Non-stop flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW)
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is the second largest airport in Turkey. It is an international airport. In total there are 113 airports around the world that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha), spread around 108 cities in 40 countries. Currently, there are 35 domestic flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
Istanbul (Sabiha) is mainly known for sightseeing & culture and activities.
Most tourists that come to Istanbul (Sabiha) visit one of the following sights:
- Blue Mosque, Istanbul
- Topkapi Palace
- Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia)
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All direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) Airlines flying to Istanbul (Sabiha) Business Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 5,517 flights arriving at Istanbul (Sabiha) Airport, which are 184 flights per day or 8 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 8 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are routes from Antalya (AYT) in Turkey and Izmir (ADB), also in Turkey. These two routes together are operated 732 times this month, and make up for 13% of all monthly arrivals at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
The longest flight to Istanbul (Sabiha) SAW is departing from Karachi (KHI). This non-stop flight takes around 5 hours and 20 minutes and covers a distance of 2,433 miles (3,915 km).
List of all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha), ordered by popularity.
Airlines flying to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Currently, there are 15 airlines that fly to Istanbul (Sabiha). Most flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus, as they connect 104 airports to SAW. That’s around 2 times as much as Turkish Airlines, the second biggest airline in terms of operated flight routes to Istanbul (Sabiha). Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most SAW flights:
Business class flights to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is only one airport that has Business Class flights to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Cairo (CAI).
Intercontinental flights to Istanbul (Sabiha)
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), as of January 2021:
* 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 Istanbul (Sabiha)
Pegasus and Turkish Airlines have a significant network of flights from Europe to Istanbul (Sabiha).
Pegasus: year-round flights from Vienna (VIE), Prague (PRG), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), Düsseldorf (DUS), Frankfurt (FRA), Hamburg (HAM), Hanover (HAJ), Munich (MUC), seasonal flights from Nuremberg (NUE), year-round flights from Stuttgart (STR), Budapest (BUD), Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (BSL), Geneva (GVA), Zürich (ZRH), Bucharest (OTP), Krasnodar (KRR), Moscow Domodedovo (DME), Kharkiv (HRK), Lviv (LWO), Zaporizhzhia (OZH), Copenhagen (CPH), Oslo (OSL), Stockholm (Arlanda) (ARN), London Stansted (STN), Manchester (MAN), Tirana (TIA), Sarajevo (SJJ), Athens (ATH), Bologna (BLQ), Milan (Bergamo) (BGY), Rome (Fiumicino) (FCO), Venice Marco Polo (VCE), Skopje (SKP), Belgrade (BEG), Pristina (PRN), Barcelona (BCN), Madrid (MAD), Brussels Charleroi (CRL), Lyon (LYS), Marseille (MRS), Paris (Orly) (ORY), Amsterdam (AMS) and Eindhoven (EIN).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Vienna (VIE), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), Düsseldorf (DUS), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Stuttgart (STR), London Stansted (STN), seasonal flights from Milan (Malpensa) (MXP), Rome (Fiumicino) (FCO), year-round flights from Barcelona (BCN), Brussels (BRU), Paris (CDG) and Amsterdam (AMS).
Pobeda: year-round flights from Krasnodar (KRR) and Moscow Vnukovo (VKO).
Transavia: year-round flights from Amsterdam (AMS).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Pegasus: year-round flights from Hurghada (HRG), Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) and Casablanca (CMN).
Nile Air: seasonal flights from Cairo (CAI).
Air Arabia Maroc: year-round flights from Casablanca (CMN) and Tangier (TNG).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Pegasus and Turkish Airlines have a strong network of non-stop flights from the Middle-East.
Pegasus: year-round flights from Bahrain Island (BAH), Ercan, Northern Cyprus (ECN), Tbilisi (TBS), Baghdad (BGW), Basra (BSR), Erbil (EBL), Tel Aviv (TLV), Kuwait City (KWI), Beirut (BEY), Muscat (MCT), Doha (DOH), Grozny (GRV), Mineralnye Vody (MRV), Dammam (DMM), Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), Riyadh (RUH), Adana (ADA), Ağrı (AJI), Amasya (MZH), Ankara (ESB), Antalya (AYT), Batman (BAL), Bingöl (BGG), Bodrum (BJV), Dalaman (DLM), Denizli (DNZ), Diyarbakır (DIY), Edremit / Balıkesir (EDO), Elazığ (EZS), Erzincan (ERC), Erzurum (ERZ), Gaziantep (GZT), Gazipaşa (GZP), Hatay (HTY), Izmir (ADB), Kahramanmaraş (KCM), Kars (KSY), Kayseri (ASR), Konya (KYA), Malatya (MLX), Mardin (MQM), Muş (MSR), Ordu / Giresun (OGU), Samsun (SZF), Şanlıurfa (GNY), Sinop (NOP), Sivas (VAS), Trabzon (TZX), Van (VAN), Abu Dhabi (AUH), Dubai (DXB) and Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Bahrain Island (BAH), year-round flights from Ercan, Northern Cyprus (ECN), Tbilisi (TBS), Baghdad (BGW), Erbil (EBL), Tel Aviv (TLV), Kuwait City (KWI), seasonal flights from Dammam (DMM), year-round flights from Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), Riyadh (RUH), Adana (ADA), Ankara (ESB), Antalya (AYT), Batman (BAL), Bodrum (BJV), Dalaman (DLM), Denizli (DNZ), Diyarbakır (DIY), seasonal flights from Edremit / Balıkesir (EDO), year-round flights from Elazığ (EZS), Erzincan (ERC), Erzurum (ERZ), Gaziantep (GZT), Hatay (HTY), Izmir (ADB), Kars (KSY), Kayseri (ASR), Konya (KYA), Malatya (MLX), Mardin (MQM), Nevşehir (NAV), Ordu / Giresun (OGU), Samsun (SZF), Şanlıurfa (GNY), Sirnak (NKT), Sivas (VAS), Trabzon (TZX), Van (VAN), Dubai (DXB) and Baku (GYD).
