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LYS to IST flights and routes map LYS to IST – All flight route options from Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, France to Istanbul Airport, Turkey. These routes are operated by 20 airlines. Fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or Transavia France, or choose from 17 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 20 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
France LYS Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Lyon, France
Turkiye IST Istanbul Airport, Turkiye
LYS
Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
FranceLyon, France
Istanbul Airport
TurkiyeIstanbul, Turkiye
IST
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Non-stop route options:

Duration

Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines. 2 flights per day.

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3h 20m

Turkish Airlines
Non-stop with Turkish Airlines.
3h 20m
2 flights per day.
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Transavia France
Non-stop with Transavia France. 0-1 flights per day.
Thu & Sun

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3h 20m

Thu & Sun
Transavia France
Non-stop with Transavia France.
3h 20m
0-1 flights per day.
Thu & Sun
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1 stop route options with the same airline:

Duration

Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa. 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 50m

Via Frankfurt FRA
1 stop with Lufthansa.
5h 50m
1-2 flights per day.
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Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri

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6h 40m

Mon & Fri
Via Belgrade BEG
1 stop with Air Serbia.
6h 40m
0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
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Via Barcelona BCN
1 stop with Vueling. 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 10m

Via Barcelona BCN
1 stop with Vueling.
7h 10m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Tunis TUN
1 stop with Nouvelair Tunisie. 0-1 flights per day.
Only fridays

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7h 30m

Only fridays
Via Tunis TUN
1 stop with Nouvelair Tunisie.
7h 30m
0-1 flights per day.
Only fridays
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Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France. 1-2 flights per day.

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7h 45m

Via Paris CDG
1 stop with Air France.
7h 45m
1-2 flights per day.
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Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Fri & Sun

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7h 50m

Wed,Fri & Sun
Via Athens ATH
1 stop with Aegean Airlines.
7h 50m
0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Fri & Sun
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Via Split SPU
1 stop with Croatia Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays

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8h 00m

Only saturdays
Via Split SPU
1 stop with Croatia Airlines.
8h 00m
0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
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Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM.

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8h 20m

Via Amsterdam AMS
1 stop with KLM.
8h 20m
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Via Tunis TUN
1 stop with Tunisair. 0-1 flights per day.

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8h 45m

Via Tunis TUN
1 stop with Tunisair.
8h 45m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Malta MLA
1 stop with Air Malta. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Sun

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8h 55m

Mon & Sun
Via Malta MLA
1 stop with Air Malta.
8h 55m
0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Sun
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1 stop route options with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Nice NCE With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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5h 33m

Via Nice NCE
5h 33m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Marseille MRS With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.

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5h 35m

Via Marseille MRS
5h 35m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-2 flights per day.
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Via Vienna VIE With Austrian & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 20m

Via Vienna VIE
6h 20m
With Austrian & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Munich MUC With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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6h 30m

Via Munich MUC
6h 30m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Toulouse TLS With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Wed

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7h 00m

Mon & Wed
Via Toulouse TLS
7h 00m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Wed
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Via Bordeaux BOD With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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7h 03m

Via Bordeaux BOD
7h 03m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Tunis TUN With Tunisair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sun

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7h 30m

Mon,Thu & Sun
Via Tunis TUN
7h 30m
With Tunisair & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Thu & Sun
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Via Frankfurt FRA With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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7h 30m

Via Frankfurt FRA
7h 30m
With Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Brussels BRU With Brussels Airlines & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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7h 35m

Via Brussels BRU
7h 35m
With Brussels Airlines & Turkish Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Athens ATH With Aegean Airlines & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Fri & Sun
CODESHARE

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7h 50m

Wed,Fri & Sun
Via Athens ATH
7h 50m
With Aegean Airlines & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Wed,Fri & Sun
CODESHARE
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Via Split SPU With Croatia Airlines & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
CODESHARE

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8h 00m

Only saturdays
Via Split SPU
8h 00m
With Croatia Airlines & Turkish Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
CODESHARE
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Via Amsterdam AMS With Air France & KLM
CODESHARE

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8h 20m

Via Amsterdam AMS
8h 20m
With Air France & KLM
CODESHARE
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Via Paris CDG With Air France & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.

