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Madrid (MAD) to Istanbul (SAW) flights

There are direct flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, sold by one airline: Pegasus Airlines. The distance is 2,756 km, about 3h 50m in the air. There are also 35 one-stop options, via airports such as Paris, Frankfurt and Barcelona.

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2,756 kmdistance
~3h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
35one-stop options

Direct flights from Madrid to Istanbul

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
MAD → SAWPegasus Airlines2,756 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 Turkish Airlines3,340 km~6h 45m
FRA FrankfurtFinnair and Ethiopian Airlines then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines3,322 km~6h 45m
BCN BarcelonaIberia and Air Europa then Pegasus Airlines2,756 km~6h
FCO RomeITA Airways and Ryanair then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet2,756 km~6h
MUC MunichIberia and Lufthansa then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines3,107 km~6h 25m
VIE ViennaIberia then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines3,093 km~6h 25m
MXP MilanoRyanair and Iberia then Turkish Airlines2,892 km~6h 10m
ZRH ZurichIberia and SWISS then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet3,042 km~6h 25m
BRU BrusselsAeromexico and Hainan Airlines then Turkish Airlines3,520 km~7h
ORY ParisAir France and Iberia then Pegasus Airlines and Transavia France3,311 km~6h 40m
BUD BudapestRyanair and Wizz Air then Wizz Air3,055 km~6h 25m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Iberia then Pegasus Airlines2,943 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.