Bangkok (BKK) – Istanbul (IST)
- Distance
- 7,521 km
- 4,673 mi · 4,061 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 40 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 4 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 879 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (520 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 674,931
- 2024 · +59.5%
- Flights / week
- 52
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 809,547 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_tr), reported by the airport in Türkiye, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BKK
- 309°
- Heading from IST
- 91°
- Halfway point
- 32.67, 70.02
- Great-circle km
- 7,514 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Istanbul is 4 h behind Bangkok
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 62,133 |
| Feb 2024 | 61,870 |
| Mar 2024 | 64,589 |
| Apr 2024 | 53,420 |
| May 2024 | 46,112 |
| Jun 2024 | 49,473 |
| Jul 2024 | 54,364 |
| Aug 2024 | 55,937 |
| Sep 2024 | 49,361 |
| Oct 2024 | 51,139 |
| Nov 2024 | 60,456 |
| Dec 2024 | 66,077 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 248 |
| Feb 2024 | 231 |
| Mar 2024 | 249 |
| Apr 2024 | 207 |
| May 2024 | 213 |
| Jun 2024 | 206 |
| Jul 2024 | 210 |
| Aug 2024 | 213 |
| Sep 2024 | 206 |
| Oct 2024 | 218 |
| Nov 2024 | 239 |
| Dec 2024 | 247 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,514 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
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 Bangkok and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Bangkok airports · All Istanbul airports