✈ SEA → IST
12H 21M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Seattle to Istanbul
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Seattle to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 12 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,055 miles (9,745 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,055 mi
9,745 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
+10h
10 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~10d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.