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Cheapest return flight
$1,932
Typical prices: $2,031-$2,748
China Southern
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CHC - IST • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$1,153
Typical prices: $1,183-$1,689
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Sun 22/4
AKL - IST • 2 stops
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 22 weeks in advance save around 26% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights to Istanbul

 
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Recent return flight deals to Istanbul

Thu, 25 Feb - Sun, 28 Feb
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 06:40Christchurch  Christchurch-Istanbul Istanbul
42h 10m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl
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14:25 - 17:20Istanbul  Istanbul-Christchurch Christchurch
40h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun
$1,932China Southern
1 day ago
Thu, 25 Feb - Sun, 28 Feb
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 06:40Christchurch  Christchurch-Istanbul Istanbul
42h 10m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Beijing Daxing Intl
China Southern Logo
14:25 - 17:20Istanbul  Istanbul-Christchurch Christchurch
40h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun
$1,935China Southern
2 days ago
Thu, 22 Apr - Thu, 20 May
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06:10 - 07:15Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
34h 05m2 stops Brisbane Guangzhou Baiyun
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15:30 - 06:30Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
30h 00m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Guangzhou Baiyun
$2,159Multiple Airlines
3+ days ago
Thu, 6 May - Sat, 22 May
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17:20 - 12:35Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
28h 15m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
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14:00 - 15:45Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
40h 45m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$2,164Multiple Airlines
1 day ago
Thu, 6 May - Sat, 22 May
China Eastern Logo
21:00 - 08:00Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
44h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
China Eastern Logo
14:00 - 15:45Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
40h 45m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$2,177China Eastern
1 day ago
Sat, 10 Apr - Fri, 7 May
China Eastern Logo
21:00 - 08:00Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
44h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
China Eastern Logo
14:00 - 15:45Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
40h 45m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$2,222China Eastern
3+ days ago
Thu, 11 Feb - Sun, 21 Feb
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13:15 - 12:20Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
33h 05m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl
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13:50 - 06:50Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
31h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,312Qatar Airways
1 day ago
Mon, 19 Apr - Tue, 4 May
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12:15 - 11:55Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
32h 40m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl
Qatar Airways Logo
20:05 - 06:40Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
25h 35m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,314Qatar Airways
2 days ago
Thu, 31 Dec - Sat, 9 Jan
Air China Logo
14:15 - 08:20Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
28h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital
Air China Logo
14:45 - 17:35Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
40h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital
$2,420Air China
1 day ago
Thu, 31 Dec - Sun, 10 Jan
Air China Logo
14:15 - 08:20Auckland  Auckland Intl-Istanbul Istanbul
28h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital
Air China Logo
14:55 - 17:35Istanbul  Istanbul-Auckland Auckland Intl
40h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital
$2,420Air China
1 day ago
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Price, demand, and travel trends for flights to Istanbul Airport

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines, and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

What is the cheapest flight to Istanbul Airport?

Christchurch to Istanbul Airport is the cheapest route at $1,932 return, found in the past 5 days on KAYAK. Auckland to Istanbul Airport is the most popular connection with return deals from $2,159.

How much is a flight to Istanbul Airport?

On average, a return flight from New Zealand to Istanbul Airport costs $2,314, based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months. Return fares from Auckland average $2,288, while Wellington runs a bit higher at $2,408.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Istanbul Airport?

Monday is the cheapest day to fly to Istanbul Airport at $2,249 return on average over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Saturday is the most expensive at $2,445.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul Airport?

•February is the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul Airport with an average price of $2,159 return.
•December ($2,635) and September ($2,447) are the most expensive.

Based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Istanbul Airport?

Morning flights to Istanbul Airport are the cheapest at $2,224 return on average. Evening flights are the most expensive at $2,817.

What is a good deal for flights to Istanbul Airport?

Flights under $2,031 are considered a good deal. 25% of KAYAK users found return flights to Istanbul Airport at or below these prices, with the lowest fares from:
•Auckland $2,020.

When are flights to Istanbul Airport the cheapest?

Flights to Istanbul Airport are cheapest 22 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 26% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.

