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IST to PDV: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Istanbul Airport) → Plovdiv (Plovdiv International Airport)
209 mi
336 km · 181 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
209 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- IST — Istanbul Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- PDV — Plovdiv International Airport · Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IST
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport39 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport44 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport73 mi away
Near PDV
- SZR · Stara Zagora Airport46 mi away
- KVA · Alexander the Great International Airport81 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base81 mi away
- SOF · Sofia Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IST from PDV?
The flight distance from Istanbul (IST) to Plovdiv (PDV) is 209 miles (336 km, 181 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IST to PDV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 cheapest way to fly from IST to PDV?
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