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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Los Angeles to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Los Angeles to Istanbul (LAX-IST)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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13:40 - 16:30LAX-IST
16h 50m1 stop
06:45 - 18:50IST-LAX
22h 05m1 stop
£615Delta
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Mon, 26 Aug - Tue, 10 Sep
13:40 - 16:30LAX-IST
16h 50m1 stop
06:45 - 21:45IST-LAX
25h 00m1 stop
£616Delta
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Wed, 4 Sep - Thu, 12 Sep
17:10 - 18:50LAX-IST
15h 40m1 stop
08:30 - 17:15IST-LAX
18h 45m1 stop
£673British Airways
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Mon, 8 Jul - Fri, 6 Sep
17:10 - 18:55LAX-IST
15h 45m1 stop
20:15 - 13:25IST-LAX
27h 10m1 stop
£713British Airways
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Wed, 10 Jul - Mon, 9 Sep
08:15 - 21:20LAX-IST
27h 05m2 stops
17:55 - 15:15IST-LAX
31h 20m2 stops
£727Lufthansa
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Mon, 9 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
06:00 - 17:00LAX-IST
25h 00m3 stops
06:10 - 21:48IST-LAX
25h 38m2 stops
£751United Airlines
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Wed, 11 Sep - Mon, 23 Sep
19:00 - 22:35LAX-IST
40h 35m2 stops
19:00 - 00:24IST-LAX
40h 24m2 stops
£757Lufthansa
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Mon, 4 Nov - Mon, 18 Nov
06:00 - 13:05LAX-IST
21h 05m3 stops
14:00 - 08:48IST-LAX
28h 48m2 stops
£802United Airlines
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Wed, 4 Sep - Thu, 12 Sep
19:25 - 18:45LAX-IST
13h 20mdirect
08:00 - 11:40IST-LAX
13h 40mdirect
£843Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 6 Oct - Wed, 16 Oct
14:05 - 13:20LAX-IST
12h 15mdirect
08:05 - 12:10IST-LAX
15h 05mdirect
£848Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 3 Nov - Thu, 14 Nov

Flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul?

The average price of all flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Los Angeles to Istanbul, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Istanbul, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport is March, where tickets cost £836 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets is £1,292 and £1,192 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 74 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Istanbul from Los Angeles were found on United Airlines (£623) and British Airways (£706), and the lowest return tickets were found on Delta (£615) and British Airways (£673).

Which airlines fly direct between Los Angeles and Istanbul Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport.
There is just one airline that flies from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best one-way deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is £805.

How many flights are there between Los Angeles and Istanbul Airport per day?

Each day, there are 5 direct flights that take off from Los Angeles and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 13h 14m. The most common departure time is 19:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 35 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 5.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Los Angeles and Istanbul 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.

How long does a flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul take?

Direct flights cover the 6,832 miles separating Los Angeles and Istanbul in about 12h 15m.

What’s the earliest departure time from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Los Angeles at 13:35 and will be landing in Istanbul Airport at 12:45.

What’s the latest departure time from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport jets off at 19:25 and lands at 18:45.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Los Angeles to Istanbul

Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

£490
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (33% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles to Istanbul 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport was £614 for a one-way ticket and £771 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Los Angeles to Istanbul flight route: Lufthansa, SWISS, United Airlines, Iberia, Finnair, British Airways, Vueling, and Austrian Airlines.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Los Angeles to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Los Angeles and Istanbul.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    There are direct flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    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 Los Angeles to Istanbul.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    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 Istanbul with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline.

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

    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 Istanbul from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Istanbul to Los Angeles? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £507 or less one-way and £774 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

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

Direct departures

Los Angeles to Istanbul

Monday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Los Angeles

Monday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

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Top airline flying from Los Angeles to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles to Istanbul. 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 Los Angeles 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.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 3713 reviews
7.8Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.4Food
7.4Comfort
7.4Boarding
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Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024JFK - IST
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Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

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Cheapest flights to Istanbul from Los Angeles found in 2024

Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Los Angeles to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/6Tue
1 stop
17h 50mLAX-IST
£490
15/9Sun
3 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 20mLAX-IST
£623
15/9Sun
3 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 20mLAX-IST
£624
17/5Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
22h 45mLAX-IST
£706
20/6Thu
1 stopKLM
16h 50mLAX-IST
£721
4/6Tue
1 stopKLM
16h 15mLAX-IST
£723
4/6Tue
2 stopsAir France
34h 05mLAX-IST
£761
15/5Wed
2 stopsAir France
29h 53mLAX-IST
£1,014
19/5Sun
directTurkish Airlines
13h 10mLAX-IST
£1,094
16/5Thu
directTurkish Airlines
13h 20mLAX-IST
£1,125

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Last minute flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul that are departing in the next 10 days.
13/5Mon
multi-stopSAUDIA
27h 30mLAX-IST
19/5Sun
multi-stopSAUDIA
27h 20mIST-LAX
£889
13/5Mon
multi-stopSAUDIA
27h 30mLAX-IST
22/5Wed
multi-stopSAUDIA
27h 20mIST-LAX
£901
11/5Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
18h 55mLAX-IST
15/5Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 50mIST-LAX
£1,016
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
16h 40mLAX-IST
20/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
18h 45mIST-LAX
£1,018
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
18h 30mLAX-IST
20/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
18h 45mIST-LAX
£1,023
12/5Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
22h 50mLAX-IST
16/5Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
27h 25mIST-LAX
£1,039
13/5Mon
multi-stop
25h 55mLAX-IST
15/5Wed
multi-stop
24h 35mIST-LAX
£1,093
9/5Thu
directTurkish Airlines
13h 20mLAX-IST
30/5Thu
directTurkish Airlines
13h 40mIST-LAX
£1,233
9/5Thu
directTurkish Airlines
13h 20mLAX-IST
31/5Fri
directTurkish Airlines
13h 40mIST-LAX
£1,265
13/5Mon
multi-stop
23h 30mLAX-IST
28/5Tue
multi-stop
26h 11mIST-LAX
£1,468

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Los Angeles - Istanbul Flights

Departure:

Los Angeles (undefined)United States

Destination:

Istanbul (IST)Türkiye

Return flight deals:

Istanbul - Los Angeles

Cabin classes:

£2,608
£676

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