How long is the flight from Australia to Turkey?

On average, it takes 21h 15m to fly from Australia to Turkey if you fly out of Sydney Kingsford Smith (the most popular airport in Australia) and into Istanbul (the most popular airport in Turkey). If you’re flying out of Melbourne and into Istanbul, then the flight time is around 20h 30m.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Turkey?

Some of the world’s most well-travelled cities are in Turkey. The most popular city to travel to in Turkey is Istanbul, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 81% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Turkey are Antalya and Ankara.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Turkey

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Flights to Istanbul Airport

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China Eastern

1 Mar

MEL

26h 10m

1 stop

IST

8 Mar

IST

40h 30m

1 stop

MEL

$1,095

Multiple Airlines

9 Feb

MEL

44h 05m

1 stop

IST

16 Feb

IST

27h 25m

2 stops

MEL

$1,097

China Eastern

11 Mar

MEL

41h 40m

1 stop

IST

22 Mar

IST

40h 30m

1 stop

MEL

$1,098

Multiple Airlines

3 Mar

PER

41h 10m

2 stops

IST

10 Mar

IST

22h 50m

1 stop

PER

$1,119

China Eastern

23 Mar

MEL

41h 40m

1 stop

IST

29 Mar

IST

39h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$1,122

Multiple Airlines

30 Apr

PER

30h 05m

2 stops

IST

19 May

IST

30h 35m

2 stops

PER

$1,125

Multiple Airlines

16 Feb

PER

35h 40m

3 stops

IST

23 Feb

IST

27h 30m

3 stops

PER

$1,126

Air China

20 May

MEL

43h 20m

1 stop

IST

29 May

IST

40h 55m

1 stop

MEL

$1,132

Multiple Airlines

17 Feb

PER

30h 15m

2 stops

IST

24 Feb

IST

27h 15m

2 stops

PER

$1,132

Multiple Airlines

16 Feb

PER

22h 30m

1 stop

IST

23 Feb

IST

27h 15m

2 stops

PER

$1,134

Sichuan Airlines

23 Mar

MEL

40h 30m

1 stop

IST

29 Mar

IST

39h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$1,141

Multiple Airlines

4 Mar

PER

35h 40m

3 stops

IST

10 Mar

IST

21h 30m

1 stop

PER

$1,147

Flights to Antalya

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Multiple Airlines

5 Mar

SYD

43h 30m

2 stops

AYT

22 Mar

AYT

46h 05m

2 stops

SYD

$1,452

Multiple Airlines

5 Mar

SYD

37h 10m

3 stops

AYT

12 Mar

AYT

35h 45m

3 stops

SYD

$1,576

Multiple Airlines

5 Mar

SYD

45h 10m

2 stops

AYT

12 Mar

AYT

35h 10m

2 stops

SYD

$1,586

Multiple Airlines

14 Mar

SYD

35h 25m

2 stops

AYT

23 Mar

AYT

40h 40m

3 stops

SYD

$1,629

Multiple Airlines

5 Mar

SYD

37h 10m

3 stops

AYT

22 Mar

AYT

34h 45m

3 stops

SYD

$1,661

Multiple Airlines

28 Mar

MEL

31h 35m

2 stops

AYT

5 Apr

AYT

27h 50m

2 stops

MEL

$1,778

Multiple Airlines

5 Mar

SYD

37h 10m

3 stops

AYT

22 Mar

AYT

28h 25m

2 stops

SYD

$1,792

Multiple Airlines

14 Mar

SYD

31h 50m

3 stops

AYT

23 Mar

AYT

34h 25m

3 stops

SYD

$1,801

Multiple Airlines

5 Mar

SYD

37h 10m

3 stops

AYT

12 Mar

AYT

30h 35m

2 stops

SYD

$1,811

Turkish Airlines

14 Mar

SYD

24h 10m

2 stops

AYT

21 Mar

AYT

44h 10m

2 stops

SYD

$1,847

Turkish Airlines

14 Mar

SYD

27h 45m

2 stops

AYT

23 Mar

AYT

36h 15m

2 stops

SYD

$1,868

Multiple Airlines

14 Mar

SYD

32h 35m

2 stops

AYT

21 Mar

AYT

34h 00m

3 stops

SYD

$1,947

Flights to Ankara

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Turkish Airlines

8 May

PER

29h 20m

2 stops

ESB

12 May

ESB

31h 10m

2 stops

PER

$1,550

Multiple Airlines

15 May

SYD

47h 15m

2 stops

ESB

31 Oct

ESB

43h 55m

2 stops

SYD

$1,722

Multiple Airlines

5 June

SYD

41h 00m

2 stops

ESB

4 Aug

ESB

53h 35m

2 stops

SYD

$1,835

Turkish Airlines

17 June

SYD

31h 35m

2 stops

ESB

16 Sept

ESB

23h 10m

2 stops

SYD

$1,899

Qatar Airways

16 May

MEL

23h 00m

1 stop

ESB

20 May

ESB

24h 45m

1 stop

MEL

$1,946

Turkish Airlines

12 May

SYD

25h 05m

2 stops

ESB

31 Oct

ESB

25h 10m

2 stops

SYD

$1,950

Turkish Airlines

15 May

MEL

26h 40m

2 stops

ESB

17 May

ESB

34h 15m

2 stops

MEL

$1,954

Turkish Airlines

14 May

SYD

26h 05m

2 stops

ESB

17 May

ESB

