R5 292 Find Cheap Flights to Turkey

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Istanbul
Istanbul1 stopR9 346
Bodrum
Bodrum2 stopsR12 593
Dalaman
Dalaman2 stopsR13 687
Istanbul
Istanbul1 stopR9 346
Bodrum
Bodrum2 stopsR12 593
Dalaman
Dalaman2 stopsR13 687

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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Turkey 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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Recent return flight deals to Turkey

Tue, Sep 23 - Thu, Sep 25
Qatar Airways Logo
13:00 - 12:10CPT-SAW
22h 10m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
20:05 - 10:50SAW-CPT
15h 45m1 stop
R9 346Qatar Airways
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Mon, Nov 17 - Fri, Nov 28
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 19:05CPT-SAW
23h 10m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
20:10 - 10:30SAW-CPT
15h 20m1 stop
R9 382Qatar Airways
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Sun, Jul 27 - Sun, Aug 3
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 6:15JNB-IST
19h 25m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:10 - 8:20IST-JNB
19h 10m1 stop
R10 153Etihad Airways
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Fri, Aug 1 - Thu, Aug 7
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 6:15JNB-IST
19h 25m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:10 - 8:20IST-JNB
19h 10m1 stop
R10 655Etihad Airways
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Sat, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 8
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 21:10JNB-IST
11h 50m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
7:35 - 20:10IST-JNB
13h 35m1 stop
R11 301Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Jul 9 - Thu, Jul 17
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 4:45JNB-IST
13h 15m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:00 - 20:10IST-JNB
13h 10m1 stop
R11 445Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 5
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 14:25DUR-IST
18h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
16:25 - 16:35IST-DUR
25h 10m1 stop
R12 252Emirates
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Wed, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 7
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 17:55DUR-IST
22h 15m1 stop
Emirates Logo
16:25 - 16:35IST-DUR
25h 10m1 stop
R12 521Emirates
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Mon, Jul 21 - Sun, Jul 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 4:35CPT-IST
11h 00mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:45 - 11:50IST-CPT
11h 05mdirect
R14 817Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Jul 21 - Sun, Aug 3
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 4:35CPT-IST
11h 00mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:45 - 11:50IST-CPT
11h 05mdirect
R15 337Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Turkey

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

What is the cheapest flight to Turkey?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Turkey from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was to Istanbul Airport, at R644 return. The most popular route is Cape Town (CPT) to Istanbul Airport (IST) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R644.

How much is a flight to Turkey?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Turkey from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Turkey costs R11 632 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was R6 722 for the route Cape Town (CPT) to Istanbul Airport (IST). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Johannesburg to Istanbul which costs R14 762 on average, and Cape Town to Istanbul, which costs R15 242 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Turkey?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from South Africa to Turkey, 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 South Africa to Turkey is February, when tickets cost R11 319 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R14 692 and R12 916 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Turkey?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Turkey, 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 on the flight from South Africa to Turkey, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Turkey?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Turkey is Istanbul Airport (IST), with an average flight price of R8 299.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flightR5 292
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport

FAQs - booking Turkey flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa to Turkey?

    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 South Africa to Turkey.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from South Africa to Turkey 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 South Africa to Turkey?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from South Africa to Turkey 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 from South Africa to Turkey?

    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 from South Africa to Turkey up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Turkey?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Turkey is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R14 433. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R15 770 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Turkey?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Turkey is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R560 on average. Morning departures are around 33% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Turkey is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R831.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Turkey

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Turkey? 25% of our users found return tickets to Turkey for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R27 832, from Cape Town R39 623
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Turkey flight deals.

Top 5 airlines flying to Turkey

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Turkey? 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 3266 reviews
8,3Crew
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
7,8Food
8,2Entertainment
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Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

6,0 GoodNicola, May 2025AMM - DXB
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Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Overall was a good experience and this particular flight the crew were great too at least in business class. It’s not always the case with flydubai. Few things would make me think twice in the future on this route. 1. The arrival into T3 might sound good but it is a real pain as it takes almost 30 mins to get to terminal on the bus as the aircraft still park at T2. The bag takes even longer . If they just let us off at T2, I’d be home within 30 mins of walking off the plane. Instead it takes 1.5 hours. 2. Due to the timing, the very tiny lounge in Penang is so crowded because half the lounge is closed for Qatar crew. Hardly anywhere to sit. 3. Flydubai app and site has a long way to go and using it is very unpleasant.

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

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.

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

Emirates is always a pleasure to travel on. From the spectacular First and Business Class configurations of your big A380 and 777, to the Bar Lounge to, of course, your impecable on board flight attendance and their iconic uniform, now also even available for young girls. All the destinations that Emirates offers makes it an airline of choice many a time.

The staff was the best I have experienced as a frequent traveller in a long time.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

Our male flight attendant was top notch - wish I could remember his name. Boarding is never fun when I have to ride the shuttle to the middle of the tarmac and pull my carry on bags up the stairs to my seat. My knees are banged up and my shoulders give me pain, so the flight started off poorly. The seat leg rests don’t recline completely so that makes is difficult if not dangerous to get in and out of the middle seats. The entertainment system touch screens prevented one from seeing the options. They are old and the software needs to be updated. I was on six planes in the last two weeks and able to see the flight progress without any stress. Couldn’t watch anything else. I do like Qatar Airways, just not a fan of a few things.

There was frequent beverage ,meal and snack service. The crew was very hospitable and professional.

Doha airport is huge , takes long time to reach gate .

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

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.

Flight was delayed due to slow boarding process by etihad. Update food options and movies as well.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

Used to Etihad employees are very rude and unprofessional but now better than before over all is okay now

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

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.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

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.

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.

Bad experience; they are not good anymore. They charge too much for luggage seat are so uncomfortable, Flight delays which may miss your next flight, they don’t care if you miss the flight or not. Zero customer services for front desk representatives Istanbul's airport I’m not using this airline any more.

for the second time disappointed with TK, they like JAT = joke about time

No customer service. Non educated staff members with no will to support or service the passenger.

Working stuffs in flight are very welcoming,but boarding stuffs are the Ghana airport don't know their job.

My wife and 7 months old baby had a terrible experience traveling, we paid extra for bassinet they didn’t provided.she missed her flight due to late landing of the flight, they were unsupportive to my family due to that my wife and kid suffered a lot.

I’ve been traveling for 20 years. I tried Turkish airline for the first time horrible horrible service and it would be my last time even if I get offer for a free ticket, I will not accept it. They have races and the worst Flight attendant

Aircraft you use on this route are always old and poor! This drives the entire experience down

Boarding was much delayed, and there was no explanation ( obviously they were waiting for something or someone. ) Passengers were all crowded at the gate with anxiety. On the plane, the crew worked very hard on checking for safety and serving delicious food. They were polite and courteous.

It wasn't good. I didn’t understand. They changed 320 dollars for 2 luggage. My ticket was regular and I paid almost 1200.00 dollars. Why they did charge? I want my money back.. thanks Yılmaz polat

All was fine , but air conditioning was not working on board properly so was very hot

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

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