Fly Baghdad: seasonal flights from Baghdad (BGW).
Iraqi Airways: year-round flights from Baghdad (BGW).
Jazeera Airways: year-round flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
Kuwait Airways: year-round flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
SalamAir: seasonal flights from Muscat (MCT).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Transavia: seasonal flights from Dubai (DXB).
Air Arabia: year-round flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Emirates: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Non-stop flights from India / South Asia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Pegasus: year-round flights from Tehran (IKA) and Karachi (KHI).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Tehran (IKA).
Non-stop flights from Central Asia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Pegasus is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Central Asia to Istanbul (Sabiha). They fly year-round from Almaty (ALA) and Bishkek (FRU).
International flights to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Flights from Albania to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Tirana is the only city in Albania with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Tirana, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Austria to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Austria, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Vienna. From Vienna, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Azerbaijan to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Azerbaijan that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Baku. From Baku, direct flights are offered by Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Bahrain to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Bahrain, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Bahrain Island. From Bahrain Island, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Belgium to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There are 2 airports in Belgium that have non-stop flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Brussels, direct flights are offered by Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Brussels Charleroi, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
Flights from Bosnia & Herzegovina to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Sarajevo is the only city in Bosnia & Herzegovina with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Sarajevo, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Cyprus to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Cyprus that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Ercan, Northern Cyprus. From Ercan, Northern Cyprus, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Czechia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Prague is the only city in Czechia with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Prague, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Denmark to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Denmark, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Copenhagen. From Copenhagen, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Egypt to Istanbul (Sabiha)
If you are looking for a direct flight from Egypt to Istanbul (Sabiha), there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Cairo, direct flights are offered by Nile Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in January and ends in March.
From Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, you can fly with Pegasus.
Flights from France to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In France, there are 4 airports that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Lyon and Marseille, you can fly with Pegasus.
From Paris, you can fly non-stop to Istanbul (Sabiha) with Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Paris (Orly), the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
Flights from Georgia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Georgia that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Tbilisi. From Tbilisi, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Germany to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Germany there are several airports with flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) (9 in total).
From Berlin, Cologne-Bonn, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Hamburg and Hanover, you can fly with Pegasus.
From Munich, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Nuremberg, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus. This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
From Stuttgart, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Greece to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Greece, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Athens. From Athens, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Hungary to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Budapest is the only city in Hungary with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Budapest, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Iran to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Iran that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Tehran. From Tehran, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Iraq to Istanbul (Sabiha)
If you are looking for a direct flight from Iraq to Istanbul (Sabiha), there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Baghdad, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Istanbul (Sabiha), which are Fly Baghdad, Iraqi Airways, Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Basra, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
From Erbil, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Israel to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Tel Aviv is the only city in Israel with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Tel Aviv, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Italy to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There are 5 airports in Italy that have non-stop flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Bologna and Milan (Bergamo), you can fly with Pegasus.
From Milan (Malpensa), you can fly non-stop to Istanbul (Sabiha) with Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance). This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
From Rome (Fiumicino), you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Venice Marco Polo, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Kazakhstan to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Kazakhstan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Almaty. From Almaty, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Kuwait to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Kuwait that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Kuwait City. From Kuwait City, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Istanbul (Sabiha), which are Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Kyrgyzstan to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Kyrgyzstan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Bishkek. From Bishkek, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Lebanon to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Beirut is the only city in Lebanon with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Beirut, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Morocco to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Morocco, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Casablanca, you can fly non-stop with Air Arabia Maroc or Pegasus.
From Tangier, the only airline with direct flights is Air Arabia Maroc.
Flights from Netherlands to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There are 2 airports in Netherlands that have non-stop flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Amsterdam, direct flights are offered by Pegasus, Transavia and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Eindhoven, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
Flights from Norway to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Norway that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Oslo. From Oslo, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Oman to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Muscat is the only city in Oman with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Muscat, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or SalamAir.
