Which airlines fly to Istanbul?

China Southern, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and China Eastern are the most popular airlines that fly from Australia to Istanbul on a routine basis, according to our data. You should be able to find flights to Istanbul with these airlines and other airlines flying from Australia.

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 Sydney Kingsford Smith (a popular airport in Australia) to Istanbul (the most popular airport in Istanbul), then the flight time is 21h 15m on average. If you fly from Melbourne (another popular airport in Australia) to Istanbul, then the average flight time is 21h 05m.

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23:10 - 16:05PER Perth-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

21h 55m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:20 - 19:55SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-PER Perth

21h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,185Multiple Airlines

Sun, 15 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov

17:20 - 16:05PER Perth-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

27h 45m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

17:20 - 19:40SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-PER Perth

21h 20m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Singapore Changi

$1,202Multiple Airlines

Tue, 20 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

11:05 - 07:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

27h 55m2 stops Nanjing Lukou Intl Xi'an Xianyang

13:35 - 13:35IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,232China Eastern

Sun, 18 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov

10:05 - 07:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

27h 55m2 stops Nanjing Lukou Intl Xi'an Xianyang

14:00 - 12:35IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 35m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,233China Eastern

Fri, 4 Sep - Mon, 7 Sep

21:10 - 06:35MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

40h 25m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

14:20 - 08:40IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

35h 20m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,239China Southern

Sun, 6 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep

20:40 - 08:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

43h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

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

33h 10m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,242Air China

Sun, 18 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov

10:20 - 07:15MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

27h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

14:10 - 09:45IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

35h 35m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,249China Southern

Tue, 18 Aug - Sun, 1 Nov

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

29h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital

14:45 - 08:05IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,253Air China

Sat, 31 Oct - Mon, 30 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

$1,263Sichuan Airlines

Sun, 23 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

21:40 - 06:10MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

40h 30m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

15:30 - 14:30IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

39h 00m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,337Sichuan Airlines

Mon, 7 Dec - Sun, 13 Dec

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

27h 15m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

14:20 - 08:40IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

35h 20m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,298China Southern

Wed, 12 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug

21:45 - 06:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

39h 50m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl

14:20 - 19:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 05m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,311China Southern

Sun, 9 Aug - Sun, 16 Aug

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

28h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

14:00 - 09:00IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

36h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,314China Eastern

Mon, 10 Aug - Mon, 17 Aug

11:00 - 08:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

28h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

14:00 - 12:35IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 35m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,329China Eastern

Thu, 13 Aug - Mon, 7 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

$1,332Sichuan Airlines

Sun, 9 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

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

$1,332Multiple Airlines

Sun, 9 Aug - Sun, 16 Aug

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

$1,334Sichuan Airlines

Sun, 9 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug

13:00 - 13:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

31h 50m3 stops Singapore Changi Chennai Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

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

39h 35m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,430Multiple Airlines

Wed, 12 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep

12:15 - 13:55PER Perth-IST Istanbul

30h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

17:55 - 05:50IST Istanbul-PER Perth

30h 55m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

$1,436IndiGo

Thu, 13 Aug - Thu, 20 Aug

12:15 - 13:50PER Perth-IST Istanbul

30h 35m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

17:55 - 00:40IST Istanbul-PER Perth

25h 45m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,489IndiGo

Wed, 12 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug

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21:35 - 11:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 35mdirect

