Flights Vienna → Istanbul
VIE → IST
How long is the flight from Vienna to Istanbul?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 1h 57m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Vienna to Istanbul, operating with a diverse fleet of aircraft including the Airbus A320, Fokker 100, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A330. The destination airport in Istanbul, which opened in 2018, handles an impressive annual passenger traffic of 84,457,421, making it a major hub for air travel.
The Vienna (VIE) → Istanbul (IST) route is operated by Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines. Across 65 flights monitored in recent months, 57% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Istanbul: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Istanbul (IST) heads south-east for about 1,223 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of VIE-IST flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Istanbul it is 3.5 min (atfm).
Across 65 tracked VIE-IST flights, 57% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-IST
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 1h 57m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Vienna (VIE) -> Istanbul (IST) route, on-time performance is 57% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 65 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Istanbul is 0.00% across 65 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Istanbul, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Vienna-Istanbul route is about 1,223 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
