Non-stop flights to Ankara (ESB)
Esenboğa International Airport is a large airport in Turkey. It is an international airport. In total there are 87 airports around the world that have direct flights to Ankara, spread around 82 cities in 36 countries. Currently, there are 34 domestic flights to Ankara.
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The most frequently departed flights to Ankara are routes from Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW) in Turkey and Istanbul (IST), also in Turkey. These two routes together are operated 937 times this month, and make up for 27% of all monthly arrivals at Esenboğa International Airport.
The longest flight to Ankara ESB is departing from Almaty (ALA). This non-stop flight takes around 4 hours and 50 minutes and covers a distance of 2,254 miles (3,627 km).
List of all direct flights to Ankara
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Ankara, ordered by popularity.
Top 200 flights with a stopover
This list contains the 200 most popular airports from which flights depart that require just one stopover to get to Ankara.
Airlines flying to Ankara
Currently, there are 12 airlines that fly to Ankara. Most flights to Ankara are operated by AJet, as they connect 67 airports to ESB. That’s around 2 times as much as Pegasus, the second biggest airline in terms of operated flight routes to Ankara. Below you can find the list of airlines that operate all ESB flights:
What is the best time to visit Ankara?
🌿 🍇 Warm Mediterranean
In Ankara, the summers are known for being warm, long, and dry, with temperatures typically reaching about 30°C (86°F). The area’s breathtaking scenery complements the sun-filled lifestyle, making it a popular destination for visitors all year round who are looking for relaxation, fun by the water, and the beauty of the outdoors.
Ankara is best explored from mid-spring to summer, specifically between April and September, as most rainfall occurs from October to February.
Business class flights to Ankara
There are 5 airports that have flights to Ankara in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to ESB are listed below:
Intercontinental flights to Ankara
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), as of May 2026:
* Please note that there are no direct services from the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, China, Japan, Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Europe to Ankara
AJet, Pegasus and SunExpress have a significant network of flights from Europe to Ankara.
AJet: year-round flights from Berlin (BER), Vienna (VIE), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), Düsseldorf (DUS), Frankfurt (FRA), Stuttgart (STR), seasonal flights from Geneva (GVA), Bucharest (OTP), year-round flights from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO), seasonal flights from Copenhagen (CPH), year-round flights from London Stansted (STN), seasonal flights from Tirana (TIA), Sarajevo (SJJ), Skopje (SKP), year-round flights from Belgrade (BEG), Barcelona (BCN), Madrid (MAD), Paris (CDG) and seasonal flights from Amsterdam (AMS).
Pegasus: seasonal flights from Berlin (BER), year-round flights from Vienna (VIE), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), Düsseldorf (DUS), seasonal flights from Frankfurt (FRA), year-round flights from Hamburg (HAM), seasonal flights from Stuttgart (STR), Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (BSL), Krakow (KRK), year-round flights from Warsaw (WAW), seasonal flights from Copenhagen (CPH), year-round flights from London Stansted (STN), Podgorica (TGD) and Lisbon (LIS).
SunExpress: year-round flights from Berlin (BER), seasonal flights from Vienna (VIE), year-round flights from Cologne-Bonn (CGN), Düsseldorf (DUS), Frankfurt (FRA), seasonal flights from Hamburg (HAM), year-round flights from Hanover (HAJ), Munich (MUC), Stuttgart (STR), Zürich (ZRH), seasonal flights from Stockholm (Arlanda) (ARN), year-round flights from Amsterdam (AMS), seasonal flights from Rotterdam (RTM) and year-round flights from Brussels (BRU).
Corendon: seasonal flights from Düsseldorf (DUS).
Wizz Air: seasonal flights from Budapest (BUD).
Transavia: seasonal flights from Paris (Orly) (ORY).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Ankara
AJet: year-round flights from Cairo (CAI).
Pegasus: year-round flights from Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Ankara
AJet and Pegasus have a strong network of non-stop flights from the Middle-East.
AJet: year-round flights from Baku (GYD), Ercan, Northern Cyprus (ECN), Tbilisi (TBS), seasonal flights from Baghdad (BGW), Erbil (EBL), Amman (AMM), Beirut (BEY), year-round flights from Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), Adıyaman (ADF), Ağrı (AJI), Antalya (AYT), Batman (BAL), Bodrum (BJV), Canakkale (CKZ), Dalaman (DLM), Diyarbakır (DIY), seasonal flights from Edremit / Balıkesir (EDO), year-round flights from Elazığ (EZS), Erzincan (ERC), Erzurum (ERZ), Gaziantep (GZT), seasonal flights from Gazipaşa (GZP), year-round flights from Hatay (HTY), Iğdır (IGD), Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW), Izmir (ADB), Kahramanmaraş (KCM), Kars (KSY), Malatya (MLX), Mardin (MQM), Muş (MSR), Ordu / Giresun (OGU), Samsun (SZF), Şanlıurfa (GNY), seasonal flights from Siirt (SXZ), year-round flights from Sirnak (NKT), Trabzon (TZX) and Van (VAN).
