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Houston (IAH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 10,259 km, about 13h in the air. There are also 22 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.
Live fares for IAH → ISTSee all routes on the map10,259 kmdistance
~13hdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
22one-stop options
Direct flights from Houston to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAH → IST | Turkish Airlines | 10,259 km | ~13h |
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 Lufthansa then KLM and Turkish Airlines | 10,260 km | ~15h 10m |
| CDG Paris | Air France and ITA Airways then Air France and Turkish Airlines | 10,307 km | ~15h 15m |
| FRA Frankfurt | Lufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines | 10,265 km | ~15h 10m |
| ORD Chicago | American Airlines and Frontier Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 10,305 km | ~15h 15m |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | American Airlines and United Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 10,466 km | ~15h 25m |
| FCO Rome | ITA Airways then ITA Airways and Turkish Airlines | 10,509 km | ~15h 30m |
| MUC Munich | United Airlines then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines | 10,271 km | ~15h 10m |
| LHR London | American Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways | 10,276 km | ~15h 10m |
| ATL Atlanta | Air France and ITA Airways then Turkish Airlines | 10,380 km | ~15h 20m |
| JFK New York | jetBlue then Turkish Airlines | 10,330 km | ~15h 15m |
| DEN Denver | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 11,259 km | ~16h 25m |
| YYZ Toronto | Air Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and Turkish Airlines | 10,259 km | ~15h 10m |
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- Houston to Amsterdam (AMS)
- Houston to Paris (CDG)
- Houston to Frankfurt (FRA)
- Houston to Dubai (DXB)
- Houston to Beijing (PEK)
- Houston to Chicago (ORD)
- Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Houston to Rome (FCO)
- Houston to Munich (MUC)
- Houston to London (LHR)
- Houston to Atlanta (ATL)
- Houston to New York (JFK)
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Istanbul
- Paris (CDG) to Istanbul
- Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul
- Dubai (DXB) to Istanbul
- Beijing (PEK) to Istanbul
- Chicago (ORD) to Istanbul
- Barcelona (BCN) to Istanbul
- 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.