Nonstop flights from Istanbul to Ankara

Turkish Airlines flies this route 12 to 16 times a day.

ISTIstanbul

237 mi · 95 flights a week

ESBAnkara Esenboga

ISTESB

When they leave

Istanbul time

2:00a11:55pFirst departure 2:00 AM, last 11:55 PM

One overnight flight at 2:00 AM, then five in the morning, 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM, then four in the afternoon, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, then six in the evening, 5:00 PM to 11:55 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

2:00 AM→3:10 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321neoMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
6:00 AM→7:05 AMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
7:00 AM→8:10 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
8:00 AM→9:10 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
10:00 AM→11:05 AMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
11:00 AM→12:15 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
1:00 PM→2:10 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
2:00 PM→3:10 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
3:00 PM→4:10 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A321Daily
4:00 PM→5:10 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
5:00 PM→6:10 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat
6:00 PM→7:10 PMTurkish AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
7:00 PM→8:05 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A330Daily
9:00 PM→10:05 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
10:00 PM→11:10 PMTurkish AirlinesAirbus A320Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
11:55 PM→1:00 AM⁺¹Turkish AirlinesAirbus A320Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Istanbul to Ankara

Turkish Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Istanbul to Ankara, 12 to 16 times a day on the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo and Airbus A330.

Flights run every day of the week, from 12 on Mondays and Sundays to 16 on Wednesdays. The first arrival in Ankara is at 3:10 AM and the last at 1:00 AM the next day. The flight covers 237 miles.

Flying back, Ankara to Istanbul has 102 nonstop flights a week. Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) also has nonstop flights to Ankara, 107 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.