Istanbul to Stockholm runs about 28 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 20:37. One passenger pays between €166.52 and €190.71, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 6h 23m over 2,238 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€166.52 to €190.71
- 167%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Istanbul
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:17First departure
- 20:37Last departure
- 28Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €386.59Mon21
- about €324.64Tue22
- about €340.57Wed23
- about €350.60Thu24
- about €324.64Fri25
- about €334.67Sat26
- about €306.94Sun27
- about €216.08Mon28
- about €214.90Tue29
- about €226.11Wed30
- about €261.51Thu1
- about €240.27Fri2
- about €262.10Sat3
- about €234.96Sun4
- about €167.70Mon5
- about €166.52Tue6
- about €174.19Wed7
- about €221.39Thu8
- about €206.64Fri9
- about €211.95Sat10
- about €196.61Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Stockholm. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Stockholm for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Istanbul to Stockholm
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €215.4990 days
- €181.2760 days
- €144.6945 days
- €145.8730 days
- €196.6121 days
- €234.9614 days
- €306.947 days
- €340.573 days
- €386.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €144.69.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 167 percent. The dearest point is €386.59, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Istanbul to Stockholm and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
2,238 km
2,173 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
15,701,602 → 1,515,017
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,238 km against 2,173 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Stockholm is large, and the road in from ARN can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Stockholm
Settled in advance, so the ride into Stockholm costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Stockholm Centralstation
Most of the points near Stockholm Centralstation open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Istanbul to Stockholm
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Stockholm?
The fastest journey from Istanbul to Stockholm takes 6h 23m door to door, of which 3h 14m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 37m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Istanbul to Stockholm?
The cheapest fare from Istanbul to Stockholm is €166.52, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €297.80. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Stockholm?
The cheapest way from Istanbul to Stockholm is by flight, at €166.52 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 24m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Istanbul to Stockholm?
Fares from Istanbul to Stockholm bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €144.69. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 167 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Istanbul to Stockholm?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Istanbul to Stockholm, at €214.90. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Istanbul to Stockholm?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Istanbul to Stockholm, at €140.56 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Istanbul to Stockholm?
4 operators sell services from Istanbul to Stockholm across 1 mode: AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines System, Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Istanbul to Stockholm?
Every service we sell from Istanbul to Stockholm is direct, with around 28 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 23m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Istanbul to Stockholm use?
Services from Istanbul to Stockholm by flight leave from İstanbul Airport IST and arrive at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport ARN. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Istanbul to Stockholm?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Istanbul to Stockholm allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Stockholm on 20 September 2026: 2238 km of route against 2173 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €166.52, and 6h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Stockholm a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Stockholm and across Sweden
Day trips that leave Stockholm in the morning and cover a good part of Sweden by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Istanbul reaches 343 places in 119 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 11,424 km. Stockholm reaches 231 places in 55 countries, from 18 to 8,801 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Istanbul
- 343Places you can leave for
- 119Countries
- 113Operators
Arriving in Stockholm
Leaving Stockholm
- 231Places you can leave for
- 55Countries
- 92Operators