✈ LHR → IST
3H 43M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.
Flight from London to Istanbul
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Istanbul → London
How long is the flight from London to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 3 hours 43 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,546 miles (2,488 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 43m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,546 mi
2,488 km · great-circle
Avg speed
670 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
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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