Flights from London Airport LHR to Istanbul Airport IST

We've found the cheapest flights to Istanbul

Returns from £131.57

One-way from £87.46

If you are looking to fly from London Heathrow to Istanbul Airport you will find there are 15 airliners who offer this route. These include Uzbekistan Airways, Thai Airways, LATAM Airlines, JetBlue, Icelandair, American Airlines, RwandAir, British Airways, Avianca, United Airlines, Air Canada, Sichuan Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, IndiGo and Turkish Airlines. The flight from London Heathrow to Istanbul Airport is approximately 2,488 Kilometers which is 1,546 Miles. You should expect a flight time of around 3 Hours 44 Minutes.

The cost of the flights varies significantly so we can’t provide you an estimate. Prices can be 50% cheaper if you book more than a month in advance. To obtain the best prices for Istanbul Airport flights than book well in advance. We recommend our viewers to pay and reserve the seats in advance. This ensures you get the best seats on the plane at the cheapest prices.

On arriving at Istanbul Airport please note the time difference, the time zone at Istanbul Airport is 2.0 GMT compared to 0.0 GMT at London Heathrow.

Please see below the airlines that fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Istanbul Airport (IST) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Turkish Airlines676777600:5022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
IndiGo676777400:3023:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Sichuan Airlines666777400:3023:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Pakistan International Airlines676777300:3022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada444545200:3022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines444444206:3522:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca343333200:3022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways232232206:5518:15VIEW FLIGHTS
RwandAir232222106:3518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines222222100:4018:15VIEW FLIGHTS
JetBlue121111011:3018:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Icelandair111111122:3522:40VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines111111016:3516:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Uzbekistan Airways010000018:5918:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Thai Airways010000018:5918:59VIEW FLIGHTS

Turkish Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 46 a week with times that vary between 00:50 and 22:40.

Would you like to book your flight? Bookings can be made direct with Turkish Airlines on their website thy.com.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6613
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6919
Sichuan Airlines3U7204
Air CanadaAC6700
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5980
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
RwandAirWB1270
IndiGo6E4053
JetBlueB66904
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6921
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
Air CanadaAC6708
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5986
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
AviancaAV6617
LATAM AirlinesLA5670
IndiGo6E4319
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
British AirwaysBA680
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7234
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5932
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
IndiGo6E4321
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
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Tuesday
00:50
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7234
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5932
IndiGo6E4321
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
06:55
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA678
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6613
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6919
Sichuan Airlines3U7204
Air CanadaAC6700
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5980
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
RwandAirWB1270
IndiGo6E4053
JetBlueB66904
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6921
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
Air CanadaAC6708
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5986
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
AviancaAV6617
LATAM AirlinesLA5670
IndiGo6E4319
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
British AirwaysBA680
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Thai AirwaysTG9183
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5012
Turkish AirlinesTK12
AviancaAV6634
RwandAirWB1381
Uzbekistan AirwaysHY7292
IndiGo6E4237
JetBlueB66902
20:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
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Wednesday
02:50
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7234
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5932
IndiGo6E4321
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6613
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6919
Sichuan Airlines3U7204
Air CanadaAC6700
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5980
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
RwandAirWB1270
IndiGo6E4053
JetBlueB66904
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6921
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
Air CanadaAC6708
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5986
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
AviancaAV6617
LATAM AirlinesLA5670
IndiGo6E4319
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
18:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
British AirwaysBA680
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
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Thursday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6613
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6919
Sichuan Airlines3U7204
Air CanadaAC6700
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5980
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
RwandAirWB1270
IndiGo6E4053
JetBlueB66904
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7210
Air CanadaAC6706
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5990
Turkish AirlinesTK1990
IndiGo6E4314
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6921
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
Air CanadaAC6708
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5986
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
AviancaAV6617
LATAM AirlinesLA5670
IndiGo6E4319
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
British AirwaysBA680
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7234
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5932
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
IndiGo6E4321
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
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Friday
00:50
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7234
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5932
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
IndiGo6E4321
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA678
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6613
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6919
Sichuan Airlines3U7204
Air CanadaAC6700
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5980
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
RwandAirWB1270
IndiGo6E4053
JetBlueB66904
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6921
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
Air CanadaAC6708
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5986
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
AviancaAV6617
LATAM AirlinesLA5670
IndiGo6E4319
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7236
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5934
Turkish AirlinesTK1934
IndiGo6E4322
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
British AirwaysBA680
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
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Saturday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6613
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6919
Sichuan Airlines3U7204
Air CanadaAC6700
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5980
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
RwandAirWB1270
IndiGo6E4053
JetBlueB66904
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7210
Air CanadaAC6706
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5990
Turkish AirlinesTK1990
IndiGo6E4314
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6921
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
Air CanadaAC6708
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5986
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
AviancaAV6617
LATAM AirlinesLA5670
IndiGo6E4319
16:40
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7234
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5932
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
IndiGo6E4321
17:40
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
British AirwaysBA680
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
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Sunday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7202
Air CanadaAC6704
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5972
AviancaAV6618
IndiGo6E4323
00:40
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7126
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6922
Sichuan Airlines3U7238
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5988
Turkish AirlinesTK1988
RwandAirWB1274
IndiGo6E4052
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA676
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1980
16:35
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1986
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1972
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA680
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1932
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6920
Sichuan Airlines3U7206
Air CanadaAC6702
IcelandairFI7001
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5984
Turkish AirlinesTK1984
AviancaAV6616
IndiGo6E4051
23:25
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7208
IndiGo6E4319
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Flights to Istanbul Airport are also available from airports close to London Heathrow. Below we have provided a short list of routes which you could consider is you feel that are suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Birmingham to Istanbul03 Hours 52 Minutes
London Gatwick to Istanbul03 Hours 42 Minutes
Luton to Istanbul03 Hours 45 Minutes
Manchester to Istanbul03 Hours 57 Minutes

Before you start your journey remember to check you have all your documents; in particular, your passport and flight tickets. You will be surprised at the amount of people of forget these!

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Flight Price FAQ - London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)

DIRECT British Airways
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from London LHR to Istanbul IST?
The cheapest direct flight one way from London LHR to Istanbul IST is £87.46 ($113 €103.85)
£87.46
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DIRECT British Airways
What is the cheapest direct return flight from London LHR to Istanbul IST?
The cheapest direct return flight from London LHR to Istanbul IST is £131.57 ($170 €156.24)
£131.57
$170 | €156.24
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Flight Info FAQ - London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST)

Who flies from London to Istanbul?
The following airlines fly from London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST): Air Canada, American Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, Icelandair, IndiGo, JetBlue, LATAM Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, RwandAir, Sichuan Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways.
How far is the flight from London to Istanbul?
The flight from London to Istanbul is 2,488KM or 1,546 miles.
How long does the flight from London to Istanbul to take?
The flight from London to Istanbul takes 3 Hours 44 Minutes.

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