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LHR to IST flights and routes map LHR to IST – All flight route options from Heathrow, United Kingdom to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These routes are operated by 21 airlines. Fly non-stop with British Airways or Turkish Airlines, or choose from 47 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 55 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
United Kingdom LHR Heathrow London, United Kingdom
Turkiye IST Istanbul Airport, Turkiye
LHR
Heathrow
United KingdomLondon, United Kingdom
Istanbul Airport
TurkiyeIstanbul, Turkiye
IST
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Non-stop route options:

Duration

British Airways
Non-stop with British Airways. 2-3 flights per day.

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3h 55m

British Airways
Non-stop with British Airways.
3h 55m
2-3 flights per day.
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Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines. 6-7 flights per day.

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3h 55m

Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines.
3h 55m
6-7 flights per day.
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1 stop route options with the same airline:

Duration

Via Split SPU
1 stop with Croatia Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays

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5h 30m

Only saturdays
Via Split SPU
1 stop with Croatia Airlines.
5h 30m
0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
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Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France. 2 flights per day.

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5h 40m

Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France.
5h 40m
2 flights per day.
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Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM. 2 flights per day.

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5h 40m

Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM.
5h 40m
2 flights per day.
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Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa. 5-6 flights per day.

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7h 30m

Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa.
7h 30m
5-6 flights per day.
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Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia. 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 45m

Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia.
7h 45m
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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8h 08m

Via Warsaw WAW
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines.
8h 08m
0-1 flights per day.
LOT.COM
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Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

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8h 25m

Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines.
8h 25m
1-2 flights per day.
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1 stop route options with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Luxembourg LUX With British Airways & Luxair 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 27/10
CODESHARE

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5h 25m

Begins in 27/10
Via Luxembourg LUX
5h 25m
With British Airways & Luxair 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 27/10
CODESHARE
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Via Zagreb ZAG With British Airways & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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5h 45m

Via Zagreb ZAG
5h 45m
With British Airways & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Cologne CGN With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 50m

Via Cologne CGN
5h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Nuremberg NUE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines
Begins in 24/11

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5h 50m

Begins in 24/11
Via Nuremberg NUE
5h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines
Begins in 24/11
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Via Dubrovnik DBV With British Airways & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Tue & Sat
CODESHARE

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6h 05m

Tue & Sat
Via Dubrovnik DBV
6h 05m
With British Airways & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Tue & Sat
CODESHARE
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Via Zurich ZRH With British Airways & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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6h 05m

Via Zurich ZRH
6h 05m
With British Airways & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Krakow KRK With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 29/9
CODESHARE

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6h 20m

Begins in 29/9
Via Krakow KRK
6h 20m
With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 29/9
CODESHARE
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Via Bucharest OTP With British Airways & TAROM 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 35m

Via Bucharest OTP
6h 35m
With British Airways & TAROM 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Gothenburg GOT With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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6h 40m

Via Gothenburg GOT
6h 40m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Sofia SOF With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri

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6h 50m

Mon & Fri
Via Sofia SOF
6h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
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Via Marseille MRS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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6h 50m

Via Marseille MRS
6h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Warsaw WAW With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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7h 00m

Via Warsaw WAW
7h 00m
With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
LOT.COM
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Via Naples NAP With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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7h 05m

Via Naples NAP
7h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Prague PRG With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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7h 05m

Via Prague PRG
7h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Toulouse TLS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Sat & Sun

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7h 15m

Sat & Sun
Via Toulouse TLS
7h 15m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Sat & Sun
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Via Milan MXP With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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7h 25m

Via Milan MXP
7h 25m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Amsterdam AMS With British Airways & KLM 0-2 flights per day.

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7h 30m

Via Amsterdam AMS
7h 30m
With British Airways & KLM 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Nice NCE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-3 flights per day.

