Moscow — Istanbul by private jet: 1,710 km, about 2 hours 30 minutes in the air. Departure from Vnukovo (about 30 km southwest of the city centre, where Moscow’s main business-aviation terminal is), Ostafyevo (a small dedicated business-aviation field about 30 km south) or Sheremetyevo (about 30 km northwest), arrival at Istanbul. We send a quote with named aircraft and a price within the hour, and we answer around the clock.
About this route
Istanbul is booked for two quite different reasons, and the enquiries look different accordingly. The first is a one- or two-day business trip: negotiations, a signing, a meeting with partners — and the whole value of a private flight here is that you set the departure hour yourself instead of fitting your diary around a timetable. The second is the city as a staging point on the way further on, when what matters is arriving at your own time and not depending on a connection.
The route is international, and that is the one substantial difference from domestic legs. All passengers need valid passports, and departure and arrival go through a border crossing point with immigration and customs. The formal part at a business-aviation terminal is noticeably shorter than on a scheduled flight, but it exists, and we state the time allowance in the quote for your specific date and airport.
Requirements on documents and entry procedure change, and we do not recite them from memory: when we quote, we check the current procedure against your date and your passenger list. If you are travelling with children, with pets, or with cargo that is not ordinary baggage, say so straight away — it affects the preparation of the flight more than the choice of aircraft does.
- Distance: 1,710 km great-circle
- Time in the air: about 2 hours 30 minutes
- Departure: Vnukovo (~30 km southwest of the centre), Ostafyevo (~30 km south), Sheremetyevo (~30 km northwest)
- Arrival: Istanbul
- Aircraft class: midsize; super-midsize for a large party or bulky baggage
Which aircraft suit this route
Two and a half hours is comfortably covered by the midsize class. People move up to super-midsize when the party is larger, or when noticeably more baggage is coming back than went out. Our usual suggestions:
- Cessna Citation XLS — the baseline midsize aircraft for a small party
- Embraer Legacy 450 — a stand-up cabin and a roomy hold
- Cessna Citation Latitude — super-midsize, comfortable for six with luggage
- Bombardier Challenger 350 — super-midsize for a large party
Other types are in the aircraft catalogue.
What drives the price
On an international leg, ground handling abroad and flight documentation are added to the usual items, so we quote against a specific date rather than «by route». The spread between options here is wider than on domestic routes, which is one more reason to send dates early.
The second item is what the aircraft does after drop-off. For a one- or two-day trip waiting usually wins; if you are staying longer, it is generally more sensible to release the aircraft and order the return leg separately. We cost both scenarios and show the difference.
We publish no starting figure for this route: it depends on the aircraft, the date and the handling conditions on the ground more than on the destination itself. Send your dates and passenger numbers — a quote with named aircraft will arrive within the hour.
The return leg
The opposite direction has its own page: Istanbul — Moscow.
We cost the Istanbul — Moscow flight in the same enquiry. Confirm the return date and which Moscow airport is more convenient to arrive at: on an international flight this matters, because the arrival also goes through a border crossing point.
How to book
Send the route, the date and the number of passengers — a quote with aircraft will come back within the hour. We answer around the clock, weekends included.
For an international flight, the date, the passenger count and a contact are enough at the quoting stage; passport details are needed later, at the documentation stage. If your timescale is tight, say so in your first message — a flight like this is better started on straight away.
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Other destinations
- Moscow — Antalya
- Moscow — Sochi (Russia’s Black Sea resort city)
- Moscow — Mineralnye Vody (gateway to the Caucasus mountain resorts)
- Moscow — St Petersburg
The full list is in the Routes section.
Get a quote for this route
Fill in the form below: route, date, number of passengers and how to reach you. A quote with suitable aircraft and a price will come back within the hour — at any time of day or night, weekends included.