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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 flight to Istanbul Airport?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
Based on KAYAK searches from the last 72 hours, if you fly from Cape Town, you should have a good chance of getting the best deal to Istanbul Airport as it was the cheapest place to fly from. Prices were found for as low as R81 842 one-way and R152 837 for a return flight. Also in the last 72 hours, the most popular connection to Istanbul Airport was from Johannesburg and the lowest price for a return flight was R8 681.

How much is a flight to Istanbul Airport?

The average and cheapest price for all flights to Istanbul Airport from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
On average, a flight to Istanbul Airport costs R12 231. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R6 596 and departed from Cape Town. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Johannesburg to Istanbul Airport which costs R15 727 on average, and Cape Town to Istanbul Airport, which costs R17 358 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to Istanbul?

The average price of all flights to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Istanbul is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as R10 694. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R11 257 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost R10 987 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R13 241 and R12 942 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R10 142.

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

The average price for all flights to Istanbul Airport 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 Airport is generally at night, when flights cost R9 924 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Istanbul Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R12 137.

What is a good deal for flights to Istanbul Airport?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Istanbul Airport, 25% of our users found tickets to Istanbul Airport for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R7 455 one-way - R13 841 return, from Cape Town R7 466 one-way - R15 029 return.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 30 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

September

Cheapest flight

R4 649
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town 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.
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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 Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Istanbul Airport?

    Based on KAYAK searches from the last 72 hours, if you fly from Cape Town, you should have a good chance of getting the best deal to Istanbul Airport as it was the cheapest place to fly from. Prices were found for as low as R81 842 one-way and R152 837 for a return flight. Also in the last 72 hours, the most popular connection to Istanbul Airport was from Johannesburg and the lowest price for a return flight was R8 681.

  • How far is Istanbul Airport from central Istanbul?

    There are 34 km between Istanbul city centre and Istanbul Airport.

  • How much is a flight to Istanbul?

    On average, a flight to Istanbul costs R12 231. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R6 596 and departed from Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul Airport 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 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 with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Istanbul Airport are there each week?

    Each week there are around 14 direct flights from within South Africa to Istanbul Airport. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Istanbul Airport

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Direct departures

South Africa to Istanbul

Monday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +103 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +104 more

Tuesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +106 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +107 more

Wednesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +104 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +105 more

Thursday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +107 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +108 more

Friday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +105 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +106 more

Saturday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +103 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +104 more

Sunday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +102 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +103 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to South Africa

Monday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +103 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +104 more

Tuesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +106 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +107 more

Wednesday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +104 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +105 more

Thursday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +107 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +108 more

Friday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +105 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +106 more

Saturday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +103 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +104 more

Sunday

ANA, AZIMUTH, Aegean Airlines, +102 more

ANA, AZIMUTH, +103 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 South Africa 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3548 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,3Entertainment
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
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Boarding was a mess, no one managing the queues. I got my meal as the pilot announced starting commencing descent and basic drink not available. No air bridge so takes forever to deplane the A380 onto buses.

2,0 MediocreWoei, Oct 2024DXB - RUH
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Boarding was a mess, no one managing the queues. I got my meal as the pilot announced starting commencing descent and basic drink not available. No air bridge so takes forever to deplane the A380 onto buses.

Nothing, all that I know is that I will never travel with Emirates again Qatar is were I belong. You guys should send someone over to experience what true acomadation is, Emirates has the worst food that I ever eat on any airline ,even jetblue has better food and snacks that curry Indian garbage you guys serve just make people sick.

A very disappointing flight on this Emirates business class. Staff were not efficient and service was not the e usual Emirates experience. Good was particularly bad with very dry chicken and drinks that I had to press call button before getting a drink as my food sat and continue to get cold.

I wish Emirates had lights to Philadelphia (PHL) in USA.

Usually Emirates is my go to Airline on this flight: 1) All the crew seemed very inexperienced 2) Meal service for 7 hour flight was very slow - slowest I have ever experienced. 3) ONE flight attendant in economy serviced everyone on the left aisle in 2 cabins - thats 6 passengers per row (half the row) and over 30 rows of passengers. The others were no where to be seen. Thats pouring drinks and serving trays and offering options of meal and drinks for 180 passengers. by herself. In most flights it's 2 attendants per cart servicing one section. 4) Meal was not served till 3.5 hours later for some passengers at the back. 5) As a result only one meal was served even though the menu explicitly said 2. 6) Everyone was thirsty and starving 7) There were 2 loud crashes at the back galley 8) One passenger was out cold due to the sleeping tablets he had taken. The Flight attendants in their inexperience chose to try wake him up and create a situation where passengers were panicking and the passenger finally woke up and was annoyed. 9) They chose to wake up every sleeping passenger to feed them rather than move past the sleeping passengers. Do they know how hard it is to actually sleep on a plane?