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7h 35m

Via Nice NCE
7h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-3 flights per day.
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Via Ljubljana LJU With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 40m

Via Ljubljana LJU
7h 40m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Belgrade BEG 1 stop with Air Serbia.
CODESHARE

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7h 45m

Via Belgrade BEG
7h 45m
1 stop with Air Serbia.
CODESHARE
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Via Venice VCE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.

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7h 45m

Via Venice VCE
7h 45m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
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Via Munich MUC With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.

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7h 45m

Via Munich MUC
7h 45m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
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Via Budapest BUD With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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7h 45m

Via Budapest BUD
7h 45m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Geneva GVA With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.

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7h 50m

Via Geneva GVA
7h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.
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Via Dusseldorf DUS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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7h 50m

Via Dusseldorf DUS
7h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Lyon LYS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 50m

Via Lyon LYS
7h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Manchester MAN With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-6 flights per day.

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7h 55m

Via Manchester MAN
7h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-6 flights per day.
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Via Izmir ADB With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays

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7h 55m

Only saturdays
Via Izmir ADB
7h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
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Via Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse BSL With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Sat & Sun

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7h 55m

Sat & Sun
Via Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse BSL
7h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Sat & Sun
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Via Hanover HAJ With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 55m

Via Hanover HAJ
7h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Paris CDG With Air France & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.

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8h 05m

Via Paris CDG
8h 05m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.
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Via Frankfurt FRA With British Airways & Lufthansa 0-2 flights per day.

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8h 05m

Via Frankfurt FRA
8h 05m
With British Airways & Lufthansa 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Billund BLL With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri

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8h 05m

Mon & Fri
Via Billund BLL
8h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
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Via Brussels BRU With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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8h 10m

Via Brussels BRU
8h 10m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Berlin BER With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.

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8h 10m

Via Berlin BER
8h 10m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
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Via Vienna VIE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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8h 25m

Via Vienna VIE
8h 25m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Bologna BLQ With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 25m

Via Bologna BLQ
8h 25m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Athens ATH With Aegean Airlines & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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8h 25m

Via Athens ATH
8h 25m
With Aegean Airlines & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Copenhagen CPH With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.

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8h 35m

Via Copenhagen CPH
8h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
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Via Stuttgart STR With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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8h 35m

Via Stuttgart STR
8h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Bodrum BJV With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 40m

Via Bodrum BJV
8h 40m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Salzburg SZG With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 5/12

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8h 55m

Begins in 5/12
Via Salzburg SZG
8h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 5/12
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Via Hamburg HAM With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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9h 05m

Via Hamburg HAM
9h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Rome FCO With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.

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9h 15m

Via Rome FCO
9h 15m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.
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Via Split SPU With British Airways & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Tue & Sun

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9h 20m

Tue & Sun
Via Split SPU
9h 20m
With British Airways & Croatia Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Tue & Sun
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Via Tirana TIA With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only wednesdays
CODESHARE

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9h 45m

Only wednesdays
Via Tirana TIA
9h 45m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only wednesdays
CODESHARE
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Via Milan LIN With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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10h 00m

Via Milan LIN
10h 00m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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London to Istanbul flights

There are over 49 airlines and as many as 784 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from London (LHR) with British Airways or Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Luxembourg, Paris or any other of the 47 alternatives with connectiing airports.

Tip! Consider City (LCY) to Istanbul Airport (IST) or City (LCY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) as alternatives aswell.

London to Istanbul with British Airways

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. British Airways is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.

With Croatia Airlines

If you fly from London with Croatia Airlines you will do a stopover in Split, SPU before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 5 hours and 30 minutes and you can fly every Saturday with departures at 16:40. Croatia Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

