Flights from Istanbul Airport IST to Ankara Airport ESB

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If it is your first time travelling to Esenboga then check out the airliners AJet, Malaysia Airlines, LOT, All Nippon Airways, EgyptAir, Thai Airways, Asiana Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Singapore Airlines, Air Algerie, JetBlue, TAP Air Portugal, Air New Zealand, AirSERBIA and Turkish Airlines. These airliners all offer direct flights that depart from Istanbul Airport, so you will find flying to Esenboga is quite easy. The flight time is approximately 1 Hour 8 Minutes.

The cost of flights varies on the time and day you fly. The cheapest flights available will generally be mid week or late in the evening, so if you are on a budget then these are the flight times you should consider. Alternatively, you could book well in advance and you flight could be up to 50% cheaper, especially with budget airliners. We advise all our viewers to book well in advance. This way you will get the low priced tickets available.

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Esenboga (ESB) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Turkish Airlines1416161730000:3023:55VIEW FLIGHTS
AirSERBIA910101010002:0023:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand677710002:0023:10VIEW FLIGHTS
TAP Air Portugal566610002:0022:05VIEW FLIGHTS
JetBlue555520002:0020:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Algerie455510002:0023:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines455500010:0016:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Royal Air Maroc333300007:0022:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Thai Airways222200008:0017:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines222200018:0022:05VIEW FLIGHTS
EgyptAir111110002:0003:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Malaysia Airlines111100011:0011:00VIEW FLIGHTS
LOT111100015:0016:10VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111100007:0018:00VIEW FLIGHTS
AJet100000003:1503:15VIEW FLIGHTS

Turkish Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:30 and 23:55.

You can find the latest flight availability and prices from Turkish Airlines at thy.com. You can also book direct and get their latest discounts.

