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Nonstop flights from Istanbul to Ankara

2 airlines fly this route, with up to 18 flights a day.

SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International
201 mi · 107 flights a week · about 1h
ESBAnkara Esenboga
SAWESB

When they leave

Istanbul time
12:05a11:30pFirst departure 12:05 AM, last 11:30 PM

Two overnight flights, 12:05 AM to 2:05 AM, then 10 in the morning, 5:25 AM to 11:50 AM, then three in the afternoon, 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM, then 10 in the evening, 5:10 PM to 11:30 PM.

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Schedules last checked Oct 2, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Istanbul to Ankara

Pegasus Airlines flies most often, 8 to 11 times a day on the Airbus A321, Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. AJet flies 5 to 7 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Airbus A320neo.

Flights run every day of the week, from 13 on Saturdays to 18 on Tuesdays. The first arrival in Ankara is at 1:05 AM and the last at 12:30 AM the next day. The flight covers 201 miles, and scheduled flight times run from 1h to 1h 5m.

Flying back, Ankara to Istanbul has 106 nonstop flights a week. Istanbul (IST) also has nonstop flights to Ankara, 95 a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.