Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ACH to SAW: distance & flight time
Altenrhein (St Gallen Altenrhein Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
1,075 mi
1,730 km · 934 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live ACH→SAW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,075 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ACH — St Gallen Altenrhein Airport · Altenrhein, Switzerland
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ACH
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport13 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport47 mi away
Near SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACH from SAW?
The flight distance from Altenrhein (ACH) to Istanbul (SAW) is 1,075 miles (1,730 km, 934 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACH to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Altenrhein and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Altenrhein.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACH to SAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ACH–SAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.