Pegasus: seasonal flights from Baku (GYD), year-round flights from Ercan, Northern Cyprus (ECN), seasonal flights from Baghdad (BGW), Erbil (EBL), Amman (AMM), year-round flights from Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), Antalya (AYT), Bodrum (BJV), seasonal flights from Dalaman (DLM), year-round flights from Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW), Izmir (ADB), Tekirdağ (TEQ) and seasonal flights from Dubai (DXB).
Azerbaijan: year-round flights from Baku (GYD).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Istanbul (IST).
Flydubai: seasonal flights from Dubai (DXB).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Non-stop flights from India / South Asia to Ankara
AJet: seasonal flights from Tehran (IKA) and year-round flights from Damascus (DAM).
Pegasus: seasonal flights from Tehran (IKA).
Ariana: seasonal flights from Kabul (KBL).
Non-stop flights from Central Asia to Ankara
AJet: year-round flights from Almaty (ALA), Bishkek (BSZ) and Tashkent (TAS).
Uzbekistan Airways: seasonal flights from Tashkent (TAS).
International flights to Ankara
Flights from Afghanistan to Ankara
Kabul is the only city in Afghanistan with direct flights to Ankara. From Kabul, direct flights are offered by Ariana. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
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Flights from Albania to Ankara
In Albania, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Tirana. From Tirana, direct flights are offered by AJet. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
All flights from Albania
Flights from Austria to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Austria that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Vienna. From Vienna, direct flights are offered by AJet, Pegasus and SunExpress.
All flights from Austria
Flights from Azerbaijan to Ankara
In Azerbaijan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Baku. From Baku, direct flights are offered by AJet, Azerbaijan and Pegasus.
All flights from Azerbaijan
Flights from Belgium to Ankara
Brussels is the only city in Belgium with direct flights to Ankara. From Brussels, direct flights are offered by SunExpress.
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Flights from Bosnia & Herzegovina to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Bosnia & Herzegovina that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Sarajevo. From Sarajevo, direct flights are offered by AJet. This is a seasonal route that starts in July and ends in October.
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Flights from Cyprus to Ankara
Ercan, Northern Cyprus is the only city in Cyprus with direct flights to Ankara. From Ercan, Northern Cyprus, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus.
All flights from Cyprus
Flights from Denmark to Ankara
In Denmark, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Copenhagen. From Copenhagen, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus. This route is not operational yet but will start in June.
All flights from Denmark
Flights from Egypt to Ankara
There are 2 airports in Egypt that have non-stop flights to Ankara.
From Cairo, direct flights are offered by AJet.
From Sharm el-Sheikh, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
All flights from Egypt
Flights from France to Ankara
If you are looking for a direct flight from France to Ankara, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, direct flights are offered by Pegasus. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
From Paris, the only airline with direct flights is AJet.
From Paris (Orly), you can fly non-stop to Ankara with Transavia. This is a seasonal route that starts in July and ends in September.
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Flights from Georgia to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Georgia that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Tbilisi. From Tbilisi, direct flights are offered by AJet.
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Flights from Germany to Ankara
In Germany there are several airports with flights to Ankara (8 in total).
From Berlin and Cologne-Bonn, you can fly with AJet, Pegasus and SunExpress.
From Düsseldorf, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Ankara, which are AJet, Corendon, Pegasus and SunExpress.
From Frankfurt, direct flights are offered by AJet, Pegasus and SunExpress.
From Hamburg, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or SunExpress.
From Hanover and Munich, all direct flights to Ankara are operated by SunExpress.
From Stuttgart, direct flights are offered by AJet, Pegasus and SunExpress.
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Flights from Hungary to Ankara
In Hungary, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Budapest. From Budapest, direct flights are offered by Wizz Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
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Flights from Iran to Ankara
Tehran is the only city in Iran with direct flights to Ankara. From Tehran, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
All flights from Iran
Flights from Iraq to Ankara
In Iraq, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Ankara.
From Baghdad and Erbil, you can fly with AJet and Pegasus.
All flights from Iraq
Flights from Jordan to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Jordan that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Amman. From Amman, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus. This route is not operational yet but will start in June.
All flights from Jordan
Flights from Kazakhstan to Ankara
If you are looking for a direct flight from Kazakhstan to Ankara, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Almaty and Astana, you can fly with AJet.
All flights from Kazakhstan
Flights from Kyrgyzstan to Ankara
Bishkek is the only city in Kyrgyzstan with direct flights to Ankara. From Bishkek, direct flights are offered by AJet.
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Flights from Lebanon to Ankara
In Lebanon, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Beirut. From Beirut, direct flights are offered by AJet. This is a seasonal route that started in January and ends in March.
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Flights from Montenegro to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Montenegro that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Podgorica. From Podgorica, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
All flights from Montenegro
Flights from Netherlands to Ankara
There are 2 airports in Netherlands that have non-stop flights to Ankara.
From Amsterdam, you can fly non-stop with AJet or SunExpress.
