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Cheap Flight Deals to Istanbul

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Istanbul that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals to Istanbul

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul.
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21:25 - 06:10AKL-IST
41h 45m2 stops
16:00 - 15:35IST-AKL
38h 35m1 stop
$1,498China Southern
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Sun, 20 Apr - Fri, 30 May
22:10 - 07:10AKL-IST
43h 00m1 stop
15:50 - 16:15IST-AKL
38h 25m2 stops
$1,558China Southern
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Mon, 3 Feb - Tue, 25 Feb
21:00 - 08:30AKL-IST
44h 30m1 stop
13:55 - 15:45IST-AKL
40h 50m1 stop
$1,626China Eastern
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Mon, 19 May - Mon, 9 Jun
21:00 - 08:30AKL-IST
44h 30m1 stop
13:55 - 15:45IST-AKL
40h 50m1 stop
$1,683China Eastern
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Mon, 2 Jun - Mon, 9 Jun
10:00 - 05:15AKL-IST
28h 15m1 stop
17:15 - 09:25IST-AKL
30h 10m1 stop
$1,960Turkish Airlines
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Thu, 12 Jun - Wed, 5 Nov
13:15 - 12:10AKL-SAW
31h 55m1 stop
20:05 - 02:45SAW-AKL
21h 40m1 stop
$2,181Qatar Airways
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Thu, 1 May - Sun, 11 May
14:40 - 07:05AKL-IST
26h 25m1 stop
13:50 - 03:55IST-AKL
28h 05m1 stop
$2,191Qatar Airways
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Mon, 3 Feb - Tue, 25 Feb
11:10 - 06:05AKL-IST
28h 55m1 stop
17:25 - 09:25IST-AKL
30h 00m1 stop
$2,218Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 9 Mar - Sun, 23 Mar
21:05 - 13:20AKL-SAW
26h 15m1 stop
14:20 - 11:15SAW-AKL
34h 55m1 stop
$2,758Emirates
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Tue, 11 Mar - Tue, 18 Mar
17:45 - 14:25CHC-IST
29h 40m2 stops
02:10 - 12:55IST-CHC
25h 45m2 stops
$2,824Emirates
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Flights to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Istanbul to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Istanbul?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Istanbul clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Istanbul is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $2,252. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are $2,461 on average.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Istanbul?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Istanbul depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Istanbul is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $2,002 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Istanbul is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,909.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Istanbul?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Istanbul, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 7 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Istanbul?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Istanbul is Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW), with an average flight price of $400.

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$950
Flight from Auckland to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Istanbul based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Istanbul flights

  • Which Istanbul airport is closest to central Istanbul?

    32 km away from Istanbul’s city centre, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport is the closest of the 2 major airports in the city. There are 34 km separating Istanbul city centre to Istanbul Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Istanbul?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Istanbul.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Istanbul?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Istanbul?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Istanbul with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Istanbul?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Istanbul up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Istanbul

  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Istanbul flight deals.

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Direct departures

New Zealand to Istanbul

Monday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +117 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +118 more

Tuesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +115 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +116 more

Wednesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +113 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +114 more

Thursday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +117 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +118 more

Friday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +116 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +117 more

Saturday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +117 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +118 more

Sunday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +115 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +116 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to New Zealand

Monday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +117 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +118 more

Tuesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +115 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +116 more

Wednesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +113 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +114 more

Thursday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +117 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +118 more

Friday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +116 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +117 more

Saturday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +117 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +118 more

Sunday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +115 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +116 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Istanbul. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Istanbul. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Istanbul? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3350 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
Airline reviews

The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024KBV - DXB
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The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.

Ticket price is competitive, flight time is punctual, aircraft cabin is clean, food is average. Can improve on serving system of meals on a A380 airbus. I had only 15 min to eat my meal. There are lots of people to serve & took a while for food to make it down to my row.

Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

Flight was on time. Seats (economy) were very comfortable and food was excellent. The bad thing was that after landing it took an hour to reach arrivals. We had to wait 15mins to get off the plane and then had to board a bus which moved very slowly and took almost 30 minutes.

