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Find cheap flights from Durban to Istanbul Airport from R9 754

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Cheap flight deals from Durban to Istanbul (DUR-IST)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Durban 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.
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12:10 - 11:45DUR-IST
22h 35m2 stops
13:45 - 10:35IST-DUR
21h 50m2 stops
R9 754Qatar Airways
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Sat, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 5
12:10 - 11:45DUR-IST
22h 35m2 stops
20:05 - 10:35IST-DUR
15h 30m1 stop
R10 080Qatar Airways
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Thu, May 9 - Thu, May 23
11:55 - 11:45DUR-IST
22h 50m2 stops
20:05 - 15:35IST-DUR
20h 30m2 stops
R11 498
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Sun, May 5 - Sun, May 12
15:05 - 5:00DUR-IST
12h 55m1 stop
1:50 - 13:05IST-DUR
12h 15m1 stop
R12 092Turkish Airlines
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Mon, May 27 - Tue, Jun 11
15:05 - 5:00DUR-IST
12h 55m1 stop
1:50 - 13:05IST-DUR
12h 15m1 stop
R12 131Turkish Airlines
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Mon, May 27 - Tue, Jun 11
18:40 - 14:25DUR-IST
18h 45m1 stop
23:20 - 16:35IST-DUR
18h 15m1 stop
R12 246Emirates
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Sun, May 5 - Sun, May 12
18:40 - 17:55DUR-IST
22h 15m1 stop
23:20 - 16:35IST-DUR
18h 15m1 stop
R12 303Emirates
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Mon, May 20 - Tue, Jun 25
11:15 - 11:45DUR-IST
23h 30m2 stops
13:45 - 10:50IST-DUR
22h 05m1 stop
R12 341
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Wed, May 8 - Wed, May 15
15:10 - 13:05DUR-IST
20h 55m2 stops
17:55 - 14:40IST-DUR
21h 45m2 stops
R16 519Lufthansa
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Fri, May 3 - Wed, May 15
15:10 - 13:05DUR-IST
20h 55m2 stops
17:55 - 14:40IST-DUR
21h 45m2 stops
R19 643Lufthansa
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Fri, May 3 - Thu, May 9

Flights from Durban to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Durban to Istanbul Airport?

The average price of all flights from Durban to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul Airport on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Durban to Istanbul Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Durban to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Durban to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Durban to Istanbul Airport is November, where tickets cost R9 850 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is R16 500 and R14 028 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Durban to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Durban to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 76 days before departure.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Durban and Istanbul Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

September

Cheapest flight

R9 754
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from Durban to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights from Durban to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Durban 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. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Durban to Istanbul Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Durban to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Durban to Istanbul Airport was R509 for a return ticket.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Durban to Istanbul Airport?

    Durban airport is called Durban King Shaka Intl and the only airport in Istanbul Airport is Istanbul.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Durban to Istanbul Airport?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Durban to Istanbul Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Durban to Istanbul Airport?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Durban and Istanbul Airport, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Durban to Istanbul, Emirates or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Durban to Istanbul are Emirates and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R12 229 and an overall rating of 8,1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R11 281 and an overall rating of 7,7.

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

    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 from Durban to Istanbul Airport.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 Airport from Durban 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 a cheap flight from Durban to Istanbul

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R7 959 or less one-way and R12 619 or less round-trip.

Top 4 airlines serving from Durban to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Durban to Istanbul. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Durban 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 4072 reviews
8,3entertainment
8,1comfort
8,2boarding
8,3crew
7,9food
Airline reviews

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

4,0 OkayAnonymous, Mar 2024DXB - SFO
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Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

The experience was not as pleasant returning as leaving. Went through clearance twice, crew was not as customer focused.

This airline is one of the best Ihave travel around the world well use them again in the future the food was higher quality plus your personal aboard communicated in many languages on our flights 13 this was amazing 👏 🤩 😀 👌 😄 thank you

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

Inexperienced e crew, no personal greeting for gold member, not the same emirates service that I know. I take this flight almost weekly

Amazing service and food. However I didn’t get chance to choose my own seat which bothered me a little.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

The boarding was very chaotic and some airline staff were rude. This needs attending to.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

Online check-in doesn't work. That's why I couldn't give it full Star.

