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Copenhagen (CPH) to Istanbul (IST) flights

There are direct flights from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): SAS Scandinavian and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,009 km, about 2h 55m in the air. There are also 28 one-stop options, via airports such as Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna.

Live fares for CPH → ISTSee all routes on the map
2,009 kmdistance
~2h 55mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
28one-stop options

Direct flights from Copenhagen to Istanbul

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
CPH → ISTSAS Scandinavian, Turkish Airlines2,009 km~2h 55m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
FRA FrankfurtAir China and Ethiopian Airlines then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines2,541 km~5h 45m
MUC MunichLufthansa and SAS Scandinavian then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines2,382 km~5h 35m
VIE ViennaFinnair and Austrian Airlines then Austrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines2,128 km~5h 15m
BUD BudapestNorwegian Air Shuttle and Ryanair then Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air2,063 km~5h 10m
WAW WarsawAir Canada and LOT Polish then LOT Polish and Turkish Airlines2,045 km~5h 10m
PRG PragueNorwegian Air Sweden and Norwegian Air Shuttle then Turkish Airlines2,140 km~5h 15m
KRK KrakowNorwegian Air Sweden and Norwegian Air Shuttle then Turkish Airlines2,010 km~5h 5m
BEG BelgradeAir Serbia then Turkish Airlines2,130 km~5h 15m
OTP BucharestSAS Scandinavian then Tarom and Turkish Airlines2,010 km~5h 5m
VCE VeniceITA Airways and Norwegian Air Shuttle then Turkish Airlines2,547 km~5h 45m
HAM HamburgSAS Scandinavian and BRA then Turkish Airlines2,267 km~5h 25m
GDN GdanskRyanair and SAS Scandinavian then LOT Polish2,071 km~5h 10m

More from Copenhagen and Istanbul

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 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.