FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ IST → EDI

4H 7M FLIGHT. 1,758 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.

Flight time
4h 7m
Distance
1,758 mi
Or
2,830 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Istanbul to Edinburgh

From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe  →  Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Edinburgh → Istanbul

How long is the flight from Istanbul to Edinburgh?

A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Edinburgh (EDI) 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

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 345 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 484 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 116 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.

Flights from Istanbul

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from Istanbul

More flights to Europe

Flights to Edinburgh

Nearest origins

Long-haul to Edinburgh

More flights from Europe