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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Istanbul to Frankfurt am Main, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

The average price of all flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Frankfurt am Main on a Sunday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Istanbul Airport, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport is February, where tickets cost £139 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and September, where the average cost of tickets is £289 and £242 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 55 days before departure.

Which airlines fly direct between Istanbul Airport and Frankfurt am Main Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport.
There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport. They are Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is Turkish Airlines, with the best one-way deal found costing £131. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Turkish Airlines.

How many flights are there between Istanbul Airport and Frankfurt am Main Airport per day?

Each day, there are 7 direct flights that take off from Istanbul Airport and land in Frankfurt am Main Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 10m. The most common departure time is 17:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 49 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 7.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Istanbul Airport and Frankfurt am Main Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Istanbul Airport at 06:10 and will be landing in Frankfurt am Main Airport at 08:20.

What’s the latest departure time from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport jets off at 18:45 and lands at 21:00.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main

Low season

September

High season

July
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 24% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (24% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Istanbul to Frankfurt

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Frankfurt based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main flights

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    The Airbus A321-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Istanbul Airport and Frankfurt am Main.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    There are direct flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Frankfurt am Main from Istanbul Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Frankfurt am Main with an airline and back to Istanbul Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Frankfurt am Main from Istanbul Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Frankfurt am Main to Istanbul Airport? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £104 or less one-way and £297 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Frankfurt am Main?

Find which airlines fly direct from Istanbul to Frankfurt, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Istanbul to Frankfurt am Main

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +4 more

ANA, Air Canada, +5 more

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Direct returns

Frankfurt am Main to Istanbul

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Icelandair, +5 more

ANA, Air Canada, +6 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Istanbul to Frankfurt

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Frankfurt am Main. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul to Frankfurt? 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.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 3693 reviews
7.5entertainment
7.8crew
7.4food
7.4boarding
7.4comfort
Airline reviews

Movie selection was ok, but could be better. Would like to see greater selection of newer movies.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024IST - IAD
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Movie selection was ok, but could be better. Would like to see greater selection of newer movies.

Loved the check-in experience. Very friendly staff and not crowded. I did wind up with a middle-middle seat, which was quite uncomfortable. Always appreciate the very professional staff on TAL.

Don’t use them on the IST-isb route, horrible service

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

There was a Turkish Airlines employee sat in 16A in the row in front of us. We understood that she was a Turkish Airlines employee from her interaction with the cabin crew and the fact that she boarded business but was sitting in economy with us. What annoyed us was the extremely loud conversation she had for the majority of the 12 hour flight with two men, one of which was leaning over the chair in front of her. This was annoying as they were so loud that my wife and I could still hear them despite wearing our noise cancelling earphones. No intervention was taken by the cabin crew. Secondly, she ordered some extra meals from the crew, which we believe to have come from business class, for her male friends. Seeing this in economy is very disheartening. Lastly, one of her male friends pulled out an e-cigarette and was only mildly reprimanded by the cabin crew. Overall, we consider this behaviour completely inappropriate of a Turkish Airlines employee. Next time we will book with Emirites, I don’t think that their employees would be allowed to behave in this manner.

the worst experience we had. they put connection label to our luggages with mistake and we had to wait for 5 hours to pick them up

In general terms the service was excellent. I would ask that they add more content in Spanish to the catalog of movies, series and music.

Paying for reserved seats and never received the seats I paid for !! Just fake and a surprise out of their " box "

Turkish airline always good Only Turkish representatives at the gave need to be more helpfull to any staff who traveling on Turkish airline . One situation happened Ist to jfk on Feb 29 TK3 had seats I asked them to transfer me to tk3 because Feb 29 tk1 was oversold and they advise me that I might not make it for tk1 I asked them to transfer me to tk3 and they say no they can’t do it I been telling them you know that I don’t have a chance for tk 1 why would you let plane go with some empty seats on tk3 if you can transfer me to tk3 and have less staff on tk1 and still told me no I waited for tk1 9 hours and only last minute I got seat on tk1 It was not easy situation but I am glad I made it home Thank you Turkish Airline One more suggestion for Turkish Airline you need to make a FIRST CLASS cabin it would be so cool 🆒 Good luck all the best See you more

First class payment but wife’s seat broken, would recline but not lay flat. On previous flight, delays and ground crew malfunctions connecting jetway made us miss flight to Houston. I asked twice for a cart to assist us getting across the massive Istanbul Airport, but was denied. We are both over 70.

