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HAM to SAW: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
1,255 mi
2,020 km · 1,091 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 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 HAM from SAW?
The flight distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Istanbul (SAW) is 1,255 miles (2,020 km, 1,091 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAM to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 Hamburg and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Hamburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAM to SAW?
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