More organised boarding process. It was a circus. Otherwise absolutely top class flight

Better entertainment; the lack of it made the very long flight even longer

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

Very good ..nice comfort..crew service was good..and no delays in time ..they always on time..

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

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.

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

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

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

They shld provide food. Between food they are giving 10 hours gap which is toooo much

Too many boarding protocols. Never experienced with other international flights.

Pretty standard for long haul international flying. Food was fine, tv/movie selection was great, wifi did not work at all, crew was pleasant enough.

Seats were in disrepair. Seat back pockets were all broken. Seats recline very far, which is comfortable for occupant, but confining for person behind.

Very poor service. Not friendly and special food ordered but not served

The flight and crew members was excellent. The food was nice too. Over all service and time is commendable.

Very bad from ISTACC leg of flight specifically the seats. These seats are for economy not for Business class. I suppose when flying to a third world country you can fly any craft and no one questions it. I was very disappointed for that leg of the flight. This needs to change.

The flight attendants were very attentive and recognized that I had a very short layover for my connecting flight. The head flight attendant went out of his way to find out my connecting gate and ensure that I expedited the aircraft quickly.

Plane was hot in our section of aircraft making it difficult to rest. We informed the staff but adjustments were not made. Seats were terribly uncomfortable- unlike the other long haul flights we have flown on Turkish Airlines. It seems both issues are due to plane being an older Airbus

Turkish airlines always is an excellent airline, bottle water, comfort kits were provided. Decent food on board, friendly staffs.

The food was disgusting that only what i wanted to say

Was an excellent experience I have been flying Turkish Airlines for 5 years and always will

Likes: on time departure, new plane Didn’t like:very poor quality food, very limited entertainment.no amenity kit etc.

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

The flight was delayed which cause me to miss my connecting flight in AbuDhsbi airport.

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

Seat selection screen while online check-in could include free seats to choose from and show the options before we proceed. Currently, it is auto-allocated and there are no options for free seat selections.

The business class experience is fantastic. The crew were polite but often unavailable even when I tried to call them! I even found myself bringing my used dishes and cutlery up to the crew because no one had come to collect it after over an hour.

Online was good boarding also but a child was crying all the way with no intervention from crew member.

1st time with. Etihad Airways and it was amazing from check in to crew. Great flight.

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

I have been flew with ET since 2013 and I wish the service can be reach standard airlines as Star Alliance member please ET you need to improve many thing on the services learn from SQ and other member

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

Good was great, but no vegetarian option: only beef or chicken. In business class please add a vegetarian option. Thanks

My experience was with Ethiopian airlines was pathetic. I would not recommend anyone to travel with Ethiopian air. Customer Service was very poor, rude stuff and flight attendants. Unwilling to offer help when asked either not able to articulate English properly or adamantly rude. Bole airport is dirty and unpleasant. Many passengers going through the airport but inadequate staff to offer service. Passengers in the flight very unkempt. Noisy flight. flight attendants unable to make order during flight. Passengers with kids unable to control their kids. The kids kept screaming, and shouting during the flight making everyone uncomfortable. Overall the flight was not comfortable.

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

Very bad, flying business but have no benefit of it. the crew was rude and I was not offered any food at all. I called them 3 times but none of them came. I was sick at that time and none of them helped me. an hour before landing they came to offer me food. it was too late because my stomach was already very painful and I was vomiting. I nearly can’t walk to immigration. I was forced to cancel my connecting flight and had to stay overnight in stockholm to recover my health.

Am Wowed I did not ever thought African has such an amazing airline before.

