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Istanbul (IST) – Munich (MUC)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,549 km
963 mi · 837 nm
Flight time
2 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
194 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (115 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
496,801
2024 · +6.5%
Flights / week
57
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
629,130 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

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

The way there

Heading from IST
306°
Heading from MUC
114°
Halfway point
45.13, 20.78
Great-circle km
1,546 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 50,790 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug50.8KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202434,172
Feb 202434,794
Mar 202439,322
Apr 202440,952
May 202441,887
Jun 202439,282
Jul 202443,951
Aug 202450,790
Sep 202446,468
Oct 202445,135
Nov 202439,723
Dec 202440,325
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 273 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug273SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024246
Feb 2024232
Mar 2024248
Apr 2024239
May 2024246
Jun 2024236
Jul 2024251
Aug 2024273
Sep 2024263
Oct 2024238
Nov 2024228
Dec 2024248

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,546 km.

IST Istanbul → MUC Munich

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

MUC Munich → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

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 Istanbul and Munich

MUC
IST1,549
SAW1,613

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

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

More routes from MUC

Route Distance Passengers / year
MUC → LHR944 km 1,304,262
MUC → HAM600 km 1,281,162
MUC → FRA300 km 1,012,334
MUC → BER462 km 918,533
MUC → DUS487 km 912,267
MUC → MAD1,498 km 892,628
MUC → CDG683 km 830,050
MUC → BCN1,096 km 820,280
MUC → AMS665 km 808,852
MUC → PMI1,216 km 755,880

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Munich (MUC) are 1,549 km (963 miles, 837 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.