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IST to TLV: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Istanbul Airport) → Tel-aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport)
724 mi
1,166 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TLV — Ben Gurion International Airport · Tel-aviv, Israel
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 TLV
- SDV · Sde Dov Airport9 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport51 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport56 mi away
- MTZ · Bar Yehuda Airfield56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IST from TLV?
The flight distance from Istanbul (IST) to Tel-aviv (TLV) is 724 miles (1,166 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IST to TLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 TLV?
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