We left an hour late. The plane was not throughly cleaned. A gentleman sitting next to me has not showered in a month so I was nauseous. My seat has not reclined back because crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat.

Crew was very slow with service esp food and picking up trash. Didn’t even do a last trash pick up before landing Waited 1.5 hours after food to take our trash and was trying to give coffee and tea when they hadn’t yet taken our trays away which was ridiculous esp for people trying to nap or needing to get up to use restroom When someone was sleeping instead of coming back later or skipping them they were trying to shove their stuff on me as if we were related just bc both of us were Indian when I told them clearly no. It was ridiculous.

I was at the airport on time , I checked in my luggage . The plane was delayed and the gate was change. The flight board did not give information . I did not get chance to fly. I am going to make a claim for it

Horrible experience. Nothing to give to kids to keep them entertained.

I think I have bruises on my kneecaps. Do the seats have to be so close together these days? And if they are so close they really shouldn’t recline. I think when the gentleman in front of me reclined, the back of his head was on my chin. That being said the crew were always caring and polite, and the flight was on time and very safe. So I’m grateful for that.

Our flight from Frankfurt to Newark was diverted to Boston. Lufthansa just dumped an entire 747 plane full of passengers in Boston with no support. No help with hotels, and telling us we would have to find our own way back to Newark or to our final destination. What a complete mess. The Lufthansa agent at the Boston airport would not help, nor would any Lufthansa agent via phone. Soooo angry!!!

I dropped my wallet under my seat on this flight with all of my money and credit card. I requested to be able to go back and retrieve it but Lufthansa denied my request. I went to the Customer Services and they called Lost and Found but I was told nothing found would be turned in until around 12:00pm. My next flight was leaving so I was unable to check to see if my wallet was turned in. I will never fly with Lufthansa again.

Dinner was good by air travel standards but breakfast was too light and heavy on carbs/sugar.

Seat controls of lights were broken, and only 1 of the 2 seat TVs ever worked on the long flight. On the short flight there were no USB connections, on the long one they were difficult to access. Part of my meal was frozen, though the hot portion was good.

It was listed as a business class flight. The seats were economy, size, and the plane was not modern or configured to have a proper business class. I was very disappointed. Given the fact I paid for business class seating, and did not receive it.

Pegasus is not a very comfortable airline. They’re not in any way hospitable

It was like moving cattle around. Very abrupt, uncomfortable and not much hospitality

All good but air not give the pasing er any food even glase of water

Flight delayed by 1hr when we already boarded because someone had to get off. Leg room is terrible for 6ft people like me.

I used the airline 5-6 times for the last year and every flight have had perfect timing and I like it. Despite catastrophic absence of space for my legs 😁

The crew was utterly non helping and non courteous.I asked for a water. The air hostess could have said it's paid . She informed me that I will come later after serving but never turned up. The seats were never comfortable.My first and last flight with Pegasus.I am not taking again

The plane left Istanbul 1 hour late and the AC was not really working great it was so hot inside and no air. This was my worst flight in a long time since I had a flight with Ryanair.

Cheap and cheerful. It’s a super cheap, no frills flight. Very professional and as it’s an A320 relatively spacious. Seats do not recline. Happy with the service. You get what you pay for. Can’t complain

I had 4 flights for less than a week and there were no delays and issues. Thanks to the crews and for perfectly organised service.

There is no usb for charging the phone you should provide the water

Istanbul Airport - Frankfurt am Main Flights

Departure:

Istanbul Airport (IST)Türkiye

Destination:

Frankfurt am Main (FRA)Germany

Return flight deals:

Frankfurt am Main - Istanbul Airport

Cabin classes:

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£163

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