Flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Heathrow Airport Airport (LHR)

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Flights from Istanbul Airport to London Heathrow are operated by 22 airliners including SriLankan Airlines, Qantas, KLM, Finnair, Fiji Airways, Emirates, China Eastern Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Air France, LATAM Airlines, JetBlue, Icelandair, American Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, United Airlines, RwandAir, Pakistan International Airlines, Air Canada, Sichuan Airlines, IndiGo and Turkish Airlines. The flight from Istanbul Airport to London Heathrow is approximately 2,488 Kilometers which is 1,546 Miles. You should expect a flight time of around 3 Hours 44 Minutes.

The price of the flight is dependent on the time of the day you fly and the day of the week with weekends being normally a higher price. To obtain the best prices for London Heathrow flights than book well in advance. The ticket prices for most airliners will increase the closer you get the departure date, so as soon as you know the date you will travel you should book your flights.

The time zone at London Heathrow is different from Istanbul Airport, so please be aware of this when making travel arrangements.

For a full summary of all the airliners that fly from Istanbul Airport to London Heathrow, please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Turkish Airlines666767608:4021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
IndiGo666867407:0021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Sichuan Airlines666767408:4021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Pakistan International Airlines666767308:4021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada656767408:4021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
RwandAir555555313:2021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines444444108:4021:05VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways232232207:3518:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca222222213:4515:00VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines121121107:3514:55VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines111111115:0015:00VIEW FLIGHTS
JetBlue111111108:4008:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Icelandair111111108:4008:40VIEW FLIGHTS
SriLankan Airlines000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
KLM000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Bangkok Airways000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France000100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS

Most people choose to fly with Turkish Airlines. They offer the largest number of flights so they have times which are most likely to suite you. The flights they offer will go by the flight numbers TK1931, TK1933, TK1971 and TK1979 with times between 08:40 and 21:05.

If you would like to find out more information on availably, flight times or if you would like to book your flight, you can visit Turkish Airlines direct at 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
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6915
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5979
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7233
Air CanadaAC6699
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5931
Turkish AirlinesTK1931
RwandAirWB1267
IndiGo6E4313
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6916
Sichuan Airlines3U7205
Air CanadaAC6701
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5983
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
RwandAirWB1271
IndiGo6E4022
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6918
Sichuan Airlines3U7237
Air CanadaAC6703
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5987
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
RwandAirWB1273
IndiGo6E4324
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Tuesday
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6915
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5979
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
14:55
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7136
British AirwaysBA679
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7233
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5931
Turkish AirlinesTK1931
RwandAirWB1267
IndiGo6E4313
18:30
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6916
Sichuan Airlines3U7205
Air CanadaAC6701
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5983
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
RwandAirWB1271
IndiGo6E4022
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6918
Sichuan Airlines3U7237
Air CanadaAC6703
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5987
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
RwandAirWB1273
IndiGo6E4324
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Wednesday
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6915
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5979
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7233
Air CanadaAC6699
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5931
Turkish AirlinesTK1931
RwandAirWB1267
IndiGo6E4313
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
18:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6916
Sichuan Airlines3U7205
Air CanadaAC6701
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5983
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
RwandAirWB1271
IndiGo6E4022
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6918
Sichuan Airlines3U7237
Air CanadaAC6703
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5987
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
RwandAirWB1273
IndiGo6E4324
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Thursday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5004
Fiji AirwaysFJ5320
Bangkok AirwaysPG4536
China Eastern AirlinesMU4003
Air FranceAF9699
KLMKL4881
SriLankan AirlinesUL3391
EmiratesEK5003
QantasQF1
IndiGo6E4609
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6915
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5979
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7209
Air CanadaAC6705
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5989
Turkish AirlinesTK1989
IndiGo6E4019
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7233
Air CanadaAC6699
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5931
Turkish AirlinesTK1931
RwandAirWB1267
IndiGo6E4313
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6916
Sichuan Airlines3U7205
Air CanadaAC6701
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5983
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
RwandAirWB1271
IndiGo6E4022
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6918
Sichuan Airlines3U7237
Air CanadaAC6703
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5987
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
RwandAirWB1273
IndiGo6E4324
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Friday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6915
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5979
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7235
Air CanadaAC6699
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5933
Turkish AirlinesTK1933
RwandAirWB1268
IndiGo6E4317
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
14:55
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7136
British AirwaysBA679
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6916
Sichuan Airlines3U7205
Air CanadaAC6701
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5983
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
RwandAirWB1271
IndiGo6E4022
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6918
Sichuan Airlines3U7237
Air CanadaAC6703
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5987
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
RwandAirWB1273
IndiGo6E4324
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Saturday
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6915
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5979
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7233
Air CanadaAC6699
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5931
Turkish AirlinesTK1931
RwandAirWB1267
IndiGo6E4313
12:55
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7209
Air CanadaAC6705
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5989
Turkish AirlinesTK1989
IndiGo6E4019
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6916
Sichuan Airlines3U7205
Air CanadaAC6701
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5983
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
RwandAirWB1271
IndiGo6E4022
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6918
Sichuan Airlines3U7237
Air CanadaAC6703
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5987
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
RwandAirWB1273
IndiGo6E4324
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Sunday
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA6612
British AirwaysBA675
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7203
Air CanadaAC6697
IcelandairFI7000
Turkish AirlinesTK1979
IndiGo6E4309
JetBlueB66905
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA6917
Sichuan Airlines3U7207
Air CanadaAC6698
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5985
Turkish AirlinesTK1985
AviancaAV6619
RwandAirWB1272
IndiGo6E4020
14:40
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7233
Air CanadaAC6699
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5931
Turkish AirlinesTK1931
RwandAirWB1267
IndiGo6E4313
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Sichuan Airlines3U7201
Air CanadaAC6707
Pakistan International AirlinesPK5971
Turkish AirlinesTK1971
AviancaAV6621
RwandAirWB1269
LATAM AirlinesLA5669
IndiGo6E4021
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA677
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1983
21:05
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK1987
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If you are flexible on the airport you depart from, then there are other airports that offer direct flights to London Heathrow. You can see full details of these below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Heathrow03 Hours 49 Minutes

Whilst you will find a bureau de change at London Heathrow, we recommend you change some money before you depart if you don’t have the local currency. The exchange rates within any airport are not very favorable, so exchanging money before hand is a good idea.

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

DIRECT British Airways
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Istanbul IST to London LHR?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Istanbul IST to London LHR is £47.49 ($60 €56.81)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Istanbul IST to London LHR?
The cheapest direct return flight from Istanbul IST to London LHR is £135.35 ($171 €161.90)
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Flight Info FAQ - Istanbul (IST) to London (LHR)

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

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