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Cheap flights from London to Istanbul

100 nonstop flights a week, 6 of them today. Operated by 5 airlines, about 3h 55m in the air, 1,554 mi (2,501 km). Tickets from $76, nonstop from $73.

Flights from London to Istanbul

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Best fares from London to Istanbul

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $54 31 December 2026, with a connection Cheapest nonstop $73 8 February 2027, Ajet Cheapest in the next 7 days $95 14 November, Sat Cheapest weekend departure $85 Fri, 8 January 2027
Cheapest day of the week Tuesday $90 on average over the next 120 days
Cheapest month December 2026 tickets from $54

London to Istanbul at a glance

flight time, from 3h 40m to 4h 10m
3h 55m
straight-line distance
1,554 mi (2,501 km)
flights a week
100
flights today
6
first and last departure
06:25 - 16:10
lowest price, with a connection, 22 February
$76
lowest nonstop price
$73
airlines
5

London to Istanbul ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: December 2026, tickets from $54. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is November 2027: from $125. The average across months is $89.

London to Istanbul flight schedule

100 flights a week, 6 today, 33 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
TK 1988
Turkish Airlines
06:25 London Heathrow, terminal 2
13:25 Istanbul New
4h
Daily
Airbus A320
TK 1930
Turkish Airlines
06:30 London Gatwick, terminal S
13:25 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
Airbus A320
BA 676
British Airways
06:55 London Heathrow, terminal 5
13:50 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Tue
Airbus A320
BA 676
British Airways
07:00 London Heathrow, terminal 5
13:55 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Wed, Fri, Sat
Airbus A320
BA 676
British Airways
07:05 London Heathrow, terminal 5
14:00 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Thu
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 676
British Airways
07:25 London Heathrow, terminal 5
14:20 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Mon
Airbus A320
PC 1176
Pegasus Airlines
07:25 Stansted
14:10 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Thu
Airbus A321
PC 1164
Pegasus Airlines
09:30 Stansted
16:15 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
Airbus A321
TK 1982
Turkish Airlines
10:05 London Gatwick, terminal S
17:00 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Airbus A320
BA 674
British Airways
10:10 London Heathrow, terminal 5
17:10 Istanbul New
4h
Sun
Airbus A320
TK 1982
Turkish Airlines
10:10 London Gatwick, terminal S
17:05 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Sun
Airbus A320
BA 678
British Airways
10:30 London Heathrow, terminal 5
17:30 Istanbul New
4h
Mon, Thu, Sat
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 678
British Airways
10:35 London Heathrow, terminal 5
17:35 Istanbul New
4h
Tue
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 678
British Airways
10:40 London Heathrow, terminal 5
17:40 Istanbul New
4h
Fri
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 678
British Airways
10:50 London Heathrow, terminal 5
17:50 Istanbul New
4h
Wed
Airbus A320
PC 1170
Pegasus Airlines
10:55 Stansted
17:40 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Daily
Airbus A321
TK 1242
Turkish Airlines
10:55 Stansted
17:55 Istanbul New
4h
Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737-800
TK 1980
Turkish Airlines
11:20 London Heathrow, terminal 2
18:15 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 777-300ER
TK 1980
Turkish Airlines
11:25 London Heathrow, terminal 2
18:15 Istanbul New
3h 50m
Thu
Airbus A350-900
PC 1160
Pegasus Airlines
12:15 London Gatwick
19:10 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 55m
Daily
Airbus A321
VF 1988
Ajet
12:30 Stansted
19:25 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 55m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Airbus A320
VF 1988
Ajet
12:35 Stansted
19:30 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 55m
Thu
Boeing 737
PC 1162
Pegasus Airlines
12:55 Stansted
19:40 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Tue, Fri
Airbus A321
PC 1162
Pegasus Airlines
13:05 Stansted
19:50 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Mon
Airbus A321
PC 1162
Pegasus Airlines
13:15 Stansted
20:00 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
Airbus A321
BA 678
British Airways
13:20 London Heathrow, terminal 5
20:20 Istanbul New
4h
Sun
Airbus A320 NEO
TK 1990
Turkish Airlines
15:20 London Heathrow, terminal 2
22:20 Istanbul New
4h
Thu, Sat
Airbus A320
PC 1166
Pegasus Airlines
15:40 Stansted
22:25 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 45m
Daily
Airbus A320
VF 1990
Ajet
15:40 Stansted
22:35 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 55m
Daily
Airbus A320
TK 1934
Turkish Airlines
16:00 London Heathrow, terminal 2
23:00 Istanbul New
4h
Wed, Thu, Sat
Airbus A320
TK 1932
Turkish Airlines
16:10 London Heathrow, terminal 2
23:10 Istanbul New
4h
Mon, Tue
Airbus A320

