There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Xi'an by plane or car
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Fly from Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane IST - XIY
13h 10m¥1,340–3,930Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SAW - XIY
20h 5m¥1,220–4,125Drive 8,800.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Xi'ancar 8,800.7 km
4d 7h¥7,723–11,155
Istanbul (IST) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Xi'an is to fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥4000 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Xi'an is to fly which takes 13h 10m and costs ¥1300 - ¥4000.
The distance between Istanbul and Xi'an is 6893 km. The road distance is 8800.7 km.
It takes approximately 13h 10m to get from Istanbul to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 9:03 PM in Istanbul and 2:03 AM in Xi'an.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Xi'an is 8801 km. It takes approximately 4 days 7h to drive from Istanbul to Xi'an.
There are 425+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Xi'an, China?
China Eastern Airlines, SCAT, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tbilisi, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tbilisi, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
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