Istanbul to Abu Dhabi flights (IST–AUH)

ISTİstanbul Airport
Turkey

AUHZayed International Airport
United Arab Emirates

Yes. Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines fly IST–AUH nonstop, a great-circle distance of 3,040 km (1,890 mi).

From: IST
To: AUH
Nonstop: Yes · 2 airlines
Airlines: EY · TK
Distance: 3,040 km (1,890 mi)

Checked against sources:25 September 2026· How we verify

Airlines flying IST–AUH nonstop

Airline	Type	Alliance	Notes
Etihad Airways EY	full-service	—	—
Turkish Airlines TK	full-service	Star Alliance	—

One-stop alternatives to flying IST–AUH nonstop

Connecting can be cheaper, or give you a stopover. Each of these uses one airline for both legs, so the connection is protected on one ticket.

Via Kuwait City (KWI) with Jazeera Airways: 3,040 km (1,890 mi) flown, almost no further than nonstop.
Via Doha (DOH) with Qatar Airways: 3,080 km (1,910 mi) flown, 1% further than nonstop.
Via Manama (BAH) with Gulf Air: 3,060 km (1,900 mi) flown, 1% further than nonstop.
Via Damascus (DAM) with Syrian Air: 3,130 km (1,950 mi) flown, 3% further than nonstop.
Via Beirut (BEY) with Middle East Airlines - Air Liban: 3,150 km (1,960 mi) flown, 4% further than nonstop.

IST–AUH route map

Great-circle distance 3,040 km (1,890 mi).

Departure

İstanbul Airport

Istanbul (IST), Istanbul. In our data, 70 airlines fly nonstop from IST to 308 destinations.

Other airports in United Arab Emirates with nonstop flights from IST: Dubai (DXB) and Sharjah (SHJ).

View IST airport guide →

Arrival

Zayed International Airport

Zayed International (AUH), Abu Dhabi.

Related routes

Sources

en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations at IST, checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations at AUH, checked 2026-09-26
etihad.com — Etihad destinations from Abu Dhabi
tatnews.org — Abu Dhabi–Chiang Mai launch
en.wikipedia.org — current destination list, cross-checked 2026-09-25 (terminated routes removed)
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
turkishairlines.com — Turkish Airlines destinations from Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org — current destination list, cross-checked 2026-09-25 (terminated routes removed)
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-09-26

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