Nonstop flights from Istanbul to Ankara

2 airlines fly this route, with up to 18 flights a day.

SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International

201 mi · 107 flights a week · about 1h

ESBAnkara Esenboga

SAWESB

When they leave

Istanbul time

12:05a11:30pFirst departure 12:05 AM, last 11:30 PM

Two overnight flights, 12:05 AM to 2:05 AM, then 10 in the morning, 5:25 AM to 11:50 AM, then three in the afternoon, 2:10 PM to 4:00 PM, then 10 in the evening, 5:10 PM to 11:30 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

12:05 AM→1:05 AMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hDaily
12:05 AM→1:10 AMAJetBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 1h 5mMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
2:05 AM→3:05 AMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hTue, Wed
5:25 AM→6:30 AMAJetBoeing 737 · 1h 5mFri, Sat
5:30 AM→6:30 AMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A320 · 1hFri, Sat, Sun
5:45 AM→6:50 AMAJetA320neo or 737 MAX 8 · 1h 5mDaily
6:10 AM→7:15 AMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A320 · 1h 5mSun
6:50 AM→7:50 AMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
8:00 AM→9:05 AMAJetBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 1h 5mMon, Tue, Wed, Thu
8:15 AM→9:15 AMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
10:00 AM→11:05 AMAJetBoeing 737 · 1h 5mDaily
11:00 AM→12:00 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A320 · 1hMon, Tue, Fri, Sat
11:50 AM→12:50 PMPegasus AirlinesBoeing 737 · 1hMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
2:10 PM→3:10 PMPegasus AirlinesBoeing 737 · 1hDaily
2:40 PM→3:45 PMAJetAirbus A320neo · 1h 5mDaily
4:00 PM→5:05 PMAJetBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 1h 5mFri
5:10 PM→6:10 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A320 · 1hTue
5:30 PM→6:30 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A320 · 1hSun
5:55 PM→7:00 PMAJetBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 1h 5mMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun
6:40 PM→7:40 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hTue, Thu, Sun
7:00 PM→8:00 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hFri, Sat
8:15 PM→9:15 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hFri, Sat
8:35 PM→9:35 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun
9:15 PM→10:20 PMAJetBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 1h 5mDaily
10:50 PM→11:50 PMPegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hSat
11:30 PM→12:30 AM⁺¹Pegasus AirlinesAirbus A321 · 1hMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun

Schedules last checked Oct 2, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Istanbul to Ankara

Pegasus Airlines flies most often, 8 to 11 times a day on the Airbus A321, Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. AJet flies 5 to 7 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Airbus A320neo.

Flights run every day of the week, from 13 on Saturdays to 18 on Tuesdays. The first arrival in Ankara is at 1:05 AM and the last at 12:30 AM the next day. The flight covers 201 miles, and scheduled flight times run from 1h to 1h 5m.

Flying back, Ankara to Istanbul has 106 nonstop flights a week. Istanbul (IST) also has nonstop flights to Ankara, 95 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.