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Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 1,863 km, about 2h 45m in the air. There are also 38 one-stop options, via airports such as Rome, Munich and Vienna.
Live fares for FRA → ISTSee all routes on the map1,863 kmdistance
~2h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
38one-stop options
Direct flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA → IST | Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines | 1,863 km | ~2h 45m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCO Rome | ITA Airways and Biman Bangladesh Airlines then ITA Airways and Turkish Airlines | 2,342 km | ~5h 30m |
| MUC Munich | Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines | 1,871 km | ~4h 55m |
| VIE Vienna | Condor and Ethiopian Airlines then Austrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines | 1,871 km | ~4h 55m |
| ZRH Zurich | Marabu and Ethiopian Airlines then SWISS and Asiana Airlines | 2,048 km | ~5h 10m |
| MXP Milano | Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Turkish Airlines | 2,191 km | ~5h 20m |
| BUD Budapest | Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air | 1,880 km | ~5h |
| WAW Warsaw | Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then LOT Polish and Turkish Airlines | 2,276 km | ~5h 25m |
| ATH Athens | Aegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece then Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,354 km | ~5h 30m |
| DUS Duesseldorf | Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Turkish Airlines | 2,226 km | ~5h 25m |
| PRG Prague | Condor and Ethiopian Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 1,923 km | ~5h |
| GVA Geneva | Ethiopian Airlines and Kuwait Airways then Turkish Airlines | 2,372 km | ~5h 35m |
| KRK Krakow | Lufthansa and LOT Polish then Turkish Airlines | 2,031 km | ~5h 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.