From Rotterdam, the only airline with direct flights is SunExpress. This is a seasonal route that starts in July and ends in October.
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Flights from Poland to Ankara
In Poland, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Ankara.
From Krakow and Warsaw, you can fly with Pegasus.
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Flights from Portugal to Ankara
In Portugal, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Lisbon. From Lisbon, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
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Flights from Qatar to Ankara
Doha is the only city in Qatar with direct flights to Ankara. From Doha, direct flights are offered by Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
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Flights from Republic of North Macedonia to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Republic of North Macedonia that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Skopje. From Skopje, direct flights are offered by AJet. This is a seasonal route that starts in July and ends in October.
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Flights from Romania to Ankara
Bucharest is the only city in Romania with direct flights to Ankara. From Bucharest, direct flights are offered by AJet. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
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Flights from Russia to Ankara
In Russia, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Moscow Vnukovo. From Moscow Vnukovo, direct flights are offered by AJet.
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Flights from Saudi Arabia to Ankara
There are 2 airports in Saudi Arabia that have non-stop flights to Ankara.
From Jeddah and Medina, you can fly with AJet and Pegasus.
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Flights from Serbia to Ankara
There is 1 airport in Serbia that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Belgrade. From Belgrade, direct flights are offered by AJet.
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Flights from Spain to Ankara
If you are looking for a direct flight from Spain to Ankara, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Barcelona and Madrid, you can fly with AJet.
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Flights from Sweden to Ankara
In Sweden, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Stockholm (Arlanda). From Stockholm (Arlanda), direct flights are offered by SunExpress. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in August.
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Flights from Switzerland to Ankara
In Switzerland, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Ankara.
From Geneva, direct flights are offered by AJet. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
From Zürich, the only airline with direct flights is SunExpress.
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Flights from Syria to Ankara
Damascus is the only city in Syria with direct flights to Ankara. From Damascus, direct flights are offered by AJet.
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Flights from United Arab Emirates to Ankara
There is 1 airport in United Arab Emirates that has a direct connection to Ankara, which is Dubai. From Dubai, you can fly non-stop with Flydubai or Pegasus. This route is not operational yet but will start in June.
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Flights from United Kingdom to Ankara
London Stansted is the only city in United Kingdom with direct flights to Ankara. From London Stansted, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus.
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Flights from Uzbekistan to Ankara
In Uzbekistan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Ankara is Tashkent. From Tashkent, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Uzbekistan Airways.
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Domestic flights to Ankara
Flights from Turkey to Ankara
There are lots of domestic flights to Ankara (ESB). 34 airports in Turkey have direct flights to the airport.
From Adıyaman and Ağrı, you can fly with AJet.
From Antalya, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus.
From Batman, the only airline with direct flights is AJet.
From Bodrum, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus.
From Canakkale and Cukurova, all direct flights to Ankara are operated by AJet.
From Dalaman, you can fly non-stop with AJet or Pegasus.
From Diyarbakır, Edremit / Balıkesir, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Gazipaşa, Hatay and Iğdır, all direct flights to Ankara are operated by AJet.
From Istanbul, you can fly non-stop to Ankara with Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Istanbul (Sabiha) and Izmir, you can fly with AJet and Pegasus.
From Kahramanmaraş, Kars, Malatya, Mardin, Muş, Ordu / Giresun, Rize–Artvin, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Siirt and Sirnak, all direct flights to Ankara are operated by AJet.
From Tekirdağ, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
From Trabzon and Van, you can fly with AJet.
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Alternative airports near Ankara
Flying to an alternative airport near Ankara could give you other options to reach your destination. For example, the possibility to fly with a different airline or alliance, or finding a cheaper airfare. In total there are two alternative airports to Ankara (ESB) within a range of 125 miles (200 km), which are Kastamonu (KFS) and Zonguldak (ONQ).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Ankara?
There is 1 airport in Ankara: Esenboğa International Airport (ESB).
What is the best airport to fly into Ankara?
The most convenient airport to fly into Ankara is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB).
How many airlines fly to Ankara?
There are 12 airlines flying to Ankara from 87 airports around the world, as of May 2026.
Which airlines fly to Ankara?
AJet, Pegasus and SunExpress operate most flights to Ankara. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Ankara?
Oneworld and Star Alliance are currently the only two alliances that operate flights to Ankara.
How many nonstop flights are there to Ankara?
There are roughly 3,497 flights arriving at Ankara every month (or 819 flights each week), from a total of 87 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Ankara Airport?
The official name of Ankara Airport is Esenboğa International Airport.
What is the airport code of Ankara Airport?
The airport code of Ankara Airport is ESB.
What are the most popular flights to Ankara?
Istanbul (Sabiha), Istanbul and Antalya are the 3 most popular routes to Ankara. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Ankara, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Ankara?
| Istanbul (Sabiha) to Ankara | 1h 10m |
| Istanbul to Ankara | 1h 20m |
| Antalya to Ankara | 1h 10m |
| Ercan, Northern Cyprus to Ankara | 1h 10m |
| Izmir to Ankara | 1h 15m |
