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Barcelona (BCN) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,224 km
1,382 mi · 1,201 nm
Flight time
3 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
279 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (165 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
524,218
2024 · +5.2%
Flights / week
52
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
656,175 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BCN to ISTBCNIST
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BCN
81°
Heading from IST
279°
Halfway point
42.07, 15.41
Great-circle km
2,218 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 49,261 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov49.3KDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202436,925
Feb 202435,807
Mar 202441,312
Apr 202442,375
May 202444,753
Jun 202442,952
Jul 202446,280
Aug 202447,601
Sep 202445,770
Oct 202448,808
Nov 202449,261
Dec 202442,374
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 250 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024221
Feb 2024209
Mar 2024224
Apr 2024212
May 2024227
Jun 2024215
Jul 2024223
Aug 2024222
Sep 2024213
Oct 2024229
Nov 2024245
Dec 2024250

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,218 km.

BCN Barcelona → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → BCN Barcelona

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Barcelona and Istanbul

ISTSAW
BCN2,2242,279

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports

More routes from BCN

Route Distance Passengers / year
BCN → PMI202 km 2,323,085
BCN → MAD484 km 2,036,488
BCN → FCO850 km 1,706,636
BCN → AMS1,241 km 1,559,616
BCN → LGW1,109 km 1,353,516
BCN → LIS996 km 1,305,408
BCN → CDG858 km 1,291,815
BCN → MXP722 km 1,279,578
BCN → IBZ276 km 1,259,182
BCN → ORY826 km 1,129,008

More routes from IST

Route Distance Passengers / year
IST → IKA2,058 km 2,050,223
IST → ADB358 km 1,896,910
IST → AYT518 km 1,742,584
IST → ESB382 km 1,497,202
IST → DXB3,032 km 1,429,665
IST → LHR2,493 km 1,281,925
IST → VKO1,709 km 1,235,902
IST → JED2,383 km 1,184,492
IST → CDG2,217 km 1,010,453
IST → ATH553 km 981,717

Questions

Barcelona (BCN) and Istanbul (IST) are 2,224 km (1,382 miles, 1,201 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.