Wayfli › Rome (FCO) › To Istanbul (SAW)
Rome (FCO) to Istanbul (SAW) flights
There are direct flights from Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Pegasus Airlines and Ajet. The distance is 1,426 km, about 2h 15m in the air. There are also 11 one-stop options, via airports such as Athens, Belgrade and Bucharest.
Live fares for FCO → SAWSee all routes on the map1,426 kmdistance
~2h 15mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
11one-stop options
Direct flights from Rome to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCO → SAW | Pegasus Airlines, Ajet | 1,426 km | ~2h 15m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATH Athens | Aegean Airlines and ITA Airways then Pegasus Airlines | 1,653 km | ~4h 40m |
| BEG Belgrade | ITA Airways and Air Serbia then Air Serbia and Pegasus Airlines | 1,586 km | ~4h 35m |
| OTP Bucharest | ITA Airways and Etihad Airways then Pegasus Airlines | 1,648 km | ~4h 40m |
| BLQ Bologna | ITA Airways then Pegasus Airlines | 1,837 km | ~4h 55m |
| SOF Sofia | ITA Airways and Bulgaria Air then Pegasus Airlines | 1,452 km | ~4h 25m |
| TIA Tirana | ITA Airways then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 1,428 km | ~4h 25m |
| ZAG Zagreb | Malta Air then Pegasus Airlines | 1,732 km | ~4h 45m |
| SKP Skopje | ITA Airways then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet | 1,428 km | ~4h 25m |
| TGD Podgorica | ITA Airways and Wizz Air then Pegasus Airlines | 1,433 km | ~4h 25m |
| PRN Pristina | Wizz Air Malta then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet | 1,440 km | ~4h 25m |
| SJJ Sarajevo | Wizz Air Malta then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 1,503 km | ~4h 30m |
More from Rome and Istanbul
- Istanbul (SAW) to Rome (FCO) · return route
- All direct flights from Rome (FCO)
- All direct flights from Istanbul (SAW)
- Rome to Istanbul (IST)
- Rome to Amsterdam (AMS)
- Rome to Paris (CDG)
- Rome to Frankfurt (FRA)
- Rome to Dubai (DXB)
- Rome to Beijing (PEK)
- Rome to Chicago (ORD)
- Rome to Barcelona (BCN)
- Rome to Madrid (MAD)
- Rome to Shanghai (PVG)
- Rome to Munich (MUC)
- Rome to London (LHR)
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Istanbul
- Paris (CDG) to Istanbul
- Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul
- Dubai (DXB) to Istanbul
- Barcelona (BCN) to Istanbul
- Madrid (MAD) to Istanbul
- Munich (MUC) to Istanbul
- London (LGW) to Istanbul
- London (STN) to Istanbul
- Dublin (DUB) to Istanbul
- Doha (DOH) to Istanbul
- Vienna (VIE) 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.