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
U2 2569
easyJet
06:00 London Luton
13:10 Istanbul New
4h 10m
Selected dates
Airbus A320
BA 676
British Airways
07:20 London Heathrow, terminal 5
14:15 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
TK 1982
Turkish Airlines
11:05 London Gatwick, terminal S
18:00 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A350-900
TK 1988
Turkish Airlines
06:30 London Heathrow, terminal 2
12:25 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
TK 1930
Turkish Airlines
07:00 London Gatwick, terminal S
12:50 Istanbul New
3h 50m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
PC 1176
Pegasus Airlines
08:30 Stansted
14:10 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
BA 716
British Airways
08:40 London Heathrow, terminal 5
14:35 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
TK 1242
Turkish Airlines
10:50 Stansted
16:45 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
TK 1982
Turkish Airlines
10:50 London Gatwick, terminal S
16:50 Istanbul New
4h
Seasonal
Airbus A320
TK 1980
Turkish Airlines
11:10 London Heathrow, terminal 2
17:05 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A330-300
BA 718
British Airways
11:40 London Heathrow, terminal 5
17:45 Istanbul New
4h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
VF 1988
Ajet
11:50 Stansted
17:40 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
PC 1170
Pegasus Airlines
12:15 Stansted
17:55 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
TK 1990
Turkish Airlines
13:20 London Heathrow, terminal 2
19:10 Istanbul New
3h 50m
Seasonal
Airbus A330-300
PC 1162
Pegasus Airlines
14:40 Stansted
20:20 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
PC 1186
Pegasus Airlines
14:55 London Gatwick
20:45 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
VF 1990
Ajet
16:05 Stansted
21:55 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
PC 1174
Pegasus Airlines
00:20 Stansted
06:00 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
BA 716
British Airways
08:35 London Heathrow, terminal 5
14:30 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 718
British Airways
13:10 London Heathrow, terminal 5
19:15 Istanbul New
4h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
PC 1186
Pegasus Airlines
15:20 London Gatwick
21:10 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
VF 1990
Ajet
16:00 Stansted
21:50 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
BA 716
British Airways
07:40 London Heathrow, terminal 5
13:35 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
BA 718
British Airways
12:50 London Heathrow, terminal 5
18:55 Istanbul New
4h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 716
British Airways
08:55 London Heathrow, terminal 5
14:50 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
BA 718
British Airways
12:20 London Heathrow, terminal 5
18:25 Istanbul New
4h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 716
British Airways
06:15 London Heathrow, terminal 5
12:10 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
PC 1176
Pegasus Airlines
07:50 Stansted
13:30 Sabiha Gokcen International
3h 40m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
BA 718
British Airways
13:00 London Heathrow, terminal 5
19:05 Istanbul New
4h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
BA 716
British Airways
06:05 London Heathrow, terminal 5
11:55 Istanbul New
3h 50m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 718
British Airways
13:25 London Heathrow, terminal 5
19:30 Istanbul New
4h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
BA 716
British Airways
06:10 London Heathrow, terminal 5
12:05 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
TK 1964
Turkish Airlines
14:05 London Gatwick, terminal S
20:00 Istanbul New
3h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A320

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Istanbul is 3 hours ahead of London. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying London to Istanbul

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Turkish Airlines39 a week Pegasus Airlines33 a week British Airways14 a week Ajet14 a week easyJetfrom 24 November

Airports

Where flights from London to Istanbul depart and land

Departure from London

Stansted STN

45 flights a week, 31 mi (50 km) from the city centre

About the airport
London Heathrow closest to the centreLHR

35 flights a week, terminals 2, 5, 14 mi (23 km) from the city centre

About the airport
London Gatwick LGW

20 flights a week, terminal S, 24 mi (39 km) from the city centre

About the airport
London Luton LTN

28 mi (45 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Istanbul

Istanbul New closest to the centreIST

53 flights a week, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Sabiha Gokcen International SAW

47 flights a week, 19 mi (30 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit Istanbul

Weather by month

Best time to visit: July, August and September, +26° to +31° by day, sea +24° to +25°. In November it is +17° by day and +11° at night, sea +17°, with 9 rainy days.

Jan
+10° +5° +10° 12 days
Feb
+10° +4° +9° 10 days
Mar
+12° +5° +10° 13 days
Apr
+17° +9° +12° 11 days
May
+21° +13° +15° 8 days
Jun
+27° +18° +21° 7 days
Jul
+31° +22° +25° 3 days
Aug
+30° +22° +25° 3 days
Sep
+26° +19° +24° 6 days
Oct
+20° +14° +20° 6 days
Nov
+17° +11° +17° 9 days
Dec
+12° +8° +13° 12 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from London to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight takes 3 hours 55 minutes on average, from 3h 40m to 4h 10m depending on the flight.
How far is Istanbul from London?
1,554 mi (2,501 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from London to Istanbul?
Turkish Airlines (39 a week), Pegasus Airlines (33 a week), British Airways (14 a week), Ajet (14 a week) and easyJet.
How many flights a day are there from London to Istanbul?
6 flights today and 100 a week, about 14.3 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from London to Istanbul?
The first departure is at 06:25 (TK1988), the last at 16:10 (TK1932). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from London to Istanbul?
December 2026: tickets from $54. The most expensive is November 2027, from $125.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from London to Istanbul?
31 December 2026 (Thursday): from $54 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from London to Istanbul?
Ajet: nonstop tickets from $73 on 8 February by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between London and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 3 hours ahead of London. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which London airport do flights to Istanbul leave from?
Stansted (45 a week), London Heathrow (35 a week), London Gatwick (20 a week) and London Luton.
Which Istanbul airport is closest to the city centre?
Istanbul New (IST), 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre. Others: Sabiha Gokcen International 19 mi (30 km).