✈ EDI → IST
4H 7M, 1,758 MI. ONE MOVIE. ONE NAP. ONE QUESTIONABLE MEAL.
Flight from Edinburgh to Istanbul
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 4 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,758 miles (2,830 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,758 mi
2,830 km · great-circle
Avg speed
687 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.