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Doha (DOH) to Istanbul (IST) flights

There are direct flights from Doha Hamad International Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,733 km, about 3h 50m in the air. There are also 23 one-stop options, via airports such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Athens.

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2,733 kmdistance
~3h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
23one-stop options

Direct flights from Doha to Istanbul

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
DOH → ISTQatar Airways, Turkish Airlines2,733 km~3h 50m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
DXB DubaiBiman Bangladesh Airlines and Emirates then Emirates and Qantas3,386 km~6h 50m
AUH Abu DhabiEtihad Airways and Qatar Airways then Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines3,338 km~6h 45m
ATH AthensCathay Pacific and Qatar Airways then Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines3,496 km~6h 55m
CAI CairoEgyptair and Qatar Airways then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines3,287 km~6h 40m
RUH RiyadhMalaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways then Saudia and Turkish Airlines2,926 km~6h 15m
ESB AnkaraQatar Airways then Turkish Airlines2,756 km~6h
GYD BakuAzerbaijan Airlines and Qatar Airways then Azerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines3,481 km~6h 55m
KWI KuwaitJazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways then Kuwait Airways and Turkish Airlines2,737 km~6h
AMM AmmanQatar Airways and Royal Jordanian then Royal Jordanian and Turkish Airlines2,896 km~6h 10m
TBS TbilisiQatar Airways then Turkish Airlines3,271 km~6h 40m
BAH BahrainAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Gulf Air and Turkish Airlines2,733 km~6h
DMM DammamQatar Airways then Saudia and Turkish Airlines2,736 km~6h

More from Doha 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.