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Zurich (ZRH) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from Zurich Zürich Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): SWISS, Asiana Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The distance is 1,762 km, about 2h 40m in the air. There are also 29 one-stop options, via airports such as Frankfurt, Rome and Munich.
Live fares for ZRH → ISTSee all routes on the map1,762 kmdistance
~2h 40mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
29one-stop options
Direct flights from Zurich to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZRH → IST | SWISS, Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines | 1,762 km | ~2h 40m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Frankfurt | Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines | 2,148 km | ~5h 15m |
| FCO Rome | ITA Airways and easyJet then ITA Airways and Turkish Airlines | 2,078 km | ~5h 10m |
| MUC Munich | AirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines | 1,833 km | ~4h 55m |
| VIE Vienna | SWISS and Austrian Airlines then Austrian Airlines and Asiana Airlines | 1,854 km | ~4h 55m |
| MXP Milano | Ethiopian Airlines and SWISS then Turkish Airlines | 1,905 km | ~5h |
| BUD Budapest | Helvetic Airways and SWISS then Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air | 1,850 km | ~4h 55m |
| ATH Athens | SWISS then Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,178 km | ~5h 20m |
| PRG Prague | SWISS and SmartWings Czechia then Turkish Airlines | 2,027 km | ~5h 10m |
| GVA Geneva | iFly and SWISS then Turkish Airlines | 2,142 km | ~5h 15m |
| NCE Nice | SWISS then Turkish Airlines | 2,232 km | ~5h 25m |
| KRK Krakow | Helvetic Airways then Turkish Airlines | 2,103 km | ~5h 15m |
| BEG Belgrade | Air Serbia and SWISS then Turkish Airlines | 1,765 km | ~4h 50m |
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- Rome (FCO) to Istanbul
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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.