Which airlines fly to Istanbul?

China Southern, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul from Australia according to our data. China Southern is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Istanbul. Keep in mind that there are 19 different airlines that fly to Istanbul on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Australia to Istanbul?

China Southern, Sichuan Airlines, and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Istanbul

How long does it take to fly to Istanbul?

The flight from Australia to Istanbul depends on which airports you’re departing from and arriving to, and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Adelaide (a popular airport in Australia) to Istanbul Airport (the most popular airport in Istanbul), then the flight time is 20h 25m on average. If you fly from Melbourne (another popular airport in Australia) to Istanbul Airport, then the average flight time is 21h 05m.

How many flights depart from Australia to Istanbul on average per week?

5 flights are operational weekly from Australia to Istanbul as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Istanbul?

Prices for flights from Australia to Istanbul are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Australia to Istanbul?

There are 19 operators available for flights from Australia to Istanbul as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Istanbul?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Istanbul.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Istanbul?

The required travel and health documents for your Istanbul trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Istanbul. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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20:50 - 16:05PER Perth-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

24h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:15 - 19:50SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-PER Perth

21h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,123Multiple Airlines

Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 21 Oct

20:50 - 16:05PER Perth-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

24h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:20 - 05:35SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-PER Perth

31h 15m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Bangkok Don Mueang Intl

$1,176Multiple Airlines

Sun, 11 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct

15:15 - 06:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

47h 25m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

14:10 - 20:20IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,185China Southern

Sun, 1 Nov - Fri, 20 Nov

15:15 - 06:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

71h 25m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

15:20 - 09:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 05m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,187China Southern

Wed, 18 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

10:30 - 08:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

29h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital

14:55 - 08:30IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,191Air China

Sun, 1 Nov - Fri, 20 Nov

20:20 - 06:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

41h 10m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

15:40 - 14:15IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 35m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,197Sichuan Airlines

Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep

20:20 - 06:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

41h 10m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

15:40 - 14:15IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 35m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,197Sichuan Airlines

Tue, 1 Sep - Fri, 4 Sep

11:00 - 08:10MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

28h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

14:00 - 12:40IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

39h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,201China Eastern

Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep

10:30 - 08:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

29h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital

14:55 - 08:05IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 10m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,201Air China

Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov

12:00 - 08:10MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

28h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

13:35 - 10:00IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

36h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,207China Eastern

Thu, 15 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct

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10:20 - 06:35MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

51h 15m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

15:30 - 08:40IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

34h 10m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,232China Southern

Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep

10:20 - 06:35MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

27h 15m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

15:30 - 08:40IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

34h 10m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,240China Southern

Wed, 26 Aug - Tue, 8 Sep

19:40 - 08:00MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

43h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

15:00 - 14:25IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

40h 25m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,307Air China

Wed, 26 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep

19:40 - 08:00MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

43h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

15:00 - 14:25IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

40h 25m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,313Air China

Wed, 26 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep

20:50 - 16:05PER Perth-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

24h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:20 - 19:50SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-PER Perth

21h 30m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,510Multiple Airlines

Sun, 23 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

20:20 - 06:30MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

41h 10m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

15:40 - 14:10IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

39h 30m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,511Sichuan Airlines

Tue, 25 Aug - Thu, 10 Sep

12:00 - 13:50MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

32h 50m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

15:40 - 14:10IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

39h 30m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,545Multiple Airlines

Wed, 26 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep

00:30 - 16:05MEL Melbourne-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

22h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:15 - 20:30SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-MEL Melbourne

20h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,550AirAsia X

Tue, 25 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep

00:30 - 16:05MEL Melbourne-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

22h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:15 - 20:30SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-MEL Melbourne

20h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,562AirAsia X

Tue, 25 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep

20:20 - 06:30MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

41h 10m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

15:40 - 14:10IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

39h 30m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,578Sichuan Airlines

Tue, 25 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

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Sichuan Airlines flights from Australia to Istanbul