The entire crew went above and beyond. This was our first flight with our 3 month old, and they were accommodating and friendly. The crew is attentive and marks a HIGE difference to the regular runs with Avianca and LATAM.

The food was amazing on our flight. So many options for movies and shows to stay entertained for 12 hours.

Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

The flight experience was good, but connection time was cut shorted because of delayed start.. it would have been helpful if the flight showed which gate/terminal we need to go for connecting flight and flight timing was less than 30 minutes to connect which made ourselves stressful to catch next flight 😔

Good food and staff. Flights were delayed making catching the connecting one tough with no time to stretch in between

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

Did not like anything. Seats were crammed, leg space was minimal and food was terrible. This was the first time traveling overseas in American Airlines and was the worst experience ever. Have learned a lesson to never travel in American Airlines.

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

It was great. The staff were so nice and helpful the food was great and they always made sure I was okay. As a foreigner I was worried about the language barrier but it was absolutely no issues. I highly recommend

Crew: Everybody was polite. People just need to get efficient and less reworking things. Entertainment: Could have move movies and games. The “music” section is a joke, only ONE available. Food: The food provided on the flights boarding in china needs a serious reworking. Too much oil, bad for your stomach, tastes too artificial and the eggs were a giant mass of green dough.

We were diverted to Chengdu, because of bad weather and finally made it to Chong King about 7 hours later

No wheelchair service at all ( I did request that service and also purchased the priority assistant bundle) , what a waste of money

Never got the wheelchair service when my parents arrived at LA . My mom was 74 , also my dad was 84 years old, both don’t speak English. I double checked with the front desk at Phoenix airport, making sure that they will be taking care of.

Boarding process is one of the worst i have ever seen. Poor planning and lack of experienced staff is vert apparent. Seat changes till the last minute was an added stress to the process.

I liked the ability to walk and stand in the crew area. I hated the security check experience before boarding. The airport staff were so rude, yelling at us unnecessarily, delaying us on purpose, and even threatening to call the police on us!

Cleanliness of seats, trays, storage pockets need more attention, but everything else was good.

A great airline, no complaints at all. My experience with Cheap Tickets was very disappointing however. Two hours after purchasing the flight they called to tell me that the ticket price had gone up. I’ve never heard of such a thing. That is called false advertising; I will never use this ticketing service again and will warn all friends to never use it.

One of the worst check in process at the DIA as well as the boarding counter Changed seat at the last minute and assigned middle seat while I paid for window seat. Requested many times but to no avail . horrible customer service and very poor process Requesting refund for seat that was changed last minute

Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

The trip had a 19 hour layover, and no hotel accommodation was provided. This a shame for an airline to do to their customers. I will not only stop flying with Turkish Airlines, I will make sure anyone I know avoid Turkish Airlines because of how lousy their layover system is.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

The flight starts at 7am from New Delhi, a supremely inconvenient time, especially, if you are coming from another smaller city. Please consider moving it to 4am or 5am.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

The temperature of the plane cabin is too hot. Sweat and uncomfortable. Also my food tray was broken down drinks fall off

Reasonable. What they offer during the flight is not great, but the crew is polite and try to compensate it.

Price is the main attraction. Staff is OK but difficult to communicate with them due to general lack of English. Food is truly abysmal, the main courses (4) were barely edible. The choices for breakfast served at 5:30 am prior to landing at Gatwick airport were Spaghetti Bolognese or seafood fried rice. Choices offered for all 4 mains were either something rice or noodles. Shanghai airport layover is much too long in a very poorly serviced airport. We were unable to use WiFi; private lounges required cash only payment with no ATM or cash exchange open.

I was surprised and appreciate that they actually served a hot meal on such a short, early morning flight. The check in and boarding was hassle free and most of all my Alliance Status / Code Share was recognized and the revelant courtesy was extended; other than some needed attention to detail concerning the cleanliness of the cabin, and some unnecessary aggressive wording their safety briefing, it was an overall pleasant flight, and I would certainly fly with them again.

