Direct Flights from Houston to Istanbul
Nonstop service from IAH to IST on Turkish Airlines, US. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Turkish Airlines, US
Nonstop flights
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Distance
6,357 mi
Days operated
Schedule varies
Top things to do in Istanbul
- Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church (360–1453) and a museum (1935–2020).
- Constantinople, the modern Istanbul, was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empire from 330 until its takeover by the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
- The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
- Byzantium or Byzantion was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul in modern times.
- The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte, was a metonymy used to refer collectively to the central government of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul.
- The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, 200 m (220 yd) from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Chora Church or Kariye Mosque is a Byzantine church, now converted to a mosque, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos.
- Chalcedon was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located to the south of Chrysopolis and almost directly opposite Byzantium across the Bosporus strait, in Europe.
- The Şehzade Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located in the district of Fatih, on the third hill of Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are a group of three archaeological museums located in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Frequently asked questions
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Istanbul?
- Turkish Airlines, US fly nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Istanbul (IST).
- How far is Istanbul from Houston?
- Istanbul is about 6,357 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Istanbul?
- Popular things to do include Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Topkapı Palace, Byzantium, and more.