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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.
Live fares for DOH → ISTSee all routes on the map2,733 kmdistance
~3h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
23one-stop options
Direct flights from Doha to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOH → IST | Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines | 2,733 km | ~3h 50m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DXB Dubai | Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Emirates then Emirates and Qantas | 3,386 km | ~6h 50m |
| AUH Abu Dhabi | Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways then Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines | 3,338 km | ~6h 45m |
| ATH Athens | Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways then Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 3,496 km | ~6h 55m |
| CAI Cairo | Egyptair and Qatar Airways then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines | 3,287 km | ~6h 40m |
| RUH Riyadh | Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways then Saudia and Turkish Airlines | 2,926 km | ~6h 15m |
| ESB Ankara | Qatar Airways then Turkish Airlines | 2,756 km | ~6h |
| GYD Baku | Azerbaijan Airlines and Qatar Airways then Azerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 3,481 km | ~6h 55m |
| KWI Kuwait | Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways then Kuwait Airways and Turkish Airlines | 2,737 km | ~6h |
| AMM Amman | Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian then Royal Jordanian and Turkish Airlines | 2,896 km | ~6h 10m |
| TBS Tbilisi | Qatar Airways then Turkish Airlines | 3,271 km | ~6h 40m |
| BAH Bahrain | American Airlines and Air Canada then Gulf Air and Turkish Airlines | 2,733 km | ~6h |
| DMM Dammam | Qatar Airways then Saudia and Turkish Airlines | 2,736 km | ~6h |
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- Beijing (PEK) to Istanbul
- Chicago (ORD) to Istanbul
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- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Istanbul
- Madrid (MAD) to Istanbul
- Shanghai (PVG) to Istanbul
- Rome (FCO) to Istanbul
- Munich (MUC) to 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.