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Istanbul (IST) to Delhi (DEL) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): IndiGo, Air India and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 4,558 km, about 6h 5m in the air. There are also 21 one-stop options, via airports such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

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4,558 kmdistance
~6h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
21one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to Delhi

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → DELIndiGo, Air India, Turkish Airlines4,558 km~6h 5m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
DXB DubaiEmirates and Qantas then IndiGo and Air India5,191 km~9h
DOH DohaQatar Airways and Turkish Airlines then IndiGo and Qatar Airways5,282 km~9h 5m
AUH Abu DhabiEtihad Airways and Turkish Airlines then IndiGo and Air India5,295 km~9h 5m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines then IndiGo5,522 km~9h 25m
TAS TashkentCentrum Air and Uzbekistan Airways then Centrum Air and Uzbekistan Airways4,938 km~8h 40m
CAI CairoEgyptair and Turkish Airlines then Egyptair5,632 km~9h 30m
TLV Tel-avivTurkish Airlines then Air India5,180 km~9h
ALA Alma-ataAir Astana and Turkish Airlines then Air Astana5,571 km~9h 30m
RUH RiyadhSaudia and Turkish Airlines then Air India and Saudia5,467 km~9h 20m
MCT MuscatTurkish Airlines and Oman Air then Air India and Air India Express5,307 km~9h 10m
GYD BakuAzerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines then Azerbaijan Airlines4,579 km~8h 15m
KWI KuwaitKuwait Airways and Turkish Airlines then Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways4,999 km~8h 45m

More from Istanbul and Delhi

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.