Berlin (BER) – Istanbul (IST)
- Distance
- 1,687 km
- 1,048 mi · 911 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 45 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 212 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (125 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 652,227
- 2024 · +9.2%
- Flights / week
- 65
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 82%
- 797,564 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BER
- 131°
- Heading from IST
- 322°
- Halfway point
- 47.07, 21.91
- Great-circle km
- 1,685 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 46,447 |
| Feb 2024 | 50,725 |
| Mar 2024 | 53,929 |
| Apr 2024 | 55,946 |
| May 2024 | 56,489 |
| Jun 2024 | 51,386 |
| Jul 2024 | 56,870 |
| Aug 2024 | 61,144 |
| Sep 2024 | 58,650 |
| Oct 2024 | 58,440 |
| Nov 2024 | 51,679 |
| Dec 2024 | 50,522 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 250 |
| Feb 2024 | 264 |
| Mar 2024 | 283 |
| Apr 2024 | 280 |
| May 2024 | 296 |
| Jun 2024 | 267 |
| Jul 2024 | 317 |
| Aug 2024 | 298 |
| Sep 2024 | 279 |
| Oct 2024 | 272 |
| Nov 2024 | 271 |
| Dec 2024 | 284 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,685 km.
BER Berlin → IST Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
IST Istanbul → BER Berlin
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 Berlin and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports