Istanbul Airport security wait times

~25 min through security at IST, from our airport directory. Early mornings and holiday weekends run longer.

Budget that on top of check-in or bag drop and the walk to your gate. For your exact leave-home time, enter your flight above: the plan uses the live wait when there is one.

Budget three hours for originating flights. Two security layers plus a huge single terminal make a late check-in expensive.