✈ FCO → IST
2H 47M, 854 MI. ROME → ISTANBUL. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.
Flight from Rome to Istanbul
From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Rome to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 2 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 854 miles (1,374 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 47m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
854 mi
1,374 km · great-circle
Avg speed
492 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.