Distance & flight times: Heathrow to Istanbul Airport

The shortest flight time between LHR and IST is 3 hours and 55 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeDistance
Direct3h 55m-1555 miles (2502 km)
LUX Luxembourg5h 25m1h 50m1556 miles (2504 km)
CDG Paris5h 40m3h 0m1599 miles (2573 km)
ZAG Zagreb5h 45m55m1563 miles (2515 km)
NUE Nuremberg5h 50m1h 5m1557 miles (2505 km)
CGN Cologne5h 50m35m1562 miles (2513 km)
DBV Dubrovnik6h 5m55m1624 miles (2613 km)
ZRH Zurich6h 5m1h 15m1579 miles (2541 km)
KRK Krakow6h 20m1h 30m1641 miles (2640 km)
OTP Bucharest6h 35m1h 25m1580 miles (2542 km)
GOT Gothenburg6h 40m1h 40m2019 miles (3249 km)
SOF Sofia6h 50m2h 5m1567 miles (2521 km)
MRS Marseille6h 50m45m1831 miles (2946 km)
WAW Warsaw7h 0m1h 25m1759 miles (2830 km)
PRG Prague7h 5m2h 20m1582 miles (2545 km)
NAP Naples7h 5m1h 15m1774 miles (2854 km)
TLS Toulouse7h 15m1h 30m1957 miles (3149 km)
MXP Milan7h 25m5h 0m1663 miles (2676 km)
AMS Amsterdam7h 30m2h 50m1595 miles (2566 km)
NCE Nice7h 35m1h 30m1762 miles (2835 km)
LJU Ljubljana7h 40m3h 55m1565 miles (2518 km)
BUD Budapest7h 45m2h 50m1566 miles (2520 km)
BEG Belgrade7h 45m1h 45m1555 miles (2502 km)
VCE Venice7h 45m2h 30m1595 miles (2566 km)
MUC Munich7h 45m4h 25m1554 miles (2500 km)
DUS Dusseldorf7h 50m2h 45m1569 miles (2525 km)
LYS Lyon7h 50m55m1700 miles (2735 km)
GVA Geneva7h 50m1h 10m1653 miles (2660 km)
MAN Manchester7h 55m2h 35m1818 miles (2925 km)
BSL Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse7h 55m4h 40m1585 miles (2550 km)
ADB Izmir7h 55m4h 40m1846 miles (2970 km)
HAJ Hanover7h 55m3h 5m1626 miles (2616 km)
FRA Frankfurt8h 5m3h 15m1556 miles (2504 km)
BLL Billund8h 5m2h 45m1834 miles (2951 km)
BER Berlin8h 10m3h 15m1654 miles (2661 km)
BRU Brussels8h 10m4h 30m1556 miles (2504 km)
VIE Vienna8h 25m1h 15m1561 miles (2512 km)
BLQ Bologna8h 25m3h 10m1641 miles (2640 km)
ATH Athens8h 25m4h 5m1861 miles (2994 km)
CPH Copenhagen8h 35m1h 40m1847 miles (2972 km)
STR Stuttgart8h 35m3h 25m1557 miles (2505 km)
BJV Bodrum8h 40m4h 0m1978 miles (3183 km)
SZG Salzburg8h 55m3h 40m1555 miles (2502 km)
HAM Hamburg9h 5m3h 5m1688 miles (2716 km)
FCO Rome9h 15m4h 55m1758 miles (2829 km)
SPU Split9h 20m4h 40m1613 miles (2595 km)
TIA Tirana9h 45m5h 0m1655 miles (2663 km)
LIN Milan10h 0m--
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.LHR-IST flight routesLondon to Istanbul flight routes illustrated on a map.
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From London to Turkey

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

From United Kingdom to Istanbul

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

You can fly non-stop from London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) with British Airways or Turkish Airlines. The flight takes approximately 3 hours and 55 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Luxembourg, the total flight time will be 5 hours and 25 minutes.

If you're interested in direct flights, British Airways or Turkish Airlines is available. For flights with stopovers, British Airways, Luxair, Air France, Croatia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines, LOT - Polish Airlines, TAROM, KLM, Air Serbia, Lufthansa or Aegean Airlines is also an option.

The flight time between Heathrow (LHR) and Istanbul Airport (IST) is approximately 3 hours and 55 minutes. The distance between the two airports is 1861 miles (or 2994 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to IST from LHR with British Airways 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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