Flight was delayed for more than 3 hours, food was mediocre, seat didn’t recline

Lost Baggage - very frustrated…learned that bag was never put on plane.

I think it’s time that somebody set a standard for the temperature in the cabins. I would rather it be colder than anybody that wants to have a blanket have a blanket to keep it so warm at times is unbearable and quite uncomfortable. That’s the only thing I would add.

For the price we paid, I couldn’t complain. Was good value for money. Service was excellent but food was mediocre. Crew were excellent and spoke English. You will never go hungry. The food was ample but was mediocre. Entertainment limited and wifi doesn’t all allow you to access some social media. The best part was comfortable seats and bed (business class) with a screen to close out the rest of the cabin.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/4Sun
2 stopsChina Southern
41h 45mAKL-IST
30/5Fri
1 stopChina Southern
38h 35mIST-AKL
$1,498
3/2Mon
1 stopChina Southern
43h 00mAKL-IST
25/2Tue
2 stopsChina Southern
38h 25mIST-AKL
$1,558
19/5Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
44h 30mAKL-IST
9/6Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
40h 50mIST-AKL
$1,626
2/6Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
44h 30mAKL-IST
9/6Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
40h 50mIST-AKL
$1,683
12/6Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
28h 15mAKL-IST
5/11Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
30h 10mIST-AKL
$1,960
1/5Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 55mAKL-SAW
11/5Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
21h 40mSAW-AKL
$2,181
3/2Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
26h 25mAKL-IST
25/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
28h 05mIST-AKL
$2,191
9/3Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
28h 55mAKL-IST
23/3Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
30h 00mIST-AKL
$2,218
11/3Tue
1 stopEmirates
26h 15mAKL-SAW
18/3Tue
1 stopEmirates
34h 55mSAW-AKL
$2,758
20/4Sun
2 stopsEmirates
29h 40mCHC-IST
28/5Wed
2 stopsEmirates
25h 45mIST-CHC
$2,824

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/5Fri
3 stops
53h 35mAKL-IST
$950
11/5Sun
2 stopsChina Southern
41h 45mAKL-IST
$954
13/5Tue
3 stops
56h 30mAKL-IST
$1,007
11/5Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
28h 15mAKL-IST
$1,204
8/5Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
38h 15mAKL-IST
$1,289
11/5Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 55mAKL-SAW
$1,444
1/6Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
38h 20mAKL-SAW
$1,450
26/1Sun
3 stopsEmirates
31h 35mAKL-IST
$1,799
3/7Thu
1 stopEmirates
25h 35mAKL-SAW
$1,958
16/2Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
44h 10mAKL-IST
$5,089

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Last minute flights to Istanbul

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Istanbul that are departing in the next 10 days.
22/1Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 30mAKL-SAW
22/2Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
29h 20mSAW-AKL
$2,655
18/1Sat
multi-stop
26h 25mAKL-IST
2/2Sun
multi-stop
32h 35mIST-AKL
$2,872
18/1Sat
multi-stop
31h 45mAKL-IST
1/2Sat
multi-stop
37h 20mIST-AKL
$3,115
18/1Sat
multi-stopEmirates
31h 25mAKL-IST
1/2Sat
multi-stopEmirates
36h 55mIST-AKL
$3,251
21/1Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
24h 50mAKL-IST
22/2Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
29h 50mIST-AKL
$3,554
21/1Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
24h 50mAKL-IST
22/2Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
29h 15mIST-AKL
$3,630
18/1Sat
multi-stopEmirates
36h 55mAKL-IST
1/2Sat
multi-stopEmirates
27h 30mIST-AKL
$4,106
21/1Tue
multi-stopChina Southern
31h 10mAKL-IST
29/1Wed
multi-stopChina Southern
38h 20mIST-AKL
$8,184
21/1Tue
multi-stopChina Southern
31h 10mAKL-IST
29/1Wed
multi-stopChina Southern
28h 35mIST-AKL
$8,247
20/1Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
41h 30mAKL-IST
29/1Wed
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
24h 10mIST-AKL
$14,366

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