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Flights from Almaty to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Almaty to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Almaty to Istanbul, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Istanbul back to Almaty, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Almaty to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Almaty 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 Almaty to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost £269 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets is £372 and £367 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Almaty 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 Almaty to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 51 days before departure.

Which airlines fly most frequently between Almaty and Istanbul?

Turkish Airlines connects Almaty to Istanbul with up to 3 flights per day. Air Astana also offers 1 flight per day, while SCAT Airlines follows with 1 flight per day.

Which airlines fly direct between Almaty and Istanbul Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Almaty to Istanbul Airport.
There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Almaty to Istanbul Airport. They are: Air Astana, SCAT Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Turkish Airlines at £255 for a one-way flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Turkish Airlines.

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

Each day, there are between 4 and 7 nonstop flights that take off from Almaty and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 6h 12m. The most common departure time is 16:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 39 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Almaty 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.

What’s the earliest departure time from Almaty to Istanbul?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Almaty at 04:20 and will be landing in Istanbul Airport at 08:30.

What’s the latest departure time from Almaty to Istanbul?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Almaty to Istanbul Airport jets off at 16:50 and lands at 20:55.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Almaty to Istanbul

Low season

February

High season

August
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Almaty to Istanbul

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

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

    Lufthansa, and Air Astana offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Almaty to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Almaty to Istanbul?

    The Airbus A321neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Almaty to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Almaty to Istanbul?

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

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

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Almaty 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 Almaty to Istanbul.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Almaty 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 Almaty 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 Almaty with another airline.

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Istanbul to Almaty? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £141 or less one-way and £609 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Almaty to Istanbul?

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

Direct departures

Almaty to Istanbul

Monday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Tuesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Wednesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Thursday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Friday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Saturday

Air Astana, Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air Astana, Egypt Air, +2 more

Sunday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Almaty

Monday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Tuesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Wednesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Thursday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Friday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Saturday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Sunday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Almaty to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Almaty 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 Almaty 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 3707 reviews
7.8Crew
7.4Food
7.5Entertainment
7.4Boarding
7.4Comfort
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The seat did not recline and we called the stewardess, he forced it to recline, but when we landed, it did not come forward because the seat was broken. The stewardess came, He tried to do it but couldn't do it, the flight commander came and spoke to us in a bad tone, telling us to get out of here, she waited at the head and acted as if there was a child and we couldn't get up, it was very shameful, I don't even know if it's true, but she said if you don't get up, the plane will not land and will keep turning around. Then a passenger pushed the seat from behind and it worked. Then we wanted to talk to the supervisor again, but she did not come next to us. We fly so much and this is the first time we encountered such a style.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024FRA - IST
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The seat did not recline and we called the stewardess, he forced it to recline, but when we landed, it did not come forward because the seat was broken. The stewardess came, He tried to do it but couldn't do it, the flight commander came and spoke to us in a bad tone, telling us to get out of here, she waited at the head and acted as if there was a child and we couldn't get up, it was very shameful, I don't even know if it's true, but she said if you don't get up, the plane will not land and will keep turning around. Then a passenger pushed the seat from behind and it worked. Then we wanted to talk to the supervisor again, but she did not come next to us. We fly so much and this is the first time we encountered such a style.

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!

Horrible. Boarding was terrible. For a huge airplane, we needed to be transported to the plane. The boarding area was overcrowded and frantic. .The seats were so uncomfortable. The food was fine.

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

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

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.

Was not able to check in online, so had to stand in line for 90 minutes to get a boarding pass, and I had no luggage to check. Why not let people check in in advance on line? Or at a kiosk at the airport?

Boarding did not have a clue what is an EU disability card

Not a good experience from Lagos was very terrible paying for one extra bag is #403,600 in dollars is $331 which is too high and when get to Ny I don’t receive my bag till 2nd day some of my stuff was damaged am not really happy with Turkish Airlines very poor services.

3 of us were in the business class. All good except the Flight out of Mumbai is too early. It is at 6:30 am. Reporting is at 4 am. We had to get up at 3 am. US connection has 4-5 hours of layover. It would be nicer to start the India flight late (give more time to sleep at home) and have less layover duration in IST.

Everything was great, but the food was more like Soviet cafeteria food...

Pros: "Crew was very accommodating of my needs."
Cons: "The flight left 2 hours late. This is a problem in the bigger picture of air travel. The process of boarding, the service, and actions of the crew were all great."
Pros: "Seats and crew are the best"
Cons: "Flight time, also business class was almost empty, if I received an email I would have bet for upgrade"
Cons: "Mechanical troubles caused a 2 hour delay in departure. Otherwise, the flight was good as usual."
Pros: "Crew was friendly, flight was relatively empty so comfortable."
Cons: "The flight was delayed two hours... three and a half separate times. Finally left around 7 hours late."
Pros: "I liked the time and care that they took to help those that needed assistance."
Cons: "In Tbilisi boarding was delayed and there was no information about the delay. The gate wasn’t even announced until the expected boarding time."
Pros: "Crew were super friendly; food was very good - had trouble choosing options. This was in reference to business class."
Cons: "We were on a 757, flying business class. Is not a proper flat bed option; and being 6’4” struggled on finding a position in which I could sleep in."

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

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