Cheap flights from London to Trabzon

Fares on this route are listed from September through March, and November is the cheapest month of that window. Winter is quiet on the Black Sea: December, January and February bring rain and few visitors, and that is when connecting tickets cost least. September and October still feel like late summer in Trabzon, so you pay for the warmth and the tail of the school holidays. Midweek departures from Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted are usually kinder to your wallet than Friday and Sunday. Book winter trips a few weeks out, and anything around the school holidays well ahead, when Turkish families fly home and connecting seats fill fast.

No airline flies London to Trabzon nonstop, so every ticket is a connection. The low-cost carriers — Jet2, Wizz Air UK, Easyjet, Pegasus, Sun Express and Ajet — sell a seat and a cabin bag, with checked luggage, seat choice and food costing extra. Turkish Airlines sells the same kind of connecting trip as a full-service ticket, with a checked bag and meals in the fare. Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines and Air Dolomiti are full-service too, and their routings can mean a longer travel day but a wider choice of departure times from London.

Trabzon is served by one airport, Trabzon Airport, set on the coast just east of the city centre. The transfer into town is short: a taxi or a local minibus covers the distance in minutes, and most central hotels are an easy ride away. Because every flight here is a connection, arrivals often land late in the evening — check before you book whether your hotel runs a pick-up or whether buses are still running at that hour. If you are travelling on from Trabzon along the coast or into the mountains, arrange the onward drive in advance rather than at the kerb.

Currency

TRY (₺)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Turkish

Emergency number

112, 177

Driving side

right

Calling code

+36

Internet domain

.tr

Population of Trabzon

824 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Istanbul)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you fly from — Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City are far apart.
• Look at the connection: nothing flies London to Trabzon nonstop, so check the layover airport and the wait.
• Price the extras on low-cost fares — Jet2, Wizz Air UK, Easyjet, Pegasus, Sun Express and Ajet charge for checked bags and seats.
• Keep both legs on one ticket, or you carry the risk when the first flight is late.
• Sort your passport and Turkey's entry rules well before departure.
• Pick your month: November is cheapest, September and October are warmer.