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SVO Moscow ⇄ IST Istanbul

Sheremetyevo International Airport (Russia) and İstanbul Airport (Turkey): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,751 km1,088 mi945 nautical miles
SVO → IST3 h 05 minestimated block time
IST → SVO3 hestimated block time
Clock change±0 hIstanbul vs Moscow, today
Great-circle route from Moscow (SVO) to Istanbul (IST)SVOMoscowISTIstanbul
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

SVO → IST

3 h 05 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 205° (SSW).

Leave Moscow Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Istanbul Sat 7 Nov, 13:05 local.

IST → SVO

3 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 18° (NNE).

Leave Istanbul Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Moscow Sat 7 Nov, 13:00 local.

The two directions differ by 8 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,751 km · 1,088 mi · 945 nmi
Initial heading205° (SSW) from SVO; 18° (NNE) from IST
Farthest from the equator56.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip9% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SVOEurope/Moscow — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
ISTEurope/Istanbul — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceIstanbul is on the same clock as Moscow today.

Jet lag, flying SVO → IST. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SVO Sheremetyevo International AirportMoscow, Russia · longest runway 12,139 ft3,700 m IST İstanbul AirportIstanbul, Turkey · longest runway 13,451 ft4,100 m

More routes from SVO and IST

SVOLED Moscow – St. Petersburg 598 km371 mi · 1 h 45 min SVOAER Moscow – Sochi 1,405 km873 mi · 2 h 40 min ISTADB Istanbul – Izmir 358 km222 mi · 1 h 30 min ATHIST Athens – Istanbul 553 km344 mi · 1 h 40 min CDGIST Paris – Istanbul 2,212 km1,374 mi · 3 h 20 min ISTDEL Istanbul – Delhi 4,567 km2,838 mi · 5 h 45 min JFKIST New York – Istanbul 8,026 km4,987 mi · 9 h 30 min LAXIST Los Angeles – Istanbul 11,002 km6,836 mi · 13 h 05 min

Routes of a similar length

JFKMIA New York – Miami 1,757 km1,092 mi · 3 h 05 min MADLPA Madrid – Gran Canaria 1,766 km1,097 mi · 3 h 10 min LGAMIA New York – Miami 1,768 km1,099 mi · 3 h 10 min MADTFN Madrid – Tenerife 1,772 km1,101 mi · 3 h 10 min

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).