✈ VIE → IST
2H 32M, 761 MI. VIENNA → ISTANBUL. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.
Flight from Vienna to Istanbul
From Vienna International (VIE), Austria Europe → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Vienna to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Vienna (VIE) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 2 hours 32 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 761 miles (1,224 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 32m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
761 mi
1,224 km · great-circle
Avg speed
482 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vienna timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Vienna
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.