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St. Petersburg (LED) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport to Istanbul New 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 LED → ISTSee all routes on the map2,095 kmdistance
~3h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
6one-stop options
Direct flights from St. Petersburg to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LED → IST | Southwind airlines, Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines | 2,095 km | ~3h 5m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVO Moscow | Pobeda and Aeroflot then Southwind airlines and Aeroflot | 2,380 km | ~5h 35m |
| BEG Belgrade | Air Serbia then Turkish Airlines | 2,607 km | ~5h 50m |
| VKO Moscow | Pobeda and Aeroflot then Turkish Airlines and United Nigeria Airlines | 2,363 km | ~5h 35m |
| MSQ Minsk 2 | Belavia and Pobeda then Belavia and Turkish Airlines | 2,108 km | ~5h 15m |
| KRR Krasnodar | Pobeda and Aeroflot then Pobeda and Yakutia Airlines | 2,700 km | ~6h |
| ROV Rostov | Aeroflot and Ural Airlines then Aeroflot and Turkish Airlines | 2,647 km | ~5h 55m |
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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.