Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SAW to KUN: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Kaunas (Kaunas International Airport)
1,001 mi
1,611 km · 870 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live SAW→KUN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,001 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- KUN — Kaunas International Airport · Kaunas, Lithuania
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 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 KUN
- VNO · Vilnius International Airport53 mi away
- PNV · Panevėžys Air Base55 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport70 mi away
- HLJ · Barysiai Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from KUN?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Kaunas (KUN) is 1,001 miles (1,611 km, 870 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to KUN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 SAW to KUN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–KUN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.