✈ IST → AUH

ISTANBUL → ABU DHABI IN 4H 22M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
4h 22m
Distance
1,888 mi
Or
3,039 km
Jet lag
1h

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.

✈ Flight 371 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 520 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 125 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.