R5 283 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 898
Bodrum
Bodrum1 stopR18 536
Istanbul
Istanbul1 stopR9 898
Bodrum
Bodrum1 stopR18 536

Cheap Flight Deals to Turkey

 
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.

Recent return flight deals to Turkey

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Turkey.
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Qatar Airways Logo
13:55 - 12:10JNB-SAW
21h 15m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
20:05 - 16:10SAW-JNB
21h 05m1 stop
R9 898Qatar Airways
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Sun, Jun 1 - Tue, Jun 10
Qatar Airways Logo
12:05 - 12:10DUR-SAW
23h 05m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
20:05 - 10:35SAW-DUR
15h 30m2 stops
R10 010Qatar Airways
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Mon, Sep 1 - Sat, Sep 27
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 13:05JNB-IST
26h 15m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:10 - 8:20IST-JNB
19h 10m1 stop
R10 566Etihad Airways
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Sun, Jun 1 - Sun, Jun 8
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 13:05JNB-IST
26h 15m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:10 - 8:20IST-JNB
19h 10m1 stop
R10 584Etihad Airways
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Sun, Jun 15 - Wed, Jun 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 21:10JNB-IST
11h 50m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:00 - 20:10IST-JNB
13h 10m1 stop
R11 326Ethiopian Air
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Tue, May 20 - Tue, May 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 21:10JNB-IST
11h 50m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:10 - 13:05IST-JNB
13h 55m1 stop
R11 696Ethiopian Air
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Thu, May 29 - Tue, Jun 10
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 4:35JNB-IST
9h 45mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:50 - 10:35IST-JNB
9h 45mdirect
R12 215Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Jun 17 - Mon, Jun 23
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 4:35JNB-IST
9h 45mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:50 - 10:35IST-JNB
9h 45mdirect
R12 234Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Jun 12 - Mon, Jun 16
Emirates Logo
13:05 - 21:35CPT-IST
31h 30m1 stop
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16:25 - 16:50IST-CPT
25h 25m1 stop
R12 531Emirates
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Sun, Jun 1 - Sat, Jun 7
Emirates Logo
10:05 - 14:25JNB-IST
27h 20m1 stop
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23:20 - 20:50IST-JNB
22h 30m1 stop
R12 697Emirates
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
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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 R642 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 R642.

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 R12 525 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was R6 763 for the route Cape Town (CPT) to Istanbul Airport (IST). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Johannesburg to Istanbul which costs R15 905 on average, and Cape Town to Istanbul, which costs R16 823 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 659 (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 458 and R13 717 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 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 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 691.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flightR5 283
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
Flight from Durban 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 679. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R16 274 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 32% 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 R827.

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 Cape Town R19 271, from Johannesburg OR Tambo R38 036
  • 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 3215 reviews
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
7,8Food
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Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

6,0 GoodDave, Mar 2025SYD - DXB
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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 flight overall. Good options of food on NY-Dubai-Mumbai leg. Not that good reversing back. The flight crew is courteous and professional as always. The seating was much more comfortable going into Mumbai than coming back. Cheers!

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.

Very bad groud crew taking bags less than 7kg Bad food Old plane

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.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

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.

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

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.

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

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

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!

The flight take time was changed 23 times. The system kept sending messages it will be earlier at 4am and eventually the flight was at 9am I didn’t sleep all night because of that

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.

The flight attendants were great! The seating for business class is better on other airlines. The food was also good!

Great food, great entertainment and very helpful, caring & attentive staff.

Flight Singapore - Istanbul was perfect. Flight Istanbul - Sao Paolo - Buenos Aires was really good but there was a big delay in Sao Paolo (Brazil) due to a problem with the ground staff and not related to Turkish Airline. Overall a very good and solid experience

The segment bkk ist was ok. The segment ist to yul the boarding was chaotic with 5 control before get in the plain, in addition to normal control by scanner and metal detector during transfert

The in flight entertainment was very good but unfortunately I feel they could have been more attentive to the customer. This is saw on all my Turkish airlines flights , besides dinner service you never really saw the attendants.

The flight was great. From the first to the last step, the staff was very helpful and understanding. I also always enjoy Turkish Airlines food because it’s flavorful, fresh (like salads and very delicious bread ) and has special things like olives, dates… I loved that bean salad and apricot pie. I also enjoyed the movies. Thank you!

Ordered Vegan meal - it was ok, but not exceptional. Seat ok row 39 middle section aisle. Nearly full flight - crew was busy but they did the best they could. There was a USB A port at the seat. I listened to my own music and only looked at flight information. One nice thing was the connection information was made available in the screen.

I recently flew with Turkish Airlines, and I can confidently say it was one of the best travel experiences I’ve ever had. From the moment I boarded, the crew was incredibly attentive, warm, and professional. They went above and beyond to ensure everyone was comfortable and well taken care of throughout the flight. The highlight, however, was the food! I’ve flown with many airlines, but Turkish Airlines sets the bar incredibly high when it comes to in-flight dining. Every meal was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The variety of dishes, even on a long-haul flight, was impressive. It felt like dining at a high-end restaurant at 35,000 feet! The seats were comfortable, the entertainment options were great, and the overall atmosphere made the journey enjoyable. Turkish Airlines truly excels in combining luxury and hospitality. I wouldn’t hesitate to fly with them again—highly recommend!

Very nice and friendly crew. Boarding system can be improved.

The Etickets had been changed (Why?) without notice ; Hence, that caused troubles when checking in. Not until I contacted my ticket agent and was given correct Etickets could I then check in.

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.

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

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

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

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