15:20 - 19:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 05mdirect

$2,312Turkish Airlines

Thu, 5 Nov - Fri, 6 Nov

21:35 - 11:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 35mdirect

15:20 - 19:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 05mdirect

$2,312Turkish Airlines

Fri, 6 Nov - Sat, 7 Nov

21:05 - 11:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 15mdirect

15:20 - 19:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 05mdirect

$2,342Turkish Airlines

Tue, 18 Aug - Wed, 11 Nov

21:35 - 11:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 35mdirect

15:20 - 19:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 05mdirect

$2,355Turkish Airlines

Sun, 15 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov

21:05 - 11:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 15mdirect

15:50 - 20:10IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 20mdirect

$2,358Turkish Airlines

Tue, 22 Sep - Tue, 20 Oct

21:05 - 11:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 15mdirect

15:50 - 20:10IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 20mdirect

$2,358Turkish Airlines

Wed, 23 Sep - Tue, 20 Oct

21:05 - 11:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 15mdirect

15:50 - 20:10IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 20mdirect

$2,358Turkish Airlines

Wed, 23 Sep - Tue, 20 Oct

21:35 - 11:40MEL Melbourne-IST Istanbul

21h 05mdirect

17:00 - 19:40IST Istanbul-MEL Melbourne

19h 40mdirect

$2,366Turkish Airlines

Mon, 7 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep

21:35 - 11:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 35mdirect

15:20 - 19:25IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 05mdirect

$2,366Turkish Airlines

Fri, 6 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

21:05 - 11:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-IST Istanbul

21h 15mdirect

15:50 - 20:10IST Istanbul-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

20h 20mdirect

$2,455Turkish Airlines

Wed, 30 Sep - Mon, 19 Oct

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PerthIstanbul

PER Perth - SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

PERSAW

Perth

Sun 15/11

23:10-16:05

1 stop21h 55m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Sun 29/11

17:20-19:55

1 stop21h 35m

$1,185

PerthIstanbul

PER Perth - SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

PERSAW

Perth

Tue 20/10

17:20-16:05

1 stop27h 45m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Mon 26/10

17:20-19:40

2 stops21h 20m

$1,202

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 18/10

11:05-07:00

2 stops27h 55m

Istanbul

Wed 11/11

13:35-13:35

1 stop40h 00m

$1,232

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 4/9

10:05-07:00

2 stops27h 55m

Istanbul

Mon 7/9

14:00-12:35

1 stop39h 35m

$1,233

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL Melbourne - IST Istanbul

MELIST

Melbourne

Sun 6/9

21:10-06:35

2 stops40h 25m

Istanbul

Mon 14/9

14:20-08:40

1 stop35h 20m

$1,239

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 18/10

20:40-08:00

1 stop43h 20m

Istanbul

Wed 11/11

14:55-08:05

1 stop33h 10m

$1,242

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL Melbourne - IST Istanbul

MELIST

Melbourne

Tue 18/8

10:20-07:15

1 stop27h 55m

Istanbul

Sun 1/11

14:10-09:45

1 stop35h 35m

$1,249

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 31/10

10:30-08:20

1 stop29h 50m

Istanbul

Mon 30/11

14:45-08:05

1 stop33h 20m

$1,253

SydneyIstanbul

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - IST Istanbul

SYDIST

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 23/8

20:20-06:30

1 stop41h 10m

Istanbul

Sun 30/8

15:40-14:15

1 stop39h 35m

$1,263

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL Melbourne - IST Istanbul

MELIST

Melbourne

Mon 7/12

21:40-06:10

1 stop40h 30m

Istanbul

Sun 13/12

15:30-14:30

1 stop39h 00m

$1,337

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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 $1,532. The month of August is another great option to travel to Istanbul, with average flight prices from Australia averaging around $1,532.

What is the absolute cheapest flight to Istanbul?

Users booking trips to Istanbul from Kayseri found flights 82% cheaper than the average price of flights to Istanbul. To find the cheapest price to Istanbul from your area, use momondo’s Airport-to-Airport Pricing Tool.

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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 $1,867. 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 $2,046.

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 $1,636 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 $1,499 on momondo.

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CHEAPEST MONTH TO FLY TO ISTANBUL FROM SYDNEY	March	7% cheaper	Flying from Sydney to Istanbul costs on average just $1,532 in March
MOST EXPENSIVE MONTH TO FLY TO ISTANBUL FROM SYDNEY	December	22% more expensive	It costs about $2,008 for flights to Istanbul from Sydney in December
MOST POPULAR MONTH TO FLY TO ISTANBUL FROM SYDNEY	June	281% more users visited	More momondo users searched in flights to Istanbul from Sydney in June than any other month

Cheap Istanbul flight deals and tips

Summary info about Istanbul flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$686
Best Round-Trip Price	$1,185
Fastest flight time	23h 05m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Istanbul from Australia in the last 5 days is $686 (Perth to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen).

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The best return flight price to Istanbul from Australia in the last 5 days is $1,185 (Perth to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen).

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The fastest flight to Istanbul from Australia takes 23h 05m (Melbourne to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Istanbul, with a 3% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Istanbul

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

The ideal time to book your flight to Istanbul is 60 days in advance, when prices tend to average $1,636.

Is there an alternative airport near Istanbul?

Finding an alternative and possibly cheaper destination airport near Istanbul is possible. If you are planning a flight to Istanbul, consider booking flights to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (32 km from Istanbul city centre), Tekirdag Corlu Airport (89 km from Istanbul city centre), İzmit Cengiz Topel Airport (99 km from Istanbul city centre) or Bursa Yenişehir Airport (99 km from Istanbul city centre).

Is there a cheaper alternative to flying into Istanbul?

You can find deals at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport for $363 on average, but that price can change based on your departure airport. To save money, try momondo’s Airport-to-Airport Pricing Tool.

Are there flights to Esenyurt?

Yes. To go to Esenyurt, book a flight to Istanbul which is in Istanbul and is about 28.1 km away from Esenyurt.

What’s the closest airport to Taksim?

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport is 31.2 km from Taksim in Istanbul, making it the closest airport.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Istanbul?

Prices for flights to Istanbul were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Istanbul?

There are 30 operators available for flights to Istanbul as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly 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 to Istanbul.

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

The necessary travel and health documents for your Istanbul trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Istanbul?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Istanbul. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Istanbul with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. All flights to Istanbul on momondo can be compared and filtered by various policies on offer, including flexible booking.

How can momondo help me find flights to Istanbul?

momondo helps you find the best flight to Istanbul by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select fights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Istanbul right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Yes momondo offers price alerts on flights to Istanbul. After performing a search on this page you should be able to see the price alert set up feature. Simply provide a valid email address and momondo will instantly alert you when prices change.