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Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
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Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy)
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Scan through all non-stop flights from Tehran to Istanbul. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from IKA to IST, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from Tehran IKA to Istanbul IST. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from IKA to IST are operated 14 times a week, with an average of 2 flights per day. Departure times vary between 01:30 - 15:00. The earliest flight departs at 01:30, the last flight departs at 15:00. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Tehran to Istanbul takes 3 hours and 30 minutes. The flight distance between Tehran and Istanbul is 1,275 miles (or 2,052 km).
There are 2 airports in Istanbul: Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy) (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).
There are 14 flights per week flying from Tehran to Istanbul (as of April 2026).
3 hours and 30 minutes is the average flight time from Tehran to Istanbul.
The distance from Tehran to Istanbul is 1,275 miles (2,052 kilometers).
Iran Aseman and Turkish Airlines are flying nonstop from Tehran to Istanbul.
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Tehran to Istanbul.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Tehran to Istanbul:
The earliest flight departs at 01:30 from Tehran and arrives at 04:30 at Istanbul.
The latest flight departs at 15:00 from Tehran and arrives at 18:00 at Istanbul.
1,275 miles (2,052 km) · 3h 30m
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04:30
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 875
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A321 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A321 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-900 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A321 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 9
Y
W
J
F
05:50
08:55
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 879
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
08:35
11:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 871
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A321 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
08:35
11:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 871
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 9
Y
W
J
F
08:35
11:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 871
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
08:35
11:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 871
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A321 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
08:35
11:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 871
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
Y
W
J
F
15:00
18:00
Iran Aseman
EP 512
Iran Aseman
Airbus A340-300
Y
W
J
F
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