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✈ CPH → IST

3H 6M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.

Flight time
3h 6m
Distance
1,229 mi
Or
1,978 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Copenhagen to Istanbul

From Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe  →  Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Istanbul → Copenhagen

How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Istanbul?

A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 3 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,229 miles (1,978 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

3h 6m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,229 mi

1,978 km · great-circle

Avg speed

637 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 241 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 338 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 81 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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