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Istanbul (IST) – Zurich (ZRH)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,743 km
1,083 mi · 941 nm
Flight time
2 h 50 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
219 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (129 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
419,477
2024 · +9.0%
Flights / week
53
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
553,576 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 ZRHISTZRH
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
300°
Heading from ZRH
106°
Halfway point
44.81, 19.18
Great-circle km
1,739 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 41,305 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMay41.3KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202428,495
Feb 202428,692
Mar 202432,608
Apr 202438,573
May 202441,305
Jun 202436,078
Jul 202434,563
Aug 202438,069
Sep 202438,633
Oct 202439,030
Nov 202431,055
Dec 202432,376
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 248 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMay248JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024212
Feb 2024198
Mar 2024213
Apr 2024239
May 2024248
Jun 2024236
Jul 2024228
Aug 2024232
Sep 2024234
Oct 2024243
Nov 2024235
Dec 2024246

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,739 km.

IST Istanbul → ZRH Zurich

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

ZRH Zurich → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 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 Zurich

ZRH
IST1,743
SAW1,806

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 ZRH

Route Distance Passengers / year
ZRH → LHR790 km 1,147,298
ZRH → BER651 km 861,501
ZRH → AMS604 km 816,734
ZRH → MAD1,240 km 760,806
ZRH → VIE605 km 750,117
ZRH → BCN856 km 729,601
ZRH → PMI995 km 725,871
ZRH → DXB4,774 km 660,510
ZRH → LIS1,726 km 652,212
ZRH → FRA286 km 610,719

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Zurich (ZRH) are 1,743 km (1,083 miles, 941 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.