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Istanbul (IST) to St. Petersburg (LED) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): Southwind airlines, Aeroflot and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,095 km, about 3h 5m in the air. There are also 6 one-stop options, via airports such as Moscow, Belgrade and Moscow.

Live fares for IST → LEDSee all routes on the map
2,095 kmdistance
~3h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
6one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to St. Petersburg

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → LEDSouthwind airlines, Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines2,095 km~3h 5m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
SVO MoscowSouthwind airlines and Aeroflot then Pobeda and Rossiya Airlines2,380 km~5h 35m
BEG BelgradeTurkish Airlines then Air Serbia2,607 km~5h 50m
VKO MoscowTurkish Airlines and United Nigeria Airlines then Aeroflot and United Nigeria Airlines2,363 km~5h 35m
MSQ Minsk 2Belavia and Turkish Airlines then Belavia and Pobeda2,108 km~5h 15m
KRR KrasnodarPobeda then Smartavia and Pobeda2,700 km~6h
ROV RostovAeroflot and Turkish Airlines then Aeroflot and Ural Airlines2,647 km~5h 55m

More from Istanbul and St. Petersburg

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.