Key details for flights to Istanbul Airport

Low season

March

Cheapest flight

$1,153
Beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in travellers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 35% increase in travellers.
One-way flight from Auckland to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Your questions about flights to Istanbul Airport, answered

Find helpful route details based on KAYAK data, including flight times, airports, airlines, and booking questions.

  • How do I know if a flight to Istanbul Airport is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Istanbul Airport is around $2,031 return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

  • How expensive are last-minute flights to Istanbul Airport?

    Last-minute fares to Istanbul Airport (booked within two weeks of departure) are typically 18% higher than the average return fare of $2,314.

  • What is the difference between the most popular and the most frequent airline at Istanbul Airport?

    Air New Zealand operates the most flights from New Zealand to Istanbul Airport at 0 per week, while China Southern is the airline most often selected by KAYAK users searching for flights from New Zealand to Istanbul Airport. The two are often different because flight volume reflects an airline's schedule, while popularity reflects traveller choice.

  • Which airports serve Istanbul and the surrounding area?

    Flights to Istanbul can arrive at several major airports serving the metro area, including Istanbul (IST) and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW).

Your guide to booking Istanbul Airport flights

From booking to airport arrival, find tips to help you plan your flight with more confidence.
  • For the best chance at a low fare to Istanbul Airport, book around 22 weeks before departure. Based on KAYAK data from the last 12 months, fares are historically about 26% lower during this window than last-minute fares.
  • For flights to Istanbul Airport, a good return fare is around $2,031. If you find a fare below that, you're getting a strong deal.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, consider flying to Istanbul Airport in February. Return fares historically average $2,159, making February the cheapest month to travel based on KAYAK data from the last 12 months.
  • Before you book:

    • Check the route's typical price range so you can spot a deal.
    • Confirm baggage fees and seat selection costs on budget carriers.
    • Verify whether you need any travel documents beyond an ID.
    • Pick a departure airport, since your nearest may not be the cheapest origin.
  • Shift your departure to morning to save up to $593 on a return flight. Morning flights to Istanbul Airport average $2,224 compared to $2,817 for afternoon flights.
  • Once you arrive in Istanbul Airport, a few great places to start are Sultan Ahmet Camii, Taksim Square, and Tüpraş Stadyumu. These are popular with first-time visitors and can give you a good feel for the area.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Istanbul

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Istanbul? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3694 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.1Comfort
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What a great trip . From check in to the upgrade we received a big shout out to Cleverson who was able to help us navigate the whole process super patient and was just one of the best customer service experiences we received in a very long time . The amazing staff on the flight who went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable amazing food and service if you have te opportunity to upgrade it's a must and well worth it.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
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What a great trip . From check in to the upgrade we received a big shout out to Cleverson who was able to help us navigate the whole process super patient and was just one of the best customer service experiences we received in a very long time . The amazing staff on the flight who went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable amazing food and service if you have te opportunity to upgrade it's a must and well worth it.

The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

The flight experience was good, but connection time was cut shorted because of delayed start.. it would have been helpful if the flight showed which gate/terminal we need to go for connecting flight and flight timing was less than 30 minutes to connect which made ourselves stressful to catch next flight 😔

Very good ..nice comfort..crew service was good..and no delays in time ..they always on time..

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

Check in and check out procedures Check in and onboarding was delayed by interval of 15 minutes .. total delayed by 90 minutes Bags took more than 2 hours to come out at Bali airport .. a very big wait after a 30 hour flight Bags were delayed for a very big crowd … 2 flights came in and their passengers were out sooner than ours

transit accommodation. if you dont travel with partner , it would seem fairer to only charge half the room cost to make up the difference.

The barcode on the boarding pass could be made for everyone not just the wechat user.

It was good. Just a very long stay over in China to get the second leg to London

Poor seats. Not helpful crew. The food was awful.overall very very bad experience. Traveled with the family of 5

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

Crew: Everybody was polite. People just need to get efficient and less reworking things. Entertainment: Could have move movies and games. The “music” section is a joke, only ONE available. Food: The food provided on the flights boarding in china needs a serious reworking. Too much oil, bad for your stomach, tastes too artificial and the eggs were a giant mass of green dough.