Flight times for the route are summarised in the table below. These time were correct at the time of writing, but please be aware that times may vary from time to time so please check their website for exact times and the dates you wish to fly.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
02:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4880
EgyptAirMS9703
AirSERBIAJU8152
Turkish AirlinesTK2192
Air AlgerieAH3958
TAP Air PortugalTP8832
JetBlueB66935
03:15
AirlineFlight  No
AJetVF6780
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2116
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4884
AirSERBIAJU8160
Turkish AirlinesTK2118
Royal Air MarocAT9445
Air AlgerieAH3962
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4892
Thai AirwaysTG9300
Turkish AirlinesTK2126
Royal Air MarocAT9439
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6238
AirSERBIAJU8162
Turkish AirlinesTK2134
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH4290
Singapore AirlinesSQ6282
AirSERBIAJU8164
Turkish AirlinesTK2138
Air AlgerieAH3960
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6204
AirSERBIAJU8170
Turkish AirlinesTK2150
JetBlueB66928
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4886
Singapore AirlinesSQ6264
AirSERBIAJU8174
Turkish AirlinesTK2158
LOTLO4601
TAP Air PortugalTP8844
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Thai AirwaysTG9302
AirSERBIAJU8176
Turkish AirlinesTK2162
TAP Air PortugalTP8834
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2166
JetBlueB66938
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4888
AirSERBIAJU8180
Turkish AirlinesTK2170
All Nippon AirwaysNH9673
Air AlgerieAH3956
Asiana AirlinesOZ6951
JetBlueB66933
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2174
TAP Air PortugalTP8842
JetBlueB66932
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4882
AirSERBIAJU8154
Turkish AirlinesTK2182
Royal Air MarocAT9443
Asiana AirlinesOZ6949
TAP Air PortugalTP8836
23:55
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2188
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Tuesday
02:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4880
EgyptAirMS9703
AirSERBIAJU8152
Turkish AirlinesTK2192
Air AlgerieAH3958
TAP Air PortugalTP8832
JetBlueB66935
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2116
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4884
AirSERBIAJU8160
Turkish AirlinesTK2122
All Nippon AirwaysNH9673
Royal Air MarocAT9445
Air AlgerieAH3954
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4892
Thai AirwaysTG9300
Turkish AirlinesTK2126
Royal Air MarocAT9439
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6238
AirSERBIAJU8162
Turkish AirlinesTK2134
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH4290
Singapore AirlinesSQ6282
AirSERBIAJU8164
Turkish AirlinesTK2138
Air AlgerieAH3960
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6204
AirSERBIAJU8170
Turkish AirlinesTK2150
JetBlueB66928
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6270
Turkish AirlinesTK2154
TAP Air PortugalTP8840
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4886
Singapore AirlinesSQ6264
AirSERBIAJU8174
Turkish AirlinesTK2158
LOTLO4601
TAP Air PortugalTP8844
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Thai AirwaysTG9302
AirSERBIAJU8176
Turkish AirlinesTK2162
TAP Air PortugalTP8834
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2166
JetBlueB66938
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2170
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2174
TAP Air PortugalTP8842
JetBlueB66932
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4888
AirSERBIAJU8180
Air AlgerieAH3956
Asiana AirlinesOZ6951
JetBlueB66933
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4882
AirSERBIAJU8154
Turkish AirlinesTK2182
Royal Air MarocAT9443
Asiana AirlinesOZ6949
TAP Air PortugalTP8836
22:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2184
23:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4890
AirSERBIAJU8156
Air AlgerieAH3964
23:55
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2188
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Wednesday
02:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4880
EgyptAirMS9703
AirSERBIAJU8152
Turkish AirlinesTK2192
Air AlgerieAH3958
TAP Air PortugalTP8832
JetBlueB66935
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2116
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4884
AirSERBIAJU8160
Turkish AirlinesTK2122
Royal Air MarocAT9445
Air AlgerieAH3954
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2126
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4892
Thai AirwaysTG9300
Royal Air MarocAT9439
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6238
AirSERBIAJU8162
Turkish AirlinesTK2134
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH4290
Singapore AirlinesSQ6282
AirSERBIAJU8164
Turkish AirlinesTK2138
Air AlgerieAH3960
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6204
AirSERBIAJU8170
Turkish AirlinesTK2150
JetBlueB66928
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2154
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4886
Singapore AirlinesSQ6264
AirSERBIAJU8174
Turkish AirlinesTK2158
LOTLO4601
TAP Air PortugalTP8844
15:10
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6270
TAP Air PortugalTP8840
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2162
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2166
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Thai AirwaysTG9302
AirSERBIAJU8176
TAP Air PortugalTP8834
18:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4888
AirSERBIAJU8180
Turkish AirlinesTK2170
All Nippon AirwaysNH9673
Air AlgerieAH3956
Asiana AirlinesOZ6951
JetBlueB66933
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
JetBlueB66938
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2174
20:05
AirlineFlight  No
TAP Air PortugalTP8842
JetBlueB66932
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4882
AirSERBIAJU8154
Turkish AirlinesTK2182
Royal Air MarocAT9443
Asiana AirlinesOZ6949
TAP Air PortugalTP8836
22:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2184
23:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4890
AirSERBIAJU8156
Air AlgerieAH3964
23:55
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2188
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Thursday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK6980
01:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2188
02:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4880
EgyptAirMS9703
AirSERBIAJU8152
Turkish AirlinesTK2192
Air AlgerieAH3958
TAP Air PortugalTP8832
JetBlueB66935
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2116
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4884
AirSERBIAJU8160
Turkish AirlinesTK2122
All Nippon AirwaysNH9673
Royal Air MarocAT9445
Air AlgerieAH3954
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4892
Thai AirwaysTG9300
Turkish AirlinesTK2126
Royal Air MarocAT9439
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6238
AirSERBIAJU8162
Turkish AirlinesTK2134
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Malaysia AirlinesMH4290
Singapore AirlinesSQ6282
AirSERBIAJU8164
Turkish AirlinesTK2138
Air AlgerieAH3960
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6204
AirSERBIAJU8170
Turkish AirlinesTK2150
JetBlueB66928
15:10
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6270
Turkish AirlinesTK2154
TAP Air PortugalTP8840
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4886
Singapore AirlinesSQ6264
AirSERBIAJU8174
Turkish AirlinesTK2158
LOTLO4601
TAP Air PortugalTP8844
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Thai AirwaysTG9302
AirSERBIAJU8176
Turkish AirlinesTK2162
TAP Air PortugalTP8834
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2166
JetBlueB66938
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4888
AirSERBIAJU8180
Turkish AirlinesTK2170
Air AlgerieAH3956
Asiana AirlinesOZ6951
JetBlueB66933
20:05
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2174
TAP Air PortugalTP8842
JetBlueB66932
22:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4882
AirSERBIAJU8154
Turkish AirlinesTK2182
Royal Air MarocAT9443
Asiana AirlinesOZ6949
TAP Air PortugalTP8836
23:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4890
AirSERBIAJU8156
Turkish AirlinesTK2184
Air AlgerieAH3964
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Friday
01:00
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2188
03:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ4880
EgyptAirMS9703
AirSERBIAJU8152
Turkish AirlinesTK2192
Air AlgerieAH3958
TAP Air PortugalTP8832
JetBlueB66935
07:05
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK2116
JetBlueB66933
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Instead of flying from Istanbul Airport you could consider a few airports that are close by. Please see that table below of alternative routes.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Canakkale to Ankara Esenboga01 Hour 28 Minutes
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Ankara Esenboga058 Minutes
Tekirdag to Ankara Esenboga01 Hour 22 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Istanbul (IST) to Ankara (ESB)

DIRECT AJet
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Istanbul IST to Ankara ESB?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Istanbul IST to Ankara ESB is £21.14 ($28 €24.23)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Istanbul IST to Ankara ESB?
The cheapest direct return flight from Istanbul IST to Ankara ESB is £48.33 ($64 €55.39)
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Flight Info FAQ - Istanbul (IST) to Ankara (ESB)

Who flies from Istanbul to Ankara?
The following airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ankara (ESB): Air Algerie, Air New Zealand, AirSERBIA, AJet, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, EgyptAir, JetBlue, LOT, Malaysia Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines.
How far is the flight from Istanbul to Ankara?
The flight from Istanbul to Ankara is 380KM or 236 miles.
How long does the flight from Istanbul to Ankara to take?
The flight from Istanbul to Ankara takes 1 Hour 8 Minutes.

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