- Great circle
- 2,212 km
- 1,374 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 3h 15m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.0°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 5.5%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 189th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Paris the path crosses France, then Germany, then Austria, then Croatia, then Serbia, then Bulgaria, then Turkey.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.0°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
Leaving Paris the aircraft points east (103°); it arrives into Istanbul heading south-east (122°). That is 19° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Paris to Istanbul, asked and answered
- How far is Paris to Istanbul?
- Paris to Istanbul (CDG to IST) is 2,212 km, or 1,374 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Paris to Istanbul?
- About 3h 15m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Paris to Istanbul flight take?
- The great circle passes over France, then Germany, then Austria, then Croatia, then Serbia, then Bulgaria, then Turkey. It reaches 49.0°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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