Hamburg (HAM) – Istanbul (IST)
- Distance
- 1,960 km
- 1,218 mi · 1,058 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 5 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 246 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (145 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 443,119
- 2024 · +9.5%
- Flights / week
- 51
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 532,080 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 HAM
- 127°
- Heading from IST
- 321°
- Halfway point
- 47.84, 20.47
- Great-circle km
- 1,957 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 29,098 |
| Feb 2024 | 29,191 |
| Mar 2024 | 33,174 |
| Apr 2024 | 41,518 |
| May 2024 | 42,425 |
| Jun 2024 | 38,731 |
| Jul 2024 | 41,358 |
| Aug 2024 | 45,096 |
| Sep 2024 | 40,639 |
| Oct 2024 | 40,892 |
| Nov 2024 | 29,908 |
| Dec 2024 | 31,089 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 186 |
| Feb 2024 | 171 |
| Mar 2024 | 198 |
| Apr 2024 | 240 |
| May 2024 | 248 |
| Jun 2024 | 236 |
| Jul 2024 | 239 |
| Aug 2024 | 265 |
| Sep 2024 | 227 |
| Oct 2024 | 222 |
| Nov 2024 | 189 |
| Dec 2024 | 210 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,957 km.
HAM Hamburg → IST Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
IST Istanbul → HAM Hamburg
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 Hamburg and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports