Istanbul, Turkey → Kyiv, Ukraine
571 nautical miles · Direction: north
The straight-line distance from Istanbul to Kyiv is 1,057 km (657 miles). Kyiv lies roughly north of Istanbul; the initial great-circle bearing is 6° (N). It is an international route from Turkey to Ukraine.
Istanbul (Marmara, Turkey) sits at 41.0082°N, 28.9784°E; Kyiv (Kyiv, Ukraine) is at 50.4501°N, 30.5234°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 6° (N); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 49min | 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 Istanbul to Kyiv 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 Istanbul and Kyiv lies at approximately 45.7317°N, 29.6855°E — the position that is an equal 529 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Kyiv (Europe/Kiev) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Istanbul (Europe/Istanbul), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Istanbul uses the Turkish Lira (TRY), while Kyiv uses the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH). The primary language changes from Turkish in Istanbul to Ukrainian in Kyiv.
The straight-line distance from Istanbul to Kyiv is approximately 1,057 km (657 miles, 571 nautical miles).
Kyiv lies roughly north of Istanbul; the initial great-circle bearing is 6° (N).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 49min (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 Istanbul to Kyiv 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, Kyiv (Europe/Kiev) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Istanbul (Europe/Istanbul), 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