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SAW to LED: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)
1,307 mi
2,103 km · 1,135 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,307 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m 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
- LED — Pulkovo Airport · St. Petersburg, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 LED
- LPP · Lappeenranta Airport112 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from LED?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to St. Petersburg (LED) is 1,307 miles (2,103 km, 1,135 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to LED?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 LED?
Nonstop service on SAW–LED 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 3h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to LED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–LED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAW to LED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAW–LED 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.