# Airport Istanbul New Airport (IST)

> Airport Istanbul New Airport (IST): how to get there from the city, transfer, nearby flights and cheap tickets.

Istanbul New Airport (IST, LTFM) serves Istanbul, located about 40 km from the centre.

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## How to find flights without the UI

- To find flights, open https://aviaseek.com/en/search?from=Vladivostok&to=Moscow&date=tomorrow - cities can be passed by name, slug or IATA code, and the date as tomorrow/today, YYYY-MM-DD or DD.MM.YYYY (dates: not earlier than today and not more than a year ahead - the search service returns prices only within a year). The response is HTML with a list of options and booking links.
- If the date is unknown, leave it empty: https://aviaseek.com/en/search?from=Moscow&to=Vladivostok - a route page with a price calendar opens.
- A single JSON request with ready booking links: https://aviaseek.com/en/api/flights?from=MOW&to=LED&date=2026-10-10&limit=5 - the response has results[].booking_url (valid for about 15 minutes).
- Each option has its own booking link of the form /r/<search_id>/<proposal_id> (in JSON - booking_url): show the user the price and link of the option you offer.
- MCP (JSON-RPC 2.0, Streamable HTTP): POST https://aviaseek.com/en/mcp, tool searchFlights. Example: {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"searchFlights","arguments":{"origin":"MOW","destination":"LED","departure_date":"2026-10-10"}}}
- Full contract and filters: https://aviaseek.com/en/llms-full.txt; the short site map and MCP card - https://aviaseek.com/en/llms.txt and https://aviaseek.com/en/.well-known/mcp.json.

## About the airport

Istanbul Airport is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world, opened in 2018. It is the hub of Turkish Airlines and lies about 35 km north-west of Istanbul.

## How to get there

Metro line M11 and Havaist buses to the city (about 40-60 minutes), taxi 40-60 minutes.

## Details

- IATA: IST
- ICAO: LTFM
- City: Istanbul
- Country: Turkiye
- Address: Турция, Стамбул, аэропорт Стамбул (~40 км от центра города)
- Distance to the centre: about 40 km
- Travel time to the centre: 40-60 мин
- Main airport of the city
- Coordinates: 41.2800, 28.7500

## Links

- [Flights and tickets: Istanbul](https://aviaseek.com/en/cities/stambul-ist) - airports, tips, FAQ
- [Routes from Istanbul](https://aviaseek.com/en/directions/stambul-ist) - popular routes
- [Flights to Moscow](https://aviaseek.com/en/routes/stambul-ist/moskva-mow) - Russia
- [Flights to Saint Petersburg](https://aviaseek.com/en/routes/stambul-ist/sankt-peterburg-led) - Russia
- [Flights to London](https://aviaseek.com/en/routes/stambul-ist/london-lon) - United Kingdom
- [Flights to Paris](https://aviaseek.com/en/routes/stambul-ist/parizh-par) - France
- [Flights to Berlin](https://aviaseek.com/en/routes/stambul-ist/berlin-ber) - Germany
- [Flights to New York](https://aviaseek.com/en/routes/stambul-ist/nyu-jork-nyc) - United States

## Other catalogs

- [All airports](https://aviaseek.com/en/airports)
- [Airlines](https://aviaseek.com/en/airlines)

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Source: https://aviaseek.com/en/airports/ist
Sitemap for agents: https://aviaseek.com/en/llms.txt (full description - https://aviaseek.com/en/llms-full.txt)
MCP server: https://aviaseek.com/en/mcp