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Istanbul (IST) – Warsaw (WAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,347 km
837 mi · 727 nm
Flight time
2 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
169 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (100 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
378,556
2024 · +24.7%
Flights / week
63
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
461,655 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 WAWISTWAW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
337°
Heading from WAW
151°
Halfway point
46.79, 25.24
Great-circle km
1,346 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 35,718 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul35.7KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202425,454
Feb 202426,500
Mar 202426,347
Apr 202432,132
May 202432,156
Jun 202430,341
Jul 202435,718
Aug 202435,157
Sep 202433,988
Oct 202434,828
Nov 202433,673
Dec 202432,262
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 293 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMay293JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024237
Feb 2024225
Mar 2024241
Apr 2024282
May 2024293
Jun 2024280
Jul 2024290
Aug 2024289
Sep 2024283
Oct 2024283
Nov 2024282
Dec 2024290

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,346 km.

IST Istanbul → WAW Warsaw

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

WAW Warsaw → IST Istanbul

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

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 Warsaw

WAWWMI
IST1,3471,385
SAW1,4041,443

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

Route Distance Passengers / year
WAW → AYT1,864 km 647,287
WAW → AMS1,105 km 599,184
WAW → LHR1,474 km 579,372
WAW → CDG1,346 km 536,985
WAW → FRA900 km 526,916
WAW → CPH667 km 461,210
WAW → LTN1,460 km 459,108
WAW → VIE550 km 418,353
WAW → FCO1,327 km 407,741
WAW → DXB4,158 km 400,411

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Warsaw (WAW) are 1,347 km (837 miles, 727 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.