Flights from Johannesburg to Istanbul – Direct & connecting routes
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JNB to IST – All flight route options from Johannesburg International, South Africa to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These flights are operated by 16 airlines. Fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or choose from 12 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 9 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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Johannesburg to Istanbul flights
There are over 13 airlines and as many as 221 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from Johannesburg (JNB) with Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam or any other of the 12 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) instead.
Johannesburg to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 17 or 19 in the evening. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Ethiopian Airlines
If you fly from Johannesburg with Ethiopian Airlines you will do a stopover in Addis Ababa, ADD before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 12 hours and 25 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 07:45, 08:20 or 14:30. Ethiopian Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Johannesburg International to Istanbul Airport
The shortest flight time between JNB and IST is 9 hours and 45 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 9h 45m | - | 4682 miles (7533 km) |
ADD Addis Ababa | 12h 25m | 2h 25m | 4867 miles (7831 km) |
DAR Dar Es Salaam | 13h 8m | 2h 10m | 4932 miles (7936 km) |
CAI Cairo | 13h 55m | 3h 5m | 4702 miles (7566 km) |
DOH Doha | 14h 30m | 2h 40m | 5621 miles (9044 km) |
LOS Lagos | 14h 35m | 1h 55m | 5703 miles (9176 km) |
EBB Entebbe | 14h 35m | 4h 0m | 4713 miles (7583 km) |
DXB Dubai | 15h 5m | 2h 20m | 5898 miles (9490 km) |
SEZ Mahe Island | 15h 20m | 2h 15m | 5962 miles (9593 km) |
FIH Kinshasa | 15h 25m | 3h 25m | 5015 miles (8069 km) |
CPT Cape Town | 16h 25m | 3h 50m | 6060 miles (9751 km) |
LUN Lusaka | 17h 40m | 4h 5m | 4682 miles (7533 km) |
ACC Accra | 17h 45m | 4h 55m | 5977 miles (9617 km) |



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