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Helsinki (HEL) to Istanbul (SAW) flights
There are direct flights from Helsinki Vantaa Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, sold by one airline: Pegasus Airlines. The distance is 2,180 km, about 3h 10m in the air. There are also 6 one-stop options, via airports such as Vienna, Budapest and Stockholm.
Live fares for HEL → SAWSee all routes on the map2,180 kmdistance
~3h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
6one-stop options
Direct flights from Helsinki to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEL → SAW | Pegasus Airlines | 2,180 km | ~3h 10m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIE Vienna | Finnair and Ryanair then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,747 km | ~6h |
| BUD Budapest | Finnair and Norwegian Air Shuttle then Wizz Air | 2,560 km | ~5h 45m |
| ARN Stockholm | Finnair and Air China then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet | 2,628 km | ~5h 50m |
| OTP Bucharest | Norwegian Air Sweden then Pegasus Airlines | 2,238 km | ~5h 25m |
| RIX Riga | Finnair and airBaltic then airBaltic | 2,204 km | ~5h 20m |
| ADB Izmir | SunExpress then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,797 km | ~6h 5m |
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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.