Beirut, Lebanon → Istanbul, Turkey
528 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Beirut to Istanbul is 978 km (608 miles). Istanbul lies roughly northwest of Beirut; the initial great-circle bearing is 326° (NW). It is an international route from Lebanon to Turkey, crossing from Asia to Europe.
Beirut (Beirut, Lebanon) sits at 33.8938°N, 35.5018°E; Istanbul (Marmara, Turkey) is at 41.0082°N, 28.9784°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 326° (NW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 43min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No ordinary road route claimed |
SnapDistance does not treat Beirut to Istanbul as an ordinary road journey: an overland route between them would depend on restricted or conflict-affected border crossings. No road-distance or driving-time figure is published for this pair.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Beirut and Istanbul lies at approximately 37.4957°N, 32.3956°E — the position that is an equal 489 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Istanbul (Europe/Istanbul) is on the same time as or 1 hour ahead of Beirut (Asia/Beirut), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Beirut to Istanbul is approximately 978 km (608 miles, 528 nautical miles).
Istanbul lies roughly northwest of Beirut; the initial great-circle bearing is 326° (NW).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 43min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
SnapDistance does not treat Beirut to Istanbul as an ordinary road journey: an overland route between them would depend on restricted or conflict-affected border crossings. No road-distance or driving-time figure is published for this pair.
Depending on the date, Istanbul (Europe/Istanbul) is on the same time as or 1 hour ahead of Beirut (Asia/Beirut), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances