✈ IST → AUH
ISTANBUL → ABU DHABI IN 4H 22M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.
Flight from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
↔ Flying the other way? Abu Dhabi → Istanbul
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 4 hours 22 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,888 miles (3,039 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 22m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,888 mi
3,039 km · great-circle
Avg speed
696 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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Flights to Abu Dhabi
- Dubai → Abu Dhabi
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- Delhi → Abu Dhabi
- Cairo → Abu Dhabi
- Athens → Abu Dhabi
- Bucharest → Abu Dhabi
- Nairobi → Abu Dhabi
- Budapest → Abu Dhabi
- Warsaw → Abu Dhabi
- Vienna → Abu Dhabi
- Rome → Abu Dhabi
- Prague → Abu Dhabi
- Munich → Abu Dhabi
- Helsinki → Abu Dhabi
- Berlin → Abu Dhabi
- Milan → Abu Dhabi
- Zurich → Abu Dhabi
- Stockholm → Abu Dhabi