Direct flights with SunExpress (XQ) - Find all destinations
SunExpress (IATA: XQ) is a Turkish‑German leisure carrier owned equally by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. It is based in Antalya (AYT) and has a significant presence in Izmir (ADB), Ankara (ESB), and Dalaman (DLM), from where the airline operates more than 250 unique routes between Turkey and Europe. Use the filter tool below to explore all of SunExpress’s direct flights.
SunExpress launched in 1990, initially as a charter airline. It is a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.
It has since grown to become one of the largest leisure airlines in Europe and Turkey, offering scheduled services between Anatolian cities and Western Europe’s vacation markets.
It operates a fleet of over 80 Boeing aircraft, serving over 250 unique routes. Its primary markets are domestic Turkey, Germany, and the UK, although SunExpress has direct flights to over 35 countries in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Use the filter tool below to find any direct SunExpress flight. Choose a departure and/or destination airport, then filter by city, country, or continent to display all current nonstop flights. You can further sort by frequency or duration to easily find any route in the network.
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SunExpress hubs and operating bases
SunExpress has two main hubs in Turkey:
Antalya (AYT): Turkey’s foremost holiday destination is also SunExpress’s largest hub. It’s home to the airline’s main headquarters and provides direct flights to over 80 destinations.
Izmir (ADB): A secondary Turkish hub with flights to many European destinations and over 65 routes in total.
Both airports allow for connecting flights, although the bulk are leisure passengers who do not transfer to another flight.
Operating bases for SunExpress are also Ankara (ESB), the capital of Turkey, and an important regional airport, and Dalaman (DLM), an emerging leisure destination on the Aegean Coast.
In Germany, Frankfurt (FRA) is an important base offering direct flights to a dozen destinations in Turkey.
Domestic flights with SunExpress
SunExpress serves around 30 destinations in Turkey, ranking it among the top 3 airlines in the country, after Turkish Airlines and Pegasus.
SunExpress focuses on frequent flights between its bases in Anatolia and along the Turkish Riviera with other Turkish cities of tourist interest.
Some of the busiest routes within Turkey are:
Antalya (AYT) - Izmir (ADB): A regular daily connection (2-3 flights) between its two main hubs on the Mediterranean.
Antalya (AYT) - Diyarbakir (DIY): 14 flights per week to the heart of Anatolia.
Gaziantep (GZT) - Izmir (ADB): 2-3 flights per day on a route that only SunExpress offers.
Izmir (ADB) - Samsun (SZF): A route unique to SunExpress to the central Black Sea region.
SunExpress direct flights between Turkey and Central Europe
SunExpress offers regular flights between Turkey and numerous cities in Central Europe. Most routes massively increase in frequency during the summer months to meet holidaymakers’ demand.
Examples of European leisure flights include:
Antalya (AYT) - Düsseldorf (DUS): Year-round route with up to 8 flights daily in the summer, making it SunExpress’s busiest direct flight.
Antalya (AYT) - Vienna (VIE): 4-5 flights per day to/from Austria.
Antalya (AYT) - Stuttgart (STR): 3-5 flights per day in the summer from South Germany.
Izmir (ADB) - Cologne (CGN): A seasonal route with more than 20 weekly departures in the summer.
Dalaman (DLM) - Frankfurt (FRA): 3 flights per week during the summer only.
Other Central European countries that SunExpress offers flights to include the Netherlands, France, Poland, Czechia, and Denmark.
Fly with SunExpress from the UK & Ireland direct to Turkey
Over the recent years, SunExpress has been expanding rapidly in the UK & Ireland, adding new seasonal and year-round routes to its popular tourist destination cities in Turkey.
Now, the airline flies over 25 distinct routes between the UK and Turkey and 5 more between Ireland and the Turkish Riviera.
Example routes include:
Antalya (AYT) - Dublin (DUB): This flight is operated 5 times per week. SunExpress also flies to Dublin from Izmir and Dalaman, and to Cork from Izmir and Antalya.
Antalya (AYT) - Manchester (MAN): A key flight between Turkey and the UK with 3 daily departures in each direction during the summer.
Antalya (AYT) - London Stansted (STN): One of the busiest leisure routes from London. SunExpress also flies to/from London Gatwick (LGW) and connects to Izmir, Dalaman, and Gaziantep.
Dalaman (DLM) - Glasgow (GLA): A seasonal flight to Scotland’s largest city.
Izmir (ADB) - Birmingham (BHX): Operated twice per week only during the summer.
Other UK cities with direct flights to Turkey by SunExpress include Leicestershire, Bristol, Newcastle, and Liverpool.
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