✈ TLV → IST
2H 27M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.
Flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul
From Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 2 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 725 miles (1,166 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
725 mi
1,166 km · great-circle
Avg speed
477 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
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.