38h 30m

2 stops

SYD

$1,980

Turkish Airlines

12 May

SYD

24h 05m

2 stops

ESB

3 Nov

ESB

38h 10m

2 stops

SYD

$1,981

Qatar Airways

14 May

SYD

29h 05m

1 stop

ESB

17 May

ESB

32h 50m

1 stop

SYD

$1,989

Turkish Airlines

16 May

SYD

27h 25m

2 stops

ESB

1 Nov

ESB

35h 55m

2 stops

SYD

$2,013

Multiple Airlines

17 June

SYD

34h 00m

3 stops

ESB

16 Sept

ESB

28h 45m

3 stops

SYD

$2,022

Flights to Izmir

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Multiple Airlines

31 Jan

MEL

51h 55m

2 stops

ADB

1 Mar

ADB

31h 30m

2 stops

MEL

$1,735

Multiple Airlines

31 Jan

MEL

35h 15m

2 stops

ADB

1 Mar

ADB

26h 50m

3 stops

MEL

$1,860

Turkish Airlines

8 Mar

MEL

26h 10m

2 stops

ADB

11 Mar

ADB

37h 55m

2 stops

MEL

$1,895

Turkish Airlines

8 Mar

MEL

26h 10m

2 stops

ADB

11 Mar

ADB

41h 00m

2 stops

MEL

$1,975

Turkish Airlines

8 Mar

MEL

25h 10m

2 stops

ADB

11 Mar

ADB

37h 55m

2 stops

MEL

$1,981

Multiple Airlines

31 Jan

MEL

33h 55m

1 stop

ADB

1 Mar

ADB

50h 50m

2 stops

MEL

$3,064

Multiple Airlines

31 Jan

MEL

32h 35m

3 stops

ADB

1 Mar

ADB

30h 00m

3 stops

MEL

$11,791

Flights to Kayseri

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Turkish Airlines

9 May

MEL

23h 55m

2 stops

ASR

13 May

ASR

41h 30m

2 stops

MEL

$1,895

Turkish Airlines

9 May

MEL

32h 30m

2 stops

ASR

13 May

ASR

37h 00m

2 stops

MEL

$2,083

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01:00 - 16:05

MEL

SAW

23h 05m

1 stop

17:20 - 23:45

SAW

MEL

22h 25m

1 stop

$1,082AirAsia X

Tue, 17 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar

14:00 - 08:10

MEL

IST

26h 10m

1 stop

13:35 - 14:05

IST

MEL

40h 30m

1 stop

$1,095China Eastern

Sun, 1 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar

01:00 - 16:05

MEL

SAW

23h 05m

1 stop

17:20 - 23:45

SAW

MEL

22h 25m

1 stop

$1,095AirAsia X

Tue, 24 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar

23:25 - 07:10

PER

IST

36h 45m

1 stop

14:10 - 21:25

IST

PER

26h 15m

1 stop

$1,153China Southern

Sat, 7 Mar - Sun, 22 Mar

16:15 - 16:35

PER

IST

29h 20m

1 stop

02:00 - 15:15

IST

PER

32h 15m

1 stop

$1,156Malaysia Airlines

Fri, 6 Mar - Thu, 12 Mar

10:20 - 22:10

MEL

IST

42h 50m

1 stop

16:00 - 19:20

IST

MEL

44h 20m

2 stops

$1,159China Southern

Sun, 17 May - Mon, 8 Jun

08:00 - 15:40

BNE

IST

38h 40m

1 stop

15:50 - 06:45

IST

BNE

31h 55m

1 stop

$1,385Turkish Airlines

Sun, 26 Apr - Thu, 30 Apr

09:45 - 05:15

ADL

IST

26h 00m

1 stop

01:40 - 07:00

IST

ADL

22h 50m

1 stop

$1,510Malaysia Airlines

Fri, 1 May - Fri, 8 May

15:10 - 12:10

BNE

SAW

28h 00m

1 stop

13:35 - 22:45

SAW

BNE

26h 10m

1 stop

$1,690Qatar Airways

Tue, 28 Apr - Sun, 10 May

15:10 - 12:10

BNE

SAW

28h 00m

1 stop

13:40 - 22:55

SAW

BNE

26h 15m

1 stop

$1,701Qatar Airways

Tue, 10 Feb - Tue, 3 Mar

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL - SAW

MELSAW

Melbourne

Tue 17/2

01:00-16:05

1 stop23h 05m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Wed 4/3

17:20-23:45

1 stop22h 25m

$1,082

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL - IST

MELIST

Melbourne

Sun 1/3

14:00-08:10

1 stop26h 10m

Istanbul

Sun 8/3

13:35-14:05

1 stop40h 30m

$1,095

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL - SAW

MELSAW

Melbourne

Tue 24/2

01:00-16:05

1 stop23h 05m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Wed 4/3

17:20-23:45

1 stop22h 25m

$1,095

PerthIstanbul

PER - IST

PERIST

Perth

Sat 7/3

23:25-07:10

1 stop36h 45m

Istanbul

Sun 22/3

14:10-21:25

1 stop26h 15m

$1,153

PerthIstanbul

PER - IST

PERIST

Perth

Fri 6/3

16:15-16:35

1 stop29h 20m

Istanbul

Thu 12/3

02:00-15:15

1 stop32h 15m

$1,156

MelbourneIstanbul

MEL - IST

MELIST

Melbourne

Sun 17/5

10:20-22:10

1 stop42h 50m

Istanbul

Mon 8/6

16:00-19:20

2 stops44h 20m

$1,159

BrisbaneIstanbul

BNE - IST

BNEIST

Brisbane

Sun 26/4

08:00-15:40

1 stop38h 40m

Istanbul

Thu 30/4

15:50-06:45

1 stop31h 55m

$1,385

AdelaideIstanbul

ADL - IST

ADLIST

Adelaide

Fri 1/5

09:45-05:15

