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✈ IST → CPH

3H 6M FROM ISTANBUL TO COPENHAGEN. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

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

Flight from Istanbul to Copenhagen

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

↔ Flying the other way? Copenhagen → Istanbul

How long is the flight from Istanbul to Copenhagen?

A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Copenhagen (CPH) 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

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

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 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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