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Birmingham (BHX) to Istanbul (IST) flights

There are direct flights from Birmingham International Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,629 km, about 3h 40m in the air. There are also 36 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for BHX → ISTSee all routes on the map
2,629 kmdistance
~3h 40mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
36one-stop options

Direct flights from Birmingham to Istanbul

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
BHX → ISTTurkish Airlines2,629 km~3h 40m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and easyJet then KLM and Turkish Airlines2,653 km~5h 55m
CDG ParisAir France and easyJet then Air France and Turkish Airlines2,724 km~6h
FRA FrankfurtAirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines2,629 km~5h 50m
FCO RomeRyanair and Jet2.com then ITA Airways and Turkish Airlines2,967 km~6h 15m
MUC MunichLufthansa and Lufthansa City Airlines then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines2,632 km~5h 55m
EDI EdinburgheasyJet then Turkish Airlines3,261 km~6h 40m
DUB DublinAer Lingus and Ryanair then Turkish Airlines3,271 km~6h 40m
VIE ViennaJet2.com then Austrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines2,635 km~5h 55m
MXP MilanoeasyJet then Turkish Airlines2,775 km~6h 5m
ZRH ZurichSWISS then SWISS and Asiana Airlines2,683 km~5h 55m
CPH CopenhagenRyanair and Jet2.com then SAS Scandinavian and Turkish Airlines3,011 km~6h 20m
BUD BudapestTUI Airways and Ryanair then Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air2,642 km~5h 55m

More from Birmingham and Istanbul

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 11 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.