Cheap flights from Istanbul to Athens

In general, April is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul to Athens. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $174. If you aren’t able to travel to Athens during the month of April, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $177.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Athens is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $218. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Athens is Thursday, with ticket prices averaging around $433.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Istanbul to Athens when you can find flight prices for as low as $266. Flying to Athens in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Athens are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $378. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Athens from Istanbul when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Athens for around $237 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Athens from Istanbul for as low as $199 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Istanbul to Athens flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between Istanbul and Athens have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 99 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Sky Express have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.