Can I find cheaper flights to Istanbul if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Istanbul on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Istanbul?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, China Southern is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Istanbul.

How much is a return flight to Istanbul?

A return flight to Istanbul will typically cost around $393, however they can be found for as little as $367.

Where does the fastest flight to Istanbul depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Istanbul, Auckland Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (25 hours 15 minutes).

Does Istanbul have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Istanbul can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Istanbul?

Yes. Istanbul has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. havalimanına yakın konumda daire is the closest property to Istanbul (0.0 km away from Istanbul).

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Explore the most affordable flight options available to Istanbul. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 13 December 2025.

Tue 23/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Mon 9/214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$1,820

Wed 24/1222:10AKL - IST

1 stop43h 00mChina Southern

Sat 27/1215:20IST - AKL

2 stops29h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$1,978

Fri 19/1210:00AKL - IST

2 stops30h 40mChina Southern

Fri 26/1214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 13/12$2,279

Tue 23/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sun 8/201:55IST - AKL

2 stops26h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$2,348

Fri 19/1210:00AKL - IST

2 stops30h 40mChina Southern

Mon 22/1214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$2,351

Thu 18/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Mon 12/114:10IST - AKL

1 stop40h 05mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$2,510

Thu 18/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Tue 13/115:20IST - AKL

2 stops38h 55mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$2,529

Thu 25/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Sat 27/1200:20IST - AKL

2 stops29h 55mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$2,531

Thu 18/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Wed 31/1214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$2,541

Mon 15/1210:00AKL - IST

2 stops30h 40mChina Southern

Mon 29/1214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$2,553

Thu 25/1223:45AKL - SAW

2 stops33h 55mMultiple Airlines

Sun 28/1214:30SAW - AKL

2 stops30h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$3,081

Tue 23/1210:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 35mMultiple Airlines

Mon 9/217:20SAW - AKL

3 stops34h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$3,221

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Mon 9/301:40AKL - IST

1 stop24h 55mTurkish Airlines

Wed 25/301:50IST - AKL

1 stop21h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 11/12$1,794

Fri 6/307:00AKL - IST

2 stops42h 45mAsiana Airlines

Tue 24/317:20IST - AKL

2 stops45h 10mAsiana Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,090

Thu 5/301:40AKL - IST

1 stop24h 55mMalaysia Airlines

Sat 21/302:00IST - AKL

1 stop24h 30mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,129

Thu 5/311:45AKL - IST

1 stop42h 20mKorean Air

Fri 20/321:45IST - AKL

1 stop26h 10mKorean Air

Deal found 10/12$2,217

Tue 10/323:45AKL - SAW

1 stop40h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 26/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$2,803

Tue 3/306:00AKL - SAW

2 stops41h 20mEmirates

Wed 18/315:55SAW - AKL

1 stop33h 20mEmirates

Deal found 10/12$2,975

Thu 5/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Sun 22/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,021

Thu 5/314:00AKL - IST

1 stop36h 35mMalaysia Airlines

Sat 21/317:10IST - AKL

1 stop33h 20mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,147

Mon 2/319:35AKL - IST

1 stop33h 25mTurkish Airlines

Sun 22/302:00IST - AKL

1 stop24h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,197

Mon 2/319:35AKL - IST

1 stop27h 40mTurkish Airlines

Sun 22/317:10IST - AKL

1 stop33h 20mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,205

Tue 3/314:00AKL - IST

1 stop36h 35mMalaysia Airlines

Mon 23/302:00IST - AKL

1 stop24h 30mMalaysia Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,253

Sun 1/319:35AKL - IST

1 stop33h 25mTurkish Airlines

Sun 22/315:05IST - AKL

1 stop35h 25mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,205

Mon 2/307:15AKL - IST

2 stops38h 45mTurkish Airlines

Tue 24/317:15IST - AKL

2 stops37h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,252

Sat 31/121:05AKL - SAW

1 stop26h 15mEmirates

Mon 9/215:55SAW - AKL

2 stops41h 35mEmirates

Deal found 12/12$3,021

Wed 4/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Mon 23/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,021

Wed 4/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Thu 19/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,021

Thu 5/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Thu 19/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,021

Thu 5/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Wed 18/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,021

Thu 5/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Tue 24/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,021

Thu 5/314:00AKL - SAW

2 stops32h 10mQatar Airways

Fri 20/313:40SAW - AKL

1 stop21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/12$3,074

Last-minute flights to Istanbul
Discover last-minute flight deals to Istanbul. Data last updated 13 December 2025 and is based on user searches.

Fri 19/1210:00AKL - IST

2 stops30h 40mChina Southern

Fri 26/1214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 13/12$2,279

Tue 23/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Mon 9/214:10IST - AKL

1 stop30h 20mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$1,820

Wed 24/1222:10AKL - IST

1 stop43h 00mChina Southern

Sat 27/1215:20IST - AKL

2 stops29h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$1,978

Thu 25/1223:45AKL - SAW

2 stops33h 55mMultiple Airlines

Sun 28/1214:30SAW - AKL

2 stops30h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$3,081

Sat 3/106:15AKL - SAW

2 stops43h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 14/117:20SAW - AKL

2 stops44h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$3,136

Thu 8/122:10AKL - IST

2 stops42h 30mChina Southern

Thu 15/115:20IST - AKL

2 stops38h 55mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$2,207

Fri 9/120:30AKL - IST

1 stop45h 50mAir China

Thu 15/102:05IST - AKL

1 stop29h 20mAir China

Deal found 12/12$2,267

Sat 24/101:40AKL - IST

1 stop43h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/208:05IST - AKL

1 stop36h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/12$2,081

Mon 26/122:10AKL - IST

1 stop43h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/201:50IST - AKL

3 stops36h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$2,185

Sat 31/113:40AKL - IST

1 stop28h 40mAir China

Sun 8/202:05IST - AKL

1 stop29h 20mAir China

Deal found 12/12$2,018

Sat 31/116:20AKL - IST

2 stops28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 8/201:50IST - AKL

2 stops27h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$2,030

Sat 31/116:05AKL - SAW

2 stops31h 15mEmirates

Mon 9/215:55SAW - AKL

2 stops41h 35mEmirates

Deal found 12/12$3,021

One-way flights to Istanbul
Search for one-way flight options to Istanbul. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 13 December 2025.

