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Istanbul (IST) to Houston (IAH) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Houston 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 IST → IAHSee all routes on the map
10,259 kmdistance
~13hdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
22one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to Houston

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → IAHTurkish Airlines10,259 km~13h

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Turkish Airlines then KLM and Lufthansa10,260 km~15h 10m
CDG ParisAir France and Turkish Airlines then Air France and ITA Airways10,307 km~15h 15m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and Turkish Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines10,265 km~15h 10m
ORD ChicagoTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines10,305 km~15h 15m
DFW Dallas-Fort WorthTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines10,466 km~15h 25m
FCO RomeITA Airways and Turkish Airlines then ITA Airways10,509 km~15h 30m
MUC MunichLufthansa and Asiana Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines10,271 km~15h 10m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and Finnair10,276 km~15h 10m
ATL AtlantaTurkish Airlines then Air France and ITA Airways10,380 km~15h 20m
JFK New YorkTurkish Airlines then jetBlue10,330 km~15h 15m
EWR NewarkTurkish Airlines then United Airlines10,324 km~15h 15m
DEN DenverTurkish Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines11,259 km~16h 25m

More from Istanbul and Houston

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.