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Zurich (ZRH) to Istanbul (SAW) flights
There are direct flights from Zurich Zürich Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Pegasus Airlines and Ajet. The distance is 1,802 km, about 2h 40m in the air. There are also 23 one-stop options, via airports such as Frankfurt, Rome and Munich.
Live fares for ZRH → SAWSee all routes on the map1,802 kmdistance
~2h 40mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
23one-stop options
Direct flights from Zurich to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZRH → SAW | Pegasus Airlines, Ajet | 1,802 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 Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 2,185 km | ~5h 20m |
| FCO Rome | ITA Airways and easyJet then Pegasus Airlines and Ajet | 2,120 km | ~5h 15m |
| MUC Munich | AirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 1,871 km | ~4h 55m |
| VIE Vienna | SWISS and Austrian Airlines then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines | 1,890 km | ~5h |
| MXP Milano | Ethiopian Airlines and SWISS then Turkish Airlines | 1,946 km | ~5h |
| BUD Budapest | Helvetic Airways and SWISS then Wizz Air | 1,885 km | ~5h |
| ATH Athens | SWISS then Pegasus Airlines | 2,206 km | ~5h 20m |
| PRG Prague | SWISS and SmartWings Czechia then Ajet | 2,062 km | ~5h 10m |
| GVA Geneva | iFly and SWISS then Pegasus Airlines | 2,183 km | ~5h 20m |
| NCE Nice | SWISS then Pegasus Airlines | 2,273 km | ~5h 25m |
| BEG Belgrade | Air Serbia and SWISS then Air Serbia and Pegasus Airlines | 1,804 km | ~4h 50m |
| OTP Bucharest | SWISS then Pegasus Airlines | 1,874 km | ~4h 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.