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Flights from Reykjavik to Istanbul – Direct & connecting routes

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KEF to IST flights and routes map KEF to IST – All flight route options from Keflavík International Airport, Iceland to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These flights are operated by 12 airlines. Fly non-stop with Icelandair or choose from 27 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours and 30 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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To
Iceland KEF Keflavík Airport Reykjavik, Iceland
Turkiye IST Istanbul Airport, Turkiye
KEF
Keflavík Airport
IcelandReykjavik, Iceland
Istanbul Airport
TurkiyeIstanbul, Turkiye
IST
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Non-stop route options:

Duration

Icelandair
Non-stop with Icelandair.
Begins in 5/9

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5h 30m

Begins in 5/9
Icelandair
Non-stop with Icelandair.
5h 30m
Begins in 5/9
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1 stop route options with the same airline:

Duration

Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa. 0-1 flights per day.

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9h 40m

Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa.
9h 40m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Warsaw WAW
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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10h 25m

Via Warsaw WAW
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines.
10h 25m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Riga RIX
1 stop with Air Baltic. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sat

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11h 00m

Mon,Thu & Sat
Via Riga RIX
1 stop with Air Baltic.
11h 00m
0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sat
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Via London LHR
1 stop with British Airways. 0-1 flights per day.

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11h 10m

Via London LHR
1 stop with British Airways.
11h 10m
0-1 flights per day.
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1 stop route options with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Milan MXP With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sat

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8h 10m

Mon,Thu & Sat
Via Milan MXP
8h 10m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sat
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Via Brussels BRU With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 20m

Via Brussels BRU
8h 20m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Hamburg HAM With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines
Begins in 24/7

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8h 25m

Begins in 24/7
Via Hamburg HAM
8h 25m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines
Begins in 24/7
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Via Copenhagen CPH With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.

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8h 25m

Via Copenhagen CPH
8h 25m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.
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Via Stockholm ARN With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.

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8h 30m

Via Stockholm ARN
8h 30m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Manchester MAN With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 30m

Via Manchester MAN
8h 30m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Geneva GVA With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 35m

Via Geneva GVA
8h 35m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Zurich ZRH With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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8h 40m

Via Zurich ZRH
8h 40m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Rome FCO With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 40m

Via Rome FCO
8h 40m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Prague PRG With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 45m

Via Prague PRG
8h 45m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Berlin BER With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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9h 05m

Via Berlin BER
9h 05m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Amsterdam AMS With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.

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9h 25m

Via Amsterdam AMS
9h 25m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Oslo OSL With Scandinavian Airlines & Pakistan International Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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9h 30m

Via Oslo OSL
9h 30m
With Scandinavian Airlines & Pakistan International Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Frankfurt FRA With Icelandair & Lufthansa 2 flights per day.

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9h 40m

Via Frankfurt FRA
9h 40m
With Icelandair & Lufthansa 2 flights per day.
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Via Munich MUC With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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9h 45m

Via Munich MUC
9h 45m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via London LGW With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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9h 55m

Via London LGW
9h 55m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Edinburgh EDI With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines
Begins in 12/9

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10h 15m

Begins in 12/9
Via Edinburgh EDI
10h 15m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines
Begins in 12/9
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Via London LHR With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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10h 20m

Via London LHR
10h 20m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Gothenburg GOT With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines
Only sundays

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10h 25m

Only sundays
Via Gothenburg GOT
10h 25m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines
Only sundays
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Via Warsaw WAW 1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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10h 25m

Via Warsaw WAW
10h 25m
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Paris CDG With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.

