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SAW to LRS: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Leros (Leros Airport)
290 mi
466 km · 252 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
290 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LRS — Leros Airport · Leros, Greece
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 LRS
- JKL · Kalymnos Airport17 mi away
- KGS · Kos Airport31 mi away
- SMI · Samos Airport35 mi away
- JIK · Ikaria Airport42 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from LRS?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Leros (LRS) is 290 miles (466 km, 252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to LRS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 LRS?
Nonstop service on SAW–LRS 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 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to LRS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–LRS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAW to LRS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAW–LRS 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.