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SAW to BUS: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Batumi (Batumi International Airport)
640 mi
1,030 km · 556 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
640 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- BUS — Batumi International Airport · Batumi, Georgia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BUS
- KUT · Kopitnari Airport60 mi away
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport90 mi away
- TZX · Trabzon International Airport103 mi away
- KSY · Kars Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from BUS?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Batumi (BUS) is 640 miles (1,030 km, 556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to BUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SAW to BUS?
Nonstop service on SAW–BUS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Batumi?
Batumi is 1 hour ahead of Istanbul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to BUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–BUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAW to BUS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAW–BUS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.