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Sichuan Airlines

1 Sept

SYD20:20Sydney Kingsford Smith

41h 10m

1 stop

IST06:30Istanbul

8 Sept

IST15:40Istanbul

39h 35m

1 stop

SYD14:15Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,197

Sichuan Airlines

1 Sept

SYD20:20Sydney Kingsford Smith

41h 10m

1 stop

IST06:30Istanbul

6 Sept

IST15:40Istanbul

39h 35m

1 stop

SYD14:15Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,198

Sichuan Airlines

18 Nov

SYD21:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 45m

1 stop

IST06:10Istanbul

20 Nov

IST15:30Istanbul

39h 35m

1 stop

SYD15:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,200

China Southern flights from Australia to Istanbul

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China Southern

1 Nov

SYD15:15Sydney Kingsford Smith

47h 25m

2 stops

IST06:40Istanbul

20 Nov

IST14:10Istanbul

22h 10m

1 stop

SYD20:20Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,185

China Southern

18 Nov

SYD15:15Sydney Kingsford Smith

71h 25m

2 stops

IST06:40Istanbul

21 Nov

IST15:20Istanbul

34h 05m

2 stops

SYD09:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,187

China Southern

7 Nov

SYD15:15Sydney Kingsford Smith

71h 25m

2 stops

IST06:40Istanbul

17 Nov

IST15:20Istanbul

38h 15m

2 stops

SYD13:35Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,189

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PER Perth - SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

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Thu 8/10

20:50-16:05

1 stop24h 15m

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Wed 21/10

17:15-19:50

1 stop21h 35m

$1,123

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PER Perth - SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

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Sun 11/10

20:50-16:05

1 stop24h 15m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Sun 25/10

17:20-05:35

2 stops31h 15m

$1,176

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 1/11

15:15-06:40

2 stops47h 25m

Istanbul

Fri 20/11

14:10-20:20

1 stop22h 10m

$1,185

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 18/11

15:15-06:40

2 stops71h 25m

Istanbul

Sat 21/11

15:20-09:25

2 stops34h 05m

$1,187

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 1/11

10:30-08:20

1 stop29h 50m

Istanbul

Fri 20/11

14:55-08:30

1 stop33h 35m

$1,191

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 1/9

20:20-06:30

1 stop41h 10m

Istanbul

Tue 8/9

15:40-14:15

1 stop39h 35m

$1,197

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 1/9

20:20-06:30

1 stop41h 10m

Istanbul

Fri 4/9

15:40-14:15

1 stop39h 35m

$1,197

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL Melbourne - IST Istanbul

MELIST

Melbourne

Tue 1/9

11:00-08:10

1 stop28h 10m

Istanbul

Tue 8/9

14:00-12:40

1 stop39h 40m

$1,201

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 11/11

10:30-08:20

1 stop29h 50m

Istanbul

Wed 18/11

14:55-08:05

1 stop33h 10m

$1,201

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL Melbourne - IST Istanbul

MELIST

Melbourne

Thu 15/10

12:00-08:10

1 stop28h 10m

Istanbul

Fri 30/10

13:35-10:00

1 stop36h 25m

$1,207

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul from Australia, with most prices found around $1,510. The month of May is another great option to travel to Istanbul, with average flight prices from Australia averaging around $1,520.

What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to Istanbul?

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Istanbul is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,844. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Tuesday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Australia to Istanbul for around $2,020.

What is the cheapest Australia to Istanbul flight route?

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How far in advance should I book a flight to Istanbul?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul for around $1,618 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul from Australia for as low as $1,475 on momondo.

What cabin class options are available on Australia to Istanbul flights?

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Australia to Istanbul flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

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Best price found	$592
Fastest flight time	19h 45m
Direct flights	Tue, Thu, Sat and Sun
Airports in Istanbul	2 airports

The best one-way flight to Istanbul from Australia in the past 72 hours is $592. The best return flight deal from Australia to Istanbul found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,123.

The fastest flight from Australia to Istanbul takes 19h 45m

Direct flights go from Australia to Istanbul on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. There are no airlines offering direct flights..

There are 2 airports in Istanbul. From Australia there are direct flights to Istanbul (IST).

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Australia to Istanbul

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Istanbul?
Prices for flights from Australia to Istanbul are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Australia to Istanbul?
There are 19 operators available for flights from Australia to Istanbul as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Istanbul?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Istanbul.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Istanbul?
The required travel and health documents for your Istanbul trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Istanbul. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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AirAsia X	PriceFrom $355	Free cancellation	Rating 6.4 48 reviews	Search AirAsia X flights
Air China	PriceFrom $606	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 161 reviews	Search Air China flights
IndiGo	PriceFrom $643	Free cancellation	Rating 6.8 582 reviews	Search IndiGo flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $830	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 472 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $886	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 232 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Sichuan Airlines	PriceFrom $942	Free cancellation	Rating 7.8 35 reviews	Search Sichuan Airlines flights
China Southern	PriceFrom $953	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 172 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $957	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,735 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Malaysia Airlines	PriceFrom $988	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 315 reviews	Search Malaysia Airlines flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $1,205	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,509 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights

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