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✈ AUH → IST

4H 22M FROM ABU DHABI TO ISTANBUL. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
4h 22m
Distance
1,888 mi
Or
3,039 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East  →  Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Istanbul → Abu Dhabi

How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 4 hours 22 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,888 miles (3,039 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 22m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,888 mi

3,039 km · great-circle

Avg speed

696 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Abu Dhabi timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 371 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 520 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 125 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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