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10h 35m

Via Paris CDG
10h 35m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Dublin DUB With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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10h 45m

Via Dublin DUB
10h 45m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Vienna VIE With Austrian & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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10h 55m

Via Vienna VIE
10h 55m
With Austrian & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Riga RIX With Air Baltic & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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11h 00m

Via Riga RIX
11h 00m
With Air Baltic & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
AIRBALTIC.COM
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Via Barcelona BCN With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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11h 35m

Via Barcelona BCN
11h 35m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Helsinki HEL 1 stop with Finnair. 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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11h 35m

Via Helsinki HEL
11h 35m
1 stop with Finnair. 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Nice NCE With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sat

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12h 10m

Mon,Thu & Sat
Via Nice NCE
12h 10m
With Icelandair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sat
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Reykjavik to Istanbul flights

There are over 28 airlines and as many as 249 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from Reykjavik (KEF) with Icelandair but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Milan, Brussels or any other of the 27 alternatives with connectiing airports.

Tip! You might want to consider arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) instead.

Reykjavik to Istanbul with Icelandair

You can fly non-stop every weekday except Mondays and Mondays with departure times at 15:25.

Note Non-stop flights with Icelandair will begin in Sep 2025.

With Lufthansa

If you fly from Reykjavik with Lufthansa you will do a stopover in Frankfurt, FRA before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 9 hours and 40 minutes and you can fly every day of the week except Mondays and Tuesday with departures at 00:25. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member.

Distance & flight times: Keflavík International Airport to Istanbul Airport

The shortest flight time between KEF and IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeDistance
Direct5h 30m-2571 miles (4137 km)
MXP Milan8h 10m1h 0m2805 miles (4513 km)
BRU Brussels8h 20m1h 35m2680 miles (4312 km)
HAM Hamburg8h 25m1h 45m2576 miles (4145 km)
CPH Copenhagen8h 25m1h 50m2575 miles (4143 km)
MAN Manchester8h 30m1h 35m2698 miles (4341 km)
ARN Stockholm8h 30m1h 35m2698 miles (4341 km)
GVA Geneva8h 35m1h 35m2834 miles (4560 km)
ZRH Zurich8h 40m1h 55m2730 miles (4393 km)
FCO Rome8h 40m1h 10m2930 miles (4714 km)
PRG Prague8h 45m1h 10m2587 miles (4162 km)
BER Berlin9h 5m2h 25m2573 miles (4140 km)
AMS Amsterdam9h 25m2h 35m2637 miles (4243 km)
OSL Oslo9h 30m3h 15m2629 miles (4230 km)
FRA Frankfurt9h 40m1h 0m2648 miles (4261 km)
MUC Munich9h 45m3h 10m2648 miles (4261 km)
LGW London9h 55m2h 35m2747 miles (4420 km)
EDI Edinburgh10h 15m3h 30m2632 miles (4235 km)
GOT Gothenburg10h 25m4h 5m2593 miles (4172 km)
WAW Warsaw10h 25m5h 0m2594 miles (4174 km)
CDG Paris10h 35m1h 55m2783 miles (4478 km)
DUB Dublin10h 45m2h 30m2762 miles (4444 km)
VIE Vienna10h 55m4h 50m2596 miles (4177 km)
RIX Riga11h 0m4h 0m2736 miles (4402 km)
LHR London11h 10m3h 35m2739 miles (4407 km)
BCN Barcelona11h 35m3h 45m3248 miles (5226 km)
HEL Helsinki11h 35m4h 15m2861 miles (4603 km)
NCE Nice12h 10m4h 45m2946 miles (4740 km)
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and may vary depending on flight number, aircraft, airline, weather, and time of day.KEF-IST flight routesReykjavik to Istanbul flight routes illustrated on a map.
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From Reykjavik to Turkey

Below is a list of other destinations to Turkey from Keflavík International Airport with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.

From Iceland to Istanbul

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

You can fly non-stop from Reykjavik (KEF) to Istanbul (IST) with Icelandair. The flight takes approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Milan, the total flight time will be 8 hours and 10 minutes.

If you're interested in direct flights, Icelandair is available. For flights with stopovers, Icelandair, Turkish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Lufthansa, LOT - Polish Airlines, Austrian, Asiana Airlines, Air Baltic, British Airways or Finnair is also an option.

The flight time between Keflavík Airport (KEF) and Istanbul Airport (IST) is approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes. The distance between the two airports is 2861 miles (or 4603 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to IST from KEF with Icelandair.

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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