Tue 20/120:45AKL - SAW

2 stops29h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$804

Tue 27/114:00AKL - IST

1 stop30h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 11/12$899

Tue 20/116:20AKL - IST

2 stops28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12$1,000

Tue 20/110:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 12/12$1,038

Mon 29/1210:10AKL - IST

1 stop30h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$1,122

Tue 27/112:45AKL - IST

2 stops32h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$1,146

Thu 25/1210:00AKL - IST

2 stops54h 40mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$1,205

Wed 24/1222:10AKL - IST

1 stop43h 00mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$1,210

Mon 29/1222:35AKL - SAW

2 stops54h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$1,227

Tue 30/1210:00AKL - IST

1 stop31h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 11/12$1,233

Thu 1/122:35AKL - IST

3 stops42h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$1,289

Wed 31/1221:50AKL - SAW

2 stops52h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/12$1,326

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Return from	$1,789
One-way from	$804
Popular in	April
Cheapest in	October
Average price	$2,319

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66h 15m total
Auckland to Istanbul

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AKL - IST

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Auckland Intl

Mon 9/3

01:40-16:35

1 stop24h 55m

Istanbul

Wed 25/3

01:50-09:35

1 stop21h 45m

$1,794

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Fri 6/3

07:00-15:45

2 stops42h 45m

Istanbul

Tue 24/3

17:20-00:30

2 stops45h 10m

$2,090

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Thu 5/3

01:40-16:35

1 stop24h 55m

Istanbul

Sat 21/3

02:00-12:30

1 stop24h 30m

$2,129

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Thu 5/3

14:00-16:35

1 stop36h 35m

Istanbul

Sat 21/3

17:10-12:30

1 stop33h 20m

$2,147

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Mon 2/3

19:35-19:00

1 stop33h 25m

Istanbul

Sun 22/3

02:00-12:30

1 stop24h 30m

$2,197

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Mon 2/3

19:35-13:15

1 stop27h 40m

Istanbul

Sun 22/3

17:10-12:30

1 stop33h 20m

$2,205

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Sun 1/3

19:35-19:00

1 stop33h 25m

Istanbul

Sun 22/3

15:05-12:30

1 stop35h 25m

$2,205

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Thu 5/3

11:45-20:05

1 stop42h 20m

Istanbul

Fri 20/3

21:45-09:55

1 stop26h 10m

$2,217

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Mon 2/3

07:15-12:00

2 stops38h 45m

Istanbul

Tue 24/3

17:15-16:15

2 stops37h 00m

$2,252

AucklandIstanbul

AKL - IST

AKLIST

Auckland Intl

Tue 3/3

14:00-16:35

1 stop36h 35m

Istanbul

Mon 23/3

02:00-12:30

1 stop24h 30m

$2,253

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Istanbul

When is the best time to book a flight to Istanbul?

The best time to book flights to Istanbul is 70 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.

How long is the flight to Istanbul?

On average, a flight from Auckland to Istanbul takes 25 hours 30 minutes. Flights to Istanbul from other popular cities in New Zealand will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Istanbul?

Users looking for the lowest fares to Istanbul should consider flying on Thursday evenings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Saturday afternoons, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul?

The most popular airlines flying from Auckland to Istanbul are China Southern, Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways.

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Istanbul?

The cheapest airlines flying from Auckland to Istanbul are China Southern, China Eastern and Turkish Airlines.

Rainfall in Istanbul by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Istanbul ranges from 10.0 - 100.0 mm per month. December is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 100.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit Istanbul when rainfall is around 10.0 mm.

Temperature in Istanbul by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Istanbul, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 23.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 5.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Istanbul

See what other customers who have flown with Emirates, China Southern, andQatar Airways to Turkey have to say. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

China Southern

7.5

Good

122 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,679 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Turkish Airlines

7.3

Good

4,091 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

China Eastern

7.2

Good

178 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,435 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

FAQs about flying to Istanbul

Can I find cheaper flights to Istanbul if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Istanbul on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Istanbul?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, China Southern is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Istanbul.
How much is a return flight to Istanbul?
A return flight to Istanbul will typically cost around $393, however they can be found for as little as $367.
Where does the fastest flight to Istanbul depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Istanbul, Auckland Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (25 hours 15 minutes).
Does Istanbul have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Istanbul can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Istanbul?
Yes. Istanbul has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. havalimanına yakın konumda daire is the closest property to Istanbul (0.0 km away from Istanbul).

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Temperature in Istanbul by month

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Reviews of airlines servicing Istanbul

See what other customers who have flown with Emirates, China Southern, andQatar Airways to Turkey have to say. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

FAQs about flying to Istanbul

Can I find cheaper flights to Istanbul if I am willing to have stopovers?

What is the best airline to fly to Istanbul?

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