Nonstop flights from Ankara to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines flies this route 14 to 15 times a day.

ESBAnkara Esenboga

237 mi · 102 flights a week

ISTIstanbul

ESBIST

When they leave

Ankara time

1:50a11:55pFirst departure 1:50 AM, last 11:55 PM

Two overnight flights, 1:50 AM to 3:55 AM, then four in the morning, 7:55 AM to 11:50 AM, then four in the afternoon, 12:55 PM to 4:50 PM, then six in the evening, 6:00 PM to 11:55 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

1:50 AM→3:05 AMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
3:55 AM→5:05 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
7:55 AM→9:10 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
8:55 AM→10:05 AMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Fri
8:55 AM→10:10 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
10:40 AM→12:00 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
11:50 AM→1:10 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
12:55 PM→2:10 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737-800Daily
2:50 PM→4:10 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
3:55 PM→5:20 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
4:50 PM→6:05 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:00 PM→7:20 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
6:50 PM→8:10 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat
7:55 PM→9:15 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
9:35 PM→10:45 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A350Daily
10:50 PM→12:05 AM⁺¹Turkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
11:55 PM→1:05 AM⁺¹Turkish AirlinesBoeing 737-800Sat, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 20, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Ankara to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Ankara to Istanbul, 14 to 15 times a day on the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A350.

There are 14 or 15 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in Istanbul is at 3:05 AM and the last at 1:05 AM the next day. The flight covers 237 miles.

Flying back, Istanbul to Ankara has 95 nonstop flights a week. From Ankara, Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) is the other Istanbul area airport with nonstop flights, 106 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.