The staff at the check in lied. I requested aisle seats he said he gave me aisle seats. In actuality he only gave me aisle seat for 2 hour Karachi to Doha flight. From Doha to Dallas flight he gave me middle seat .

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

The business class experience was awesome - I will be using QATAR airways again and it'll be business class again - appreciate the privileges afforded to the business class clients - thank you.

Food and Service inside the flight. Airport service from Qatar is not good mainly because of lack of coordination and not used of seeing so many ppl commuting

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

Terrible airlines - suffered entire flight due to food poisoning from stale food

professional crew god service good entertainment need choices for diabetic meal

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

Was not able to check in online, so had to stand in line for 90 minutes to get a boarding pass, and I had no luggage to check. Why not let people check in in advance on line? Or at a kiosk at the airport?

Boarding did not have a clue what is an EU disability card

Not a good experience from Lagos was very terrible paying for one extra bag is #403,600 in dollars is $331 which is too high and when get to Ny I don’t receive my bag till 2nd day some of my stuff was damaged am not really happy with Turkish Airlines very poor services.

3 of us were in the business class. All good except the Flight out of Mumbai is too early. It is at 6:30 am. Reporting is at 4 am. We had to get up at 3 am. US connection has 4-5 hours of layover. It would be nicer to start the India flight late (give more time to sleep at home) and have less layover duration in IST.

There was a Turkish Airlines employee sitting in front of us, we noticed from her conversations we witnessed with the cabin crew and the fact that she boarded business class. She was sat in 16A. Firstly she was talking loudly the majority of the flight with two other men, one of which was leaning over the seat in front of her. This was disturbing as they were talking loudly and we were not able to sleep. The 12 hour long flight turned into a nightmare, even the noise cancellation didn’t work for their chatter. Secondly she requested extra meals from the crew for her male friends. We believe the meals came from business class. They also took their e-cigarettes out and were caught the cabin crew, but no further action was taken. Sitting in economy and seeing this is extremely disheartening. Next time I will book Emirites, I don’t think their staff would be allowed to behave like this.

seat didn't fold children noise in the air plain. no foot space

Okay experience, seats had a very poor legroom and width. Very uncomfortable for long journeys.

for the very long way the flight has to be more confortable it was very dirty the wc was not clean

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

The wifi service was really poor I try to use it the service was extremely poor if that could be improved that will go a long way

Last minute flights from Durban 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 from Durban to Istanbul that are departing in the next 10 days.
28/4Sun
multi-stopEmirates
21h 45mDUR-IST
13/5Mon
multi-stopEmirates
15h 25mIST-DUR
R15 043
28/4Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 50mDUR-IST
7/5Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
18h 50mIST-DUR
R20 141
28/4Sun
multi-stopEgypt Air
31h 10mDUR-IST
14/5Tue
multi-stopEgypt Air
25h 40mIST-DUR
R23 418
28/4Sun
multi-stop
31h 10mDUR-IST
11/5Sat
multi-stop
16h 50mIST-DUR
R24 050
28/4Sun
multi-stop
31h 10mDUR-IST
12/5Sun
multi-stop
21h 05mIST-DUR
R24 395
28/4Sun
multi-stop
31h 10mDUR-IST
9/5Thu
multi-stop
21h 05mIST-DUR
R24 644
28/4Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
12h 55mDUR-IST
12/5Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
12h 15mIST-DUR
R26 561
28/4Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
24h 50mDUR-IST
8/5Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
21h 45mIST-DUR
R27 979
28/4Sun
multi-stop
24h 50mDUR-IST
10/5Fri
multi-stop
25h 05mIST-DUR
R31 907
28/4Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
12h 55mDUR-IST
7/5Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
12h 15mIST-DUR
R89 188

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Durban - Istanbul Airport Flights

Departure:

Durban (DUR)South Africa

Destination:

Istanbul Airport (IST)Türkiye

Cabin classes:

R43 310
R12 303