✈ IST → DEL
6H 11M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Istanbul to Delhi
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Delhi → Istanbul
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Delhi (DEL) takes about 6 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,837 miles (4,565 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
6h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,837 mi
4,565 km · great-circle
Avg speed
738 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+2.5h
2h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2.5d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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Long-haul from Istanbul
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Long-haul to Delhi
- Santiago → Delhi
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