Munich (MUC) – Istanbul (SAW)
- Distance
- 1,613 km
- 1,002 mi · 871 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 40 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 202 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (120 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 407,203
- 2024 · +24.8%
- Flights / week
- 43
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 478,269 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 MUC
- 114°
- Heading from SAW
- 307°
- Halfway point
- 44.96, 21.11
- Great-circle km
- 1,610 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.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 28,661 |
| Feb 2024 | 28,220 |
| Mar 2024 | 31,098 |
| Apr 2024 | 30,327 |
| May 2024 | 34,951 |
| Jun 2024 | 31,510 |
| Jul 2024 | 33,832 |
| Aug 2024 | 37,148 |
| Sep 2024 | 33,800 |
| Oct 2024 | 37,274 |
| Nov 2024 | 38,200 |
| Dec 2024 | 42,182 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 180 |
| Feb 2024 | 166 |
| Mar 2024 | 179 |
| Apr 2024 | 180 |
| May 2024 | 186 |
| Jun 2024 | 179 |
| Jul 2024 | 182 |
| Aug 2024 | 186 |
| Sep 2024 | 180 |
| Oct 2024 | 186 |
| Nov 2024 | 202 |
| Dec 2024 | 220 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,610 km.
MUC Munich → SAW Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
SAW Istanbul → MUC Munich
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 Munich and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports