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Flights from London to Istanbul

LHR to IST flights and routes map LHR to IST. All flight routes from Heathrow, United Kingdom to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These routes are operated by 20 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or British Airways, or choose from 44 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 50 minutes.

From
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 routes:

Duration

Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines. 6-7 flights per day.

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3h 50m

Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines.
3h 50m
6-7 flights per day.
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British Airways
Non-stop with British Airways. 2-3 flights per day.

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4h 00m

British Airways
Non-stop with British Airways.
4h 00m
2-3 flights per day.
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Split SPU
1 stop with Croatia Airlines.
Only saturdays

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5h 20m

Only saturdays
Via Split SPU
1 stop with Croatia Airlines.
5h 20m
Only saturdays
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Via Bucharest OTP
1 stop with TAROM. 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 20m

Via Bucharest OTP
1 stop with TAROM.
6h 20m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa. 5-9 flights per day.

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7h 30m

Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa.
7h 30m
5-9 flights per day.
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Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM. 2 flights per day.

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7h 35m

Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM.
7h 35m
2 flights per day.
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Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia. 0-2 flights per day.

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7h 45m

Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia.
7h 45m
0-2 flights per day.
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Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France. 1-2 flights per day.

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8h 15m

Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France.
8h 15m
1-2 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 15m

Via Warsaw WAW
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines.
8h 15m
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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9h 15m

Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines.
9h 15m
1-2 flights per day.
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Dubrovnik DBV With British Airways & Croatia Airlines
Tue & Sat
CODESHARE

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5h 45m

Tue & Sat
Via Dubrovnik DBV
5h 45m
With British Airways & Croatia Airlines
Tue & Sat
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 Zagreb ZAG With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed & Fri

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6h 05m

Wed & Fri
Via Zagreb ZAG
6h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed & Fri
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Via Munich MUC With British Airways & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024
CODESHARE

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6h 10m

Ends in May 2024
Via Munich MUC
6h 10m
With British Airways & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024
CODESHARE
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Via Zurich ZRH With British Airways & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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6h 10m

Via Zurich ZRH
6h 10m
With British Airways & Asiana Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Lyon LYS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 13m

Via Lyon LYS
6h 13m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Krakow KRK With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Sun

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6h 25m

Mon & Sun
Via Krakow KRK
6h 25m
With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Sun
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Via Dusseldorf DUS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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6h 25m

Via Dusseldorf DUS
6h 25m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Ljubljana LJU With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 30m

Via Ljubljana LJU
6h 30m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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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 Prague PRG With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

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6h 40m

Via Prague PRG
6h 40m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Gothenburg GOT With British Airways & Scandinavian Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024
CODESHARE

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6h 40m

Ends in May 2024
Via Gothenburg GOT
6h 40m
With British Airways & Scandinavian Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024
CODESHARE
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Via Tirana TIA With British Airways & Turkish Airlines
Only fridays
CODESHARE

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6h 40m

Only fridays
Via Tirana TIA
6h 40m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines
Only fridays
CODESHARE
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Via Marseille MRS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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6h 45m

Via Marseille MRS
6h 45m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Sofia SOF With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 50m

Via Sofia SOF
6h 50m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Split SPU With British Airways & Croatia Airlines
Only tuesdays

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7h 00m

Only tuesdays
Via Split SPU
7h 00m
With British Airways & Croatia Airlines
Only tuesdays
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Via Naples NAP With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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7h 10m

Via Naples NAP
7h 10m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 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 10m

Via Warsaw WAW
7h 10m
With British Airways & LOT - Polish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
LOT.COM
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Via Manchester MAN With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.

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7h 15m

Via Manchester MAN
7h 15m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-4 flights per day.
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Via Toulouse TLS With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 20m

Via Toulouse TLS
7h 20m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Amsterdam AMS With British Airways & KLM 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 20m

Via Amsterdam AMS
7h 20m
With British Airways & KLM 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Venice VCE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

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7h 25m

Via Venice VCE
7h 25m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse BSL With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
Wed & Sat

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7h 30m

Wed & Sat
Via Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse BSL
7h 30m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
Wed & Sat
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Via Paris CDG With Air France & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.

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7h 35m

Via Paris CDG
7h 35m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.
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Via Copenhagen CPH With British Airways & Scandinavian Airlines 2-4 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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7h 35m

Via Copenhagen CPH
7h 35m
With British Airways & Scandinavian Airlines 2-4 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Geneva GVA With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.

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7h 35m

Via Geneva GVA
7h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 4-5 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 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 Frankfurt FRA With British Airways & Lufthansa 1-4 flights per day.

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7h 55m

Via Frankfurt FRA
7h 55m
With British Airways & Lufthansa 1-4 flights per day.
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Via Milan MXP With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.

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7h 55m

Via Milan MXP
7h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-4 flights per day.
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Via Billund BLL With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Fri & Sun

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8h 00m

Mon,Fri & Sun
Via Billund BLL
8h 00m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Fri & Sun
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Via Bologna BLQ With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
8h 05m

Via Bologna BLQ
8h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Hanover HAJ With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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8h 05m

Via Hanover HAJ
8h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 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 30m

Via Berlin BER
8h 30m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-4 flights per day.
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Via Vienna VIE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

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8h 35m

Via Vienna VIE
8h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Nice NCE With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 flights per day.