Food was terrible. Fish was equal to a sausage and scrumbled eggs were terribly green with a quite weird fllavour. Everybody with me hated all options. The best food was the bread with butter.

I love flying Chinese airlines in general but China Southern is probably the worst of the lot. The service is poor and food is below par.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

The plane cleanness, punctuality and crew attention was great. The airline is offering free fast wifi on the flight, however apparently without much policy on the use. Quite a few passengers felt the liberty to watch shorts or other content without headphones from their devices as well as talking for long durations over phone calls. This made a 4-hour, fully booked flight somehow difficult to bear.

One hour before landing was the most scary part of my life. The plane just dropped from the air . No explanation or apologies from the captain. Women and children screaming everywhere. Would like to know what happened

Flight departed punctually on time. Unfortunately it seems because the destination airport is a secondary airport the airline sees it fit to operate a plane with lower comfort and offerings. There was no inflight entertainment, wifi or let alone a screen to at least track flight status for remaining flight time.

Initial booking was confusing and had to get new CC issued.

No separate queue for business class/platinum passengers. I had to stay in the long queue to board. I requested breakfast before landing, but the crew didn't offer, except a coffee with milk. No tea with milk was available. Had asked for cookies, but didn't receive them. The crew in the business class was not good in terms of service..

Seats were not comfortable and touch free remote wasn’t working.

Trop from plane to gate at Qatar airport was very long .

I was not able to check in online before the travel. It showed some error. I remember I could not do this during my onward journey. I called Qatar and they said there was a glitch.

BLR boarding is total pathetic. Should not fly Qatar from Bengaluru. Check in staff is too rude there

The flight was mostly good, but I sat next to a couple of passengers who were semi unpleasant. We sat next to the emergency exit. One man was drunk and when he got up to get something from the overhead compartment, he tripped and fell on me while I was sleeping, waking me up. The other man seemed sick as he was sneezing a lot and clearing his throat and nose often. This made the flight a bit unpleasant unfortunately. Otherwise I’m usually very happy with QA. Thanks

everythings was good only the food is bad they don’t have enough food for all peoples they have only pasta and when i asked them about beef they said we don’t have

We were not aware of the strict 8kg limit on our carry on bag so we had to check out carry on bags. We were told of it by the gentleman putting tags on the smaller cabin baggage, and we had hoped since we had no checked bags, that they would allow the over weight bags at the cou twr, but they did not.

The boarding areas are not open and the direction signs for Business are not clear

It was good but Food I didn’t get as per choice, I asked for Non veg but I got veg . Entertainment, there is no Panjabi movies and Hindi movies also almost same which was a year ago .

Boarding is chaotic and confusing but otherwise it was fine.

Very good in general but we were assigned seats in different rows.

On plane great. Everything else needs improvement. Missed both connecting flights because of flight delays. The directions to go to the hotel desk were terrible. On the flight here I mistakenly went to wrong “hotel” both and got hoodwinked into paying for transportation and stayed in lesser hotel. The staff at airport were not helpful and signage is not clear. Next time I will fly different airline. Not sure how they got such a high rating with how they manage flights at Istanbul. Also the flight temp is hotter than any other carrier I have flown.

First Flight got delayed had to get rebook for another plane ride to connect the next day the process was not helpful at all had to figure the whole processs myself poor service plane was small and customer service was horrible will not fly this airline again

Boarding took long and there was a long queue. The seat didn't recline. The crew didn't have access to any medicine.

Excellent overall. Boarding was a mess. Queue up too early, takes too long for them to start boarding but they want everyone to queue up and wait and wait.

The real problem is that the WIFI for a westerner is terrible. To not be able to properly use Instagram, Whatssap on such a long flight makes the flight miserable. The flight attendants are all like busy bees, efficient.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

I will never fly through China again. Maybe it was the mandatory retinal scan just to transfer to another flight or the complete set of fingerprints they require. There are many better and inexpensive flights to Asia if you look.

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