1 stop26h 00m

Istanbul

Fri 8/5

01:40-07:00

1 stop22h 50m

$1,510

BrisbaneIstanbul

BNE - SAW

BNESAW

Brisbane

Tue 28/4

15:10-12:10

1 stop28h 00m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Sun 10/5

13:35-22:45

1 stop26h 10m

$1,690

BrisbaneIstanbul

BNE - SAW

BNESAW

Brisbane

Tue 10/2

15:10-12:10

1 stop28h 00m

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

Tue 3/3

13:40-22:55

1 stop26h 15m

$1,701

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Turkey flights insights and trends

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What is the cheapest flight to Turkey?

If you are looking to fly to Turkey for less, look to airlines like Ajet, Pegasus Airlines, and Turkish Airlines, with prices starting at $38, $62, and $75 respectively.

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Summary info about Turkey flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$401
Best Round-Trip Price	$1,082
Fastest flight time	23h 05m

The best one-way flight price to Turkey from Australia in the last 72 hours is $401 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Istanbul).

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The best round-trip flight price to Turkey from Australia in the last 72 hours is $1,082 (Melbourne to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen).

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Turkey

What popular landmarks are in Turkey?

While there are more than just a few landmarks in Turkey, most momondo users find Taksim Square, Ayasofya, Istanbul Lütfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center, and Taksim Gezi Park to be the most interesting places to see in the country.

Which airlines fly to Turkey?

Of the 19 airlines that fly to Turkey, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and China Eastern happen to be the most favoured based on our user data. Qatar Airways is the most popular among the three airlines, with 28% of users choosing them for their travels to Turkey.

What is the most popular airport in Turkey to fly to?

59% of our momondo users travelling to Turkey in the past year chose to fly into Istanbul in the past year, making it the most popular airport in Turkey. The Istanbul airport serves the city of Istanbul.

How much are flights to Turkey?

On average, a flight to Turkey will cost $2,621 per ticket. We’ve had users find flights to Turkey for as low as $903, however. If you’re unable to find a plane ticket for $903, but manage to find one for $2,498 or less, then this is still a great deal. Keep in mind that flight costs vary depending on where you fly from, what time of year you travel, and what airline you fly with.

What is the best day of the week to fly to Turkey?

Sunday is the best day of the week to fly to Turkey based on flight prices. Thursday is another affordable option. If you are looking to save money on flights to Turkey, then try to avoid flying out on a Saturday since this is when prices are at their highest.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Turkey?

Prices for flights to Turkey were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Turkey?

There are 33 operators available for flights to Turkey as of January 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Turkey?

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 Turkey.

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

The necessary travel and health documents for your Turkey 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 Turkey?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to Turkey.

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

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

How can momondo help me find flights to Turkey?

momondo offers useful filters to help you find the right flight. Choose specific flight times, airports or even what payment method you prefer. We have numerous options to help you book your ideal flight to Turkey.

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

Yes momondo offers price alerts on flights to Turkey. 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.