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Madrid (MAD) to Istanbul (IST) flights

There are direct flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 2,714 km, about 3h 50m in the air. There are also 45 one-stop options, via airports such as Paris, Frankfurt and Barcelona.

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2,714 kmdistance
~3h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
45one-stop options

Direct flights from Madrid to Istanbul

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
MAD → ISTTurkish Airlines2,714 km~3h 50m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
CDG ParisAir France and easyJet then Air France and Turkish Airlines3,301 km~6h 40m
FRA FrankfurtFinnair and Ethiopian Airlines then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines3,285 km~6h 40m
BCN BarcelonaIberia and Air Europa then Turkish Airlines and Vueling2,714 km~6h
FCO RomeITA Airways and Ryanair then ITA Airways and Turkish Airlines2,714 km~6h
MUC MunichIberia and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines3,069 km~6h 25m
VIE ViennaIberia then Austrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines3,057 km~6h 25m
MXP MilanoRyanair and Iberia then Turkish Airlines2,851 km~6h 10m
ZRH ZurichIberia and SWISS then SWISS and Asiana Airlines3,003 km~6h 20m
BRU BrusselsAeromexico and Hainan Airlines then Turkish Airlines3,482 km~6h 55m
AGP MalagaRyanair and Iberia then Turkish Airlines3,338 km~6h 45m
BUD BudapestRyanair and Wizz Air then Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air3,020 km~6h 20m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Iberia then Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines2,915 km~6h 15m

More from Madrid and Istanbul

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.