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Istanbul (IST) to Seattle (SEA) flights

There are direct flights from Istanbul New Airport to Seattle Tacoma International Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 9,778 km, about 12h 25m in the air. There are also 14 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for IST → SEASee all routes on the map
9,778 kmdistance
~12h 25mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
14one-stop options

Direct flights from Istanbul to Seattle

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IST → SEATurkish Airlines9,778 km~12h 25m

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 KLM10,050 km~14h 55m
CDG ParisAir France and Turkish Airlines then Air France and ITA Airways10,285 km~15h 15m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and Turkish Airlines then Condor and Lufthansa10,060 km~14h 55m
ORD ChicagoTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines11,576 km~16h 45m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and Air France10,216 km~15h 5m
JFK New YorkTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines11,939 km~17h 15m
EWR NewarkTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines11,929 km~17h 15m
DEN DenverTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines11,516 km~16h 45m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and Turkish Airlines then Air Canada11,506 km~16h 40m
LAX Los AngelesTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines12,571 km~18h
IAD WashingtonTurkish Airlines then United Airlines12,115 km~17h 25m
SFO San FranciscoTurkish Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines11,891 km~17h 10m

More from Istanbul and Seattle

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.