Cheap flights from New York to Istanbul from $653

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul from New York, with most prices found around $950. The month of January is another great option to travel to Istanbul, with average flight prices from New York averaging around $1,029.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Istanbul is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $1,380. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Thursday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from New York to Istanbul for around $1,444.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul for the best New York - Istanbul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul for around $1,282 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 New York for as low as $1,102 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between New York and Istanbul have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 152 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning 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. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Turkish Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.