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8h 30m

Via Paris CDG
8h 30m
With Air France & Turkish Airlines 4-5 flights per day.
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Via Belgrade BEG With Bulgaria Air & Air Serbia 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
CODESHARE

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8h 40m

Mon & Fri
Via Belgrade BEG
8h 40m
With Bulgaria Air & Air Serbia 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Fri
CODESHARE
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Via Barcelona BCN With Iberia & Uzbekistan Airways 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE

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8h 55m

Via Barcelona BCN
8h 55m
With Iberia & Uzbekistan Airways 0-1 flights per day.
CODESHARE
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Via Malta MLA With Air France & Air Malta 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Sun
CODESHARE

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8h 55m

Mon & Sun
Via Malta MLA
8h 55m
With Air France & Air Malta 0-1 flights per day.
Mon & Sun
CODESHARE
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Via Warsaw WAW 1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Tue & Thu
CODESHARE

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10h 05m

Mon,Tue & Thu
Via Warsaw WAW
10h 05m
1 stop with LOT - Polish Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Mon,Tue & Thu
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Lyon to Istanbul flights

There are over 18 airlines and as many as 226 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Istanbul (IST) from Lyon (LYS) with Turkish Airlines or Transavia France but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Nice, Marseille or any other of the 16 alternatives with connectiing airports.

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

Lyon to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 10:00 am, 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

With Lufthansa

If you fly from Lyon with Lufthansa you will do a stopover in Frankfurt, FRA before reaching Istanbul. This flight trip will take 5 hours and 45 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member.

Distance & flight times: Lyon Airport to Istanbul Airport

The shortest flight time between LYS and IST is 3 hours and 20 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeDistance
Direct3h 20m-1227 miles (1974 km)
NCE Nice5h 35m1h 40m1289 miles (2074 km)
MRS Marseille5h 40m1h 20m1372 miles (2208 km)
FRA Frankfurt5h 45m1h 25m1488 miles (2394 km)
BEG Belgrade6h 38m--
TLS Toulouse7h 0m2h 10m1639 miles (2637 km)
TUN Tunis7h 5m2h 20m1714 miles (2758 km)
BOD Bordeaux7h 20m2h 25m1797 miles (2891 km)
CDG Paris7h 25m2h 40m1640 miles (2639 km)
BCN Barcelona7h 25m1h 55m1728 miles (2780 km)
ATH Athens7h 50m3h 40m1457 miles (2344 km)
SPU Split7h 50m4h 5m1231 miles (1981 km)
BRU Brussels8h 5m3h 25m1698 miles (2732 km)
AMS Amsterdam8h 8m2h 45m1821 miles (2930 km)
MUC Munich8h 25m4h 45m1333 miles (2145 km)
VIE Vienna8h 40m4h 35m1334 miles (2146 km)
WAW Warsaw10h 5m5h 0m1691 miles (2721 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.LYS-IST flight routesLyon to Istanbul flight routes illustrated on a map.
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From Lyon to Turkey

Below is a list of other destinations to Turkey from Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.

From France to Istanbul

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

You can fly non-stop from Lyon (LYS) to Istanbul (IST) with Turkish Airlines or Transavia France. The flight takes approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Nice, the total flight time will be 5 hours and 35 minutes.

If you're interested in direct flights, Turkish Airlines or Transavia France is available. For flights with stopovers, Air France, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Nouvelair Tunisie, Iberia, Uzbekistan Airways, Aegean Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Brussels Airlines, KLM, Austrian or LOT - Polish Airlines is also an option.

The flight time between Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and Istanbul Airport (IST) is approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. The distance between the two airports is 1457 miles (or 2344 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to IST from LYS with Turkish Airlines or Transavia France.

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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