Distance from Istanbul to Paris
The great-circle distance between Istanbul, Türkiye and Paris, France is 2,253 km (1,400 mi · 1,217 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 2,253 km · 1,400 mi · 1,217 nmi
- Initial bearing Istanbul → Paris
- 302° (WNW)
- Initial bearing Paris → Istanbul
- 103° (ESE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 3 h 19 min
- Time zones
- Istanbul UTC+03:00 · Paris UTC+02:00 (-1 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 87 min — the sun rises earlier in Istanbul
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Istanbul
- 41.0138, 28.9497
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 03:07 UTC / 17:14 UTC
- Paris
- 48.8534, 2.3488
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:34 UTC / 19:20 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.