My suitcase 🧳 got missing we still looking for it This not good for them 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🤦🏽‍♀️

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
29/1Wed
1 stopKLM
16h 00mJNB-IST
6/2Thu
1 stopKLM
29h 05mIST-JNB
R8 681
29/1Wed
1 stop
16h 00mJNB-IST
6/2Thu
2 stops
41h 50mIST-JNB
R9 086
10/2Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 35mJNB-IST
15/2Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
15h 05mIST-JNB
R9 790
12/11Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
21h 50mJNB-IST
11/3Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 55mIST-JNB
R10 089
7/11Thu
directTurkish Airlines
10h 15mJNB-IST
20/11Wed
directTurkish Airlines
9h 55mIST-JNB
R10 987
23/1Thu
directTurkish Airlines
10h 15mJNB-IST
29/1Wed
directTurkish Airlines
9h 55mIST-JNB
R11 410
10/11Sun
1 stopEmirates
27h 50mCPT-IST
17/11Sun
1 stopEmirates
37h 00mIST-CPT
R11 463
12/11Tue
1 stopEmirates
31h 15mCPT-IST
25/11Mon
1 stopEmirates
34h 50mIST-CPT
R11 480
10/11Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 10mCPT-IST
16/11Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 55mIST-CPT
R12 854
11/11Mon
2 stopsEthiopian Air
21h 25mJNB-IST
23/11Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 05mIST-JNB
R13 048

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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.
29/10Tue
1 stop
24h 50mCPT-IST
R4 649
7/11Thu
1 stop
25h 15mCPT-IST
R5 159
20/3Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
28h 55mJNB-IST
R5 353
4/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
32h 50mJNB-IST
R5 370
4/11Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
13h 15mDUR-IST
R6 216
11/11Mon
directTurkish Airlines
11h 20mCPT-IST
R6 726
24/2Mon
1 stopEmirates
27h 50mCPT-IST
R8 329
28/10Mon
1 stopEmirates
31h 15mCPT-IST
R8 364
31/12Tue
2 stopsEthiopian Air
24h 00mJNB-IST
R10 899
9/11Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
24h 00mJNB-IST
R11 551

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Recent domestic flight deals

28/12Sat
directTurkish Airlines
1h 30mDLM-IST
31/12Tue
directTurkish Airlines
1h 20mIST-DLM
R1 268
7/12Sat
directPegasus Airlines
1h 15mADB-IST
14/12Sat
directPegasus Airlines
1h 05mIST-ADB
R1 550
5/12Thu
directTurkish Airlines
1h 20mESB-IST
11/12Wed
directTurkish Airlines
1h 10mIST-ESB
R1 567
23/11Sat
directTurkish Airlines
1h 35mDLM-IST
24/11Sun
directTurkish Airlines
1h 20mIST-DLM
R1 602
4/12Wed
directTurkish Airlines
1h 40mASR-IST
12/12Thu
directTurkish Airlines
1h 25mIST-ASR
R1 690
7/12Sat
directTurkish Airlines
2h 00mMLX-IST
9/12Mon
directTurkish Airlines
1h 50mIST-MLX
R1 690
20/12Fri
directPegasus Airlines
1h 15mADB-IST
22/12Sun
directPegasus Airlines
1h 05mIST-ADB
R1 726
22/11Fri
directTurkish Airlines
1h 35mDLM-IST
24/11Sun
directTurkish Airlines
1h 20mIST-DLM
R1 726
3/12Tue
directPegasus Airlines
1h 15mADB-IST
5/12Thu
directPegasus Airlines
1h 05mIST-ADB
R1 743
28/11Thu
multi-stopUzbekistan Airways
23h 30mESB-IST
1/12Sun
multi-stopUzbekistan Airways
12h 20mIST-ESB
R10 494

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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.
22/10Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
21h 10mJNB-IST
5/11Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
19h 35mIST-JNB
R10 494
22/10Tue
directTurkish Airlines
9h 55mJNB-IST
4/11Mon
directTurkish Airlines
9h 55mIST-JNB
R12 942
26/10Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
11h 40mJNB-IST
2/11Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 25mIST-JNB
R13 136
22/10Tue
direct
9h 55mJNB-IST
5/11Tue
multi-stop
26h 00mIST-JNB
R14 104
22/10Tue
multi-stop
11h 40mJNB-IST
5/11Tue
multi-stop
16h 10mIST-JNB
R14 527
26/10Sat
multi-stopEmirates
27h 10mJNB-IST
1/11Fri
multi-stopEmirates
20h 00mIST-JNB
R15 160
26/10Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
41h 50mJNB-IST
2/11Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 25mIST-JNB
R15 196
22/10Tue
multi-stopEmirates
27h 50mCPT-IST
18/11Mon
multi-stopEmirates
34h 50mIST-CPT
R15 319
22/10Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
31h 40mJNB-IST
5/11Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
49h 15mIST-JNB
R18 101
26/10Sat
multi-stopKLM
16h 40mCPT-IST
13/11Wed
multi-stopKLM
28h 35mIST-CPT
R20 108

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