Flights from Pakistan to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Pakistan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Karachi. From Karachi, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Qatar to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Qatar that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Doha. From Doha, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
Flights from Republic of North Macedonia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Republic of North Macedonia, the only airport that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Skopje. From Skopje, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Romania to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Bucharest is the only city in Romania with direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). From Bucharest, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Russia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
If you are looking for a direct flight from Russia to Istanbul (Sabiha), there are 5 airports to choose from.
From Grozny, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
From Krasnodar, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Pobeda.
From Mineralnye Vody and Moscow Domodedovo, you can fly with Pegasus.
From Moscow Vnukovo, direct flights are offered by Pobeda.
Flights from Saudi Arabia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Saudi Arabia, there are 4 airports that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Dammam, Jeddah, Medina and Riyadh, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Serbia to Istanbul (Sabiha)
If you are looking for a direct flight from Serbia to Istanbul (Sabiha), there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Belgrade and Pristina, you can fly with Pegasus.
Flights from Spain to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There are 2 airports in Spain that have non-stop flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Barcelona, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Madrid, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
Flights from Sweden to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There is 1 airport in Sweden that has a direct connection to Istanbul (Sabiha), which is Stockholm (Arlanda). From Stockholm (Arlanda), direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
Flights from Switzerland to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In Switzerland, there are 3 airports that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, Geneva and Zürich, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus.
Flights from Ukraine to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There are 3 airports in Ukraine that have non-stop flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From Kharkiv, Lviv and Zaporizhzhia, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus.
Flights from United Arab Emirates to Istanbul (Sabiha)
If you are looking for a direct flight from United Arab Emirates to Istanbul (Sabiha), there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Abu Dhabi, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
From Dubai, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Istanbul (Sabiha), which are Emirates, Flydubai, Pegasus, Transavia and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Dubai (Sharjah), you can fly non-stop with Air Arabia or Pegasus.
Flights from United Kingdom to Istanbul (Sabiha)
In United Kingdom, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
From London Stansted, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Manchester, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
Domestic flights to Istanbul (Sabiha)
Flights from Turkey to Istanbul (Sabiha)
There are lots of domestic flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW). 35 airports in Turkey have direct flights to the airport.
From Adana, you can fly non-stop with Pegasus or Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Ağrı and Amasya, you can fly with Pegasus.
From Ankara, Antalya and Batman, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Bingöl, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
From Bodrum, Dalaman, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Edremit / Balıkesir, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum and Gaziantep, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Gazipaşa, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
From Hatay and Izmir, you can fly with Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Kahramanmaraş, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
From Kars, Kayseri, Konya, Malatya and Mardin, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Muş, the only airline with direct flights is Pegasus.
From Nevşehir, you can fly non-stop to Istanbul (Sabiha) with Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Ordu / Giresun, Samsun and Şanlıurfa, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Sinop, direct flights are offered by Pegasus.
From Sirnak, the only airline with direct flights is Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
From Sivas, Trabzon and Van, all direct flights to Istanbul (Sabiha) are operated by Pegasus and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Alternative airports near Istanbul (Sabiha)
Flying to an alternative airport near Istanbul (Sabiha) 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. For this reason, alternative airports near to Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW) are listed below. The closest alternative airports are Istanbul (IST) and Tekirdağ (TEQ).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Istanbul (Sabiha)?
There are 2 airports in Istanbul (Sabiha): Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) and Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy International (IST).
What is the best airport to fly into Istanbul (Sabiha)?
You have multiple options when flying into Istanbul (Sabiha). Although Istanbul (Sabiha) (SAW) is a convenient airport to reach the city, the biggest airport near to Istanbul (Sabiha) is Istanbul (IST), Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy International, which offers you additional options.
How many airlines fly to Istanbul (Sabiha)?
There are 15 airlines flying to Istanbul (Sabiha) from 113 airports around the world, as of January 2021.
Which airlines fly to Istanbul (Sabiha)?
Pegasus, Turkish Airlines and Pobeda operate most flights to Istanbul (Sabiha). To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Istanbul (Sabiha)?
Star Alliance and Oneworld are currently the only two alliances that operate flights to Istanbul (Sabiha).
How many nonstop flights are there to Istanbul (Sabiha)?
There are roughly 5,517 flights arriving at Istanbul (Sabiha) every month (or 1,288 flights each week), from a total of 113 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Istanbul (Sabiha) Airport?
The official name of Istanbul (Sabiha) Airport is Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
What is the airport code of Istanbul (Sabiha) Airport?
The airport code of Istanbul (Sabiha) Airport is SAW.
What are the most popular flights to Istanbul (Sabiha)?
Antalya, Izmir and Ankara are the 3 most popular routes to Istanbul (Sabiha). For a complete overview of all flight routes to Istanbul (Sabiha), please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Istanbul (Sabiha)?
| Antalya to Istanbul (Sabiha) | 1h 15m |
| Izmir to Istanbul (Sabiha) | 1h 10m |
| Ankara to Istanbul (Sabiha) | 1h |
| Adana to Istanbul (Sabiha) | 1h 25m |
| Trabzon to Istanbul (Sabiha) | 1h 45m |
