✈ IST → KIX

11H 10M FROM ISTANBUL TO OSAKA. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 10m
Distance
5,433 mi
Or
8,744 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Istanbul to Osaka

From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe  →  Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia

How long is the flight from Istanbul to Osaka?

A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Osaka (KIX) takes about 11 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,433 miles (8,744 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 10m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,433 mi

8,744 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Osaka timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1294 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1495 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 359 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.