Flights Vienna → Istanbul
VIE → SAW
How long is the flight from Vienna to Istanbul?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Istanbul (SAW) takes about 2h 2m. 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 mix of Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The destination airport in Istanbul sees an annual passenger traffic of nearly 48.4 million passengers, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
The Vienna (VIE) → Istanbul (SAW) route is operated by Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines. Across 70 flights monitored in recent months, 43% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.9/100 (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 (SAW) heads south-east for about 1,287 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of VIE-SAW 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 70 tracked VIE-SAW flights, 43% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-SAW
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Istanbul (SAW) takes about 2h 2m. 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 (SAW) route, on-time performance is 43% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 70 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Istanbul is 4.29% across 70 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines.
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The Vienna-Istanbul route is about 1,287 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.
