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Edinburgh (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from Edinburgh Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,858 km, about 4h in the air. There are also 36 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.
Live fares for EDI → ISTSee all routes on the map2,858 kmdistance
~4hdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
36one-stop options
Direct flights from Edinburgh to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDI → IST | Turkish Airlines | 2,858 km | ~4h |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Amsterdam | KLM and easyJet then KLM and Turkish Airlines | 2,877 km | ~6h 10m |
| CDG Paris | Air France and ITA Airways then Air France and Turkish Airlines | 3,105 km | ~6h 25m |
| FRA Frankfurt | Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines | 2,896 km | ~6h 10m |
| MUC Munich | easyJet then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines | 2,902 km | ~6h 10m |
| LHR London | American Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and British Airways | 3,047 km | ~6h 25m |
| LGW London | British Airways and easyJet then Turkish Airlines | 3,059 km | ~6h 25m |
| DUB Dublin | Aer Lingus and Ryanair then Turkish Airlines | 3,287 km | ~6h 40m |
| VIE Vienna | Ryanair then Austrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines | 2,861 km | ~6h 10m |
| MXP Milano | easyJet then Turkish Airlines | 3,125 km | ~6h 30m |
| CPH Copenhagen | Norwegian Air Sweden and Norwegian Air Shuttle then SAS Scandinavian and Turkish Airlines | 3,010 km | ~6h 20m |
| BRU Brussels | Brussels Airlines and United Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 2,931 km | ~6h 15m |
| BUD Budapest | Ryanair and Jet2.com then Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air | 2,858 km | ~6h 10m |
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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.