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Istanbul (IST) to London (LGW) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to London Gatwick Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,486 km, about 3h 30m in the air. There are also 44 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Rome.

Live fares for IST → LGWSee all routes on the map
2,486 kmdistance
~3h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
44one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to London

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → LGWTurkish Airlines2,486 km~3h 30m

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 British Airways and easyJet2,575 km~5h 50m
CDG ParisAir France and Turkish Airlines then easyJet2,544 km~5h 45m
FCO RomeITA Airways and Turkish Airlines then British Airways and Norwegian Air Shuttle2,790 km~6h 5m
MUC MunichLufthansa and Asiana Airlines then easyJet2,486 km~5h 40m
VIE ViennaAustrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines then easyJet2,501 km~5h 45m
ZRH ZurichSWISS and Asiana Airlines then easyJet2,516 km~5h 45m
MXP MilanoTurkish Airlines then easyJet2,600 km~5h 50m
CPH CopenhagenSAS Scandinavian and Turkish Airlines then Norwegian Air Shuttle and easyJet2,994 km~6h 20m
BRU BrusselsTurkish Airlines then easyJet2,495 km~5h 45m
BUD BudapestTurkish Airlines and Wizz Air then Norwegian Air Shuttle and easyJet2,510 km~5h 45m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines then easyJet2,931 km~6h 15m
DUS DuesseldorfTurkish Airlines then easyJet2,522 km~5h 45m

More from Istanbul and London

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.