Cheap flights to Istanbul

Cheap flights to Istanbul land at two airports, and the city rewards whatever you came for: mosques and churches, ferries across the Bosphorus, and food that runs from breakfast until late. Arrivals peak in summer and around school holidays, when visitors from Chisinau, Warsaw, Budapest, Krakow, Bucharest, Iasi, Prague and Batumi all land at once. Spring and autumn are calmer, and easier on the budget.

Flights to Istanbul — where from

From	Airline	Flight	Date	Price from
Antalya	Pegasus	with a stop	23 Nov 2026	from $27
Bucharest	Pegasus	direct	1 Mar 2027	from $48
Athens	Sky Express	direct	25 Jan 2027	from $59
Dusseldorf	Ajet	direct	4 Jan 2027	from $63
Berlin	Pegasus	with a stop	5 Nov 2026	from $64
Barcelona	Vueling Airlines	direct	13 Dec 2026	from $75
Batumi	Pegasus	direct	5 Dec 2026	from $82
London	Ajet	direct	25 Feb 2027	from $82
Dalaman	Pegasus	direct	2 Nov 2026	from $87
Baku	Ajet	direct	18 Nov 2026	from $95
Iasi	Tarom	with a stop	11 Dec 2026	from $105
Budapest	Air Serbia	with a stop	29 Nov 2026	from $107
Warsaw	Sky Express	with a stop	17 Feb 2027	from $132
Krakow	LOT Polish Airlines	with a stop	11 Sept 2027	from $152

Airports — Istanbul

Istanbul AirportIST Sabiha GokcenSAW

Arrivals split between Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gokcen, so check which one your ticket uses before planning the transfer. Both have metro and bus links into the centre and taxi ranks outside the terminals. Sabiha Gokcen sits on the Asian side, handy for Kadikoy and the eastern districts, while Istanbul Airport is on the European side. Airlines flying in include Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, Ajet, Sun Express, Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Air Europa and Vueling Airlines.

When to go

Summer is the busiest stretch for arrivals, and seats fill quickly around public holidays and school breaks. Spring and autumn are milder and quieter, so there is usually more choice on routes from Chisinau, Iasi, Bucharest, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest and Prague. Outside midsummer the weather turns changeable, and demand from Antalya, Gazipasa and Batumi moves with the season, so check the calendar before you commit.