Krakow | 6h 10m | 2h 10m | 1294 miles (2082 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 6h 15m | 2h 10m | 1326 miles (2134 km) |
WAW Warsaw | 6h 15m | 1h 35m | 1486 miles (2391 km) |
DUS Dusseldorf | 6h 20m | 1h 50m | 1534 miles (2468 km) |
ATH Athens | 6h 20m | 4h 35m | 1369 miles (2203 km) |
MRS Marseille | 6h 25m | 1h 30m | 1536 miles (2471 km) |
BEG Belgrade | 6h 30m | 1h 50m | 1087 miles (1749 km) |
BRI Bari | 6h 30m | 2h 30m | 1224 miles (1969 km) |
DBV Dubrovnik | 6h 30m | 2h 50m | 1133 miles (1823 km) |
MUC Munich | 6h 35m | 2h 50m | 1129 miles (1817 km) |
TIA Tirana | 7h 0m | 3h 25m | 1164 miles (1873 km) |
CTA Catania | 7h 10m | 2h 30m | 1549 miles (2492 km) |
BER Berlin | 7h 15m | 4h 10m | 1460 miles (2349 km) |
BJV Bodrum | 7h 35m | 4h 15m | 1490 miles (2397 km) |
BRE Bremen | 7h 55m | 3h 10m | 1628 miles (2619 km) |
ADB Izmir | 8h 5m | 2h 45m | 1360 miles (2188 km) |
SKG Thessaloniki | 8h 20m | 4h 35m | 1172 miles (1886 km) |
ZAG Zagreb | 8h 35m | 4h 55m | 1087 miles (1749 km) |
ESB Ankara | 8h 45m | 4h 10m | 1557 miles (2505 km) |
DLM Dalaman | 9h 15m | 4h 40m | 1591 miles (2560 km) |
CGN Cologne | 9h 15m | 4h 55m | 1473 miles (2370 km) |




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Below is a list of other cities in Turkey with flights to Zurich with either non-stop or connecting flights.
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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
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ASR Kayseri
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COV Mersin
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GZT Gaziantep Direct