✈ IST → HND

11H 25M FROM ISTANBUL TO TOKYO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 25m
Distance
5,566 mi
Or
8,957 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Istanbul to Tokyo

From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe  →  Haneda (HND), Japan Asia

How long is the flight from Istanbul to Tokyo?

A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 11 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,566 miles (8,957 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 25m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,566 mi

8,957 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Tokyo 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 1326 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1532 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 367 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.