✈ YYZ → IST
10H 29M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Toronto to Istanbul
From Pearson (YYZ), Canada North America → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Toronto to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 10 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,078 miles (8,172 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,078 mi
8,172 km · great-circle
Avg speed
780 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Toronto timezone
UTC-4
America/Toronto
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.