Great-circle route IST ↔ LTN. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| IST → LTN Istanbul to London |
7/wk | Daily | Air Bagan |
| LTN → IST London to Istanbul |
7/wk | Daily | Air Bagan |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
Air Bagan is the only airline flying the IST–LTN nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Istanbul Airport and London Luton Airport is 1,550 miles, or 2,494 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,550 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,494 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,347 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Air Bagan flies the route nonstop, with about 14 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 36m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,550-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 7 a week from Istanbul to London and 7 a week from London to Istanbul, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air Bagan.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
