Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MRS to SAW: distance & flight time
Marseille (Marseille Provence Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
1,242 mi
1,998 km · 1,079 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live MRS→SAW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m 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
- MRS — Marseille Provence Airport · Marseille, France
- 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 MRS
- CTT · Le Castellet Airport31 mi away
- AVN · Avignon-Caumont Airport36 mi away
- FNI · Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport46 mi away
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base52 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 MRS from SAW?
The flight distance from Marseille (MRS) to Istanbul (SAW) is 1,242 miles (1,998 km, 1,079 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRS to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 Marseille and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Marseille.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MRS to SAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MRS–SAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.