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8h 35m

Via Nice NCE
8h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-3 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 40m

Via Stuttgart STR
8h 40m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Izmir ADB With British Airways & Turkish Airlines
Only saturdays

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8h 55m

Only saturdays
Via Izmir ADB
8h 55m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines
Only saturdays
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Via Rome FCO With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-6 flights per day.

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9h 00m

Via Rome FCO
9h 00m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 3-6 flights per day.
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Via Brussels BRU With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.

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9h 05m

Via Brussels BRU
9h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Bodrum BJV With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Sat & Sun

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9h 10m

Wed,Sat & Sun
Via Bodrum BJV
9h 10m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Sat & Sun
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Via Athens ATH With Aegean Airlines & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
9h 15m

Via Athens ATH
9h 15m
With Aegean Airlines & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Hamburg HAM With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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9h 35m

Via Hamburg HAM
9h 35m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Milan LIN With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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10h 05m

Via Milan LIN
10h 05m
With British Airways & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Some delays
Usually delayed
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London to Istanbul flights

There are over 46 airlines and as many as 797 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 Dubrovnik, Cologne or any other of the 44 alternatives with flight connections.

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 am to 18 pm. British Airways is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.

With Turkish Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 22 pm. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

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 20 minutes and you can fly every Saturday with departures at 16:40. Croatia Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

With TAROM

If you fly from London with TAROM you will do a stopover in Bucharest, OTP before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 6 hours and 20 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 14:50. TAROM is a member of SkyTeam.

Miles & flight time: LHR - IST

The shortest flight time between LHR and IST is 4 hours.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct4h 0m-1555 (2502 km)
DBV Dubrovnik5h 45m1h 0m1624 (2613 km)
CGN Cologne5h 50m1h 0m1562 (2513 km)
ZAG Zagreb6h 5m1h 15m1563 (2515 km)
MUC Munich6h 10m1h 20m1554 (2500 km)
ZRH Zurich6h 10m1h 15m1579 (2541 km)
LYS Lyon6h 13m3h 20m1700 (2735 km)
DUS Dusseldorf6h 25m4h 25m1569 (2525 km)
KRK Krakow6h 25m1h 30m1641 (2640 km)
LJU Ljubljana6h 30m2h 55m1565 (2518 km)
OTP Bucharest6h 35m1h 55m1580 (2542 km)
GOT Gothenburg6h 40m1h 20m2019 (3249 km)
TIA Tirana6h 40m2h 10m1655 (2663 km)
PRG Prague6h 40m2h 20m1582 (2545 km)
MRS Marseille6h 45m1h 25m1831 (2946 km)
SOF Sofia6h 50m2h 15m1567 (2521 km)
SPU Split7h 0m2h 35m1613 (2595 km)
WAW Warsaw7h 10m1h 50m1759 (2830 km)
NAP Naples7h 10m4h 40m1774 (2854 km)
MAN Manchester7h 15m3h 5m1818 (2925 km)
AMS Amsterdam7h 20m2h 35m1595 (2566 km)
TLS Toulouse7h 20m1h 55m1957 (3149 km)
VCE Venice7h 25m2h 25m1595 (2566 km)
BSL Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse7h 30m2h 55m1585 (2550 km)
GVA Geneva7h 35m1h 15m1653 (2660 km)
CPH Copenhagen7h 35m50m1847 (2972 km)
BEG Belgrade7h 45m3h 10m1555 (2502 km)
BUD Budapest7h 45m3h 5m1566 (2520 km)
MXP Milan7h 55m4h 15m1635 (2631 km)
FRA Frankfurt7h 55m3h 20m1556 (2504 km)
BLL Billund8h 0m2h 45m1834 (2951 km)
BLQ Bologna8h 5m3h 45m1641 (2640 km)
HAJ Hanover8h 5m2h 10m1626 (2616 km)
CDG Paris8h 15m3h 25m1599 (2573 km)
BER Berlin8h 30m5h 0m1654 (2661 km)
NCE Nice8h 35m1h 0m1762 (2835 km)
VIE Vienna8h 35m3h 45m1561 (2512 km)
STR Stuttgart8h 40m4h 5m1557 (2505 km)
ADB Izmir8h 55m4h 30m1846 (2970 km)
FCO Rome9h 0m4h 45m1758 (2829 km)
BRU Brussels9h 5m4h 45m1556 (2504 km)
BJV Bodrum9h 10m4h 0m1978 (3183 km)
ATH Athens9h 15m3h 20m1861 (2994 km)
HAM Hamburg9h 35m4h 25m1688 (2716 km)
LIN Milan10h 5m--
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and 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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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 to Istanbul (IST) from London (LHR) non-stop with British Airways or Turkish Airlines. The flight takes approximately 4 hours. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Dubrovnik, the total flight time will be 5 hours and 45 minutes.

If you are interested in direct flights, you can choose from British Airways or Turkish Airlines. If you choose to fly with stops instead you can fly with British Airways, Croatia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines, LOT - Polish Airlines, TAROM, Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, Air Serbia, Lufthansa, Air France or Aegean Airlines.

The flight time between Heathrow, LHR and Istanbul Airport, IST, is 4 hours. The distance 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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