Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PBI to SAW: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
5,943 mi
9,564 km · 5,164 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live PBI→SAW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,943 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, United States
- 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 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 PBI from SAW?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Istanbul (SAW) is 5,943 miles (9,564 km, 5,164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 West Palm Beach and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 7 hours ahead of West Palm Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBI to SAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PBI–SAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.