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Cheapest return fare
£282
Typical prices: £180-£284
Royal Jordanian
Fri 28/8Wed 9/9
AUH - IST • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
£283
Typical prices: £178-£310
Turkish Airlines
Mon 16/11Fri 27/11
AUH - IST • Direct
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Cheapest • from £282 (return)
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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You can fly direct with Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines. Average duration is 4h 55m
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Most punctual • 92% on-time
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Cheapest • Avg £372 (return)
Shortest trip • 7h 30m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 14% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul (AUH-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Abu Dhabi 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

Fri, 28 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
Royal Jordanian Logo
06:30 - 12:45
AUH
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IST
7h 15m
1 stop
Royal Jordanian Logo
13:45 - 03:55
IST
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AUH
13h 10m
1 stop
£282Royal Jordanian
Mon, 16 Nov - Fri, 27 Nov
Turkish Airlines Logo
02:35 - 06:55
AUH
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IST
5h 20mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
20:00 - 01:30
IST
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AUH
4h 30mdirect
£283Turkish Airlines
Fri, 28 Aug - Tue, 8 Sep
SAUDIA Logo
15:00 - 10:55
AUH
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IST
20h 55m
2 stops
SAUDIA Logo
19:20 - 15:25
IST
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AUH
19h 05m
2 stops
£283SAUDIA
Fri, 28 Aug - Thu, 10 Sep
SAUDIA Logo
15:00 - 10:55
AUH
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IST
20h 55m
2 stops
SAUDIA Logo
19:20 - 15:25
IST
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AUH
19h 05m
2 stops
£288SAUDIA
Fri, 28 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
SAUDIA Logo
15:00 - 10:55
AUH
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IST
20h 55m
2 stops
SAUDIA Logo
19:20 - 15:25
IST
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AUH
19h 05m
2 stops
£289SAUDIA
Tue, 22 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
08:40 - 12:35
AUH
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IST
4h 55mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
13:45 - 19:20
IST
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AUH
4h 35mdirect
£372Etihad Airways
Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
08:45 - 12:50
AUH
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IST
5h 05mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
13:55 - 19:25
IST
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AUH
4h 30mdirect
£372Etihad Airways
Thu, 29 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
08:45 - 12:50
AUH
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IST
5h 05mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
13:55 - 19:25
IST
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AUH
4h 30mdirect
£372Etihad Airways
Sat, 10 Oct - Fri, 16 Oct
Turkish Airlines Logo
01:30 - 05:25
AUH
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IST
4h 55mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 00:25
IST
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AUH
4h 40mdirect
£372Turkish Airlines
Wed, 28 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov
Turkish Airlines Logo
08:00 - 12:10
AUH
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5h 10mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
01:25 - 06:55
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AUH
4h 30mdirect
£383Turkish Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK’s insights & trends for Abu Dhabi to Istanbul flights

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

How much is a return flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport departing in August.

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to Istanbul Airport from Abu Dhabi usually cost between £192 and £348 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £282 on Royal Jordanian (28 Aug–9 Sept).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Abu Dhabi, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport is September, where tickets cost £188 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £399 and £284 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at £289 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Joe Cortez

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Gabriel Leigh

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Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport

Low season

April

Cheapest flight

£99
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport was £99 for a one-way ticket and £282 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

    flydubai, Emirates, and ITA Airways offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul Airport.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

    There are direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, Turkish Airlines or Etihad Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul are Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways. With an average price for the route of £253 and an overall rating of 7.4, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. Etihad Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £247 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

    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 Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport.

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

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

    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 Airport with an airline and back to Abu Dhabi with another airline.

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

    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 Airport from Abu Dhabi up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £212 or less one-way.

Prefer to fly direct from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Istanbul.
Find which airlines fly direct from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Istanbul

Monday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Friday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Monday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Friday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways,Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi 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 4456 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.8Crew
7.5Food
7.3Boarding
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Our flight was canceled with no rebooking offered. We are still waiting for a refund and had to book a very expensive flight to return to Toronto without any compensation or help from Turkish or flight hub. Extremely poor service during a time of crisis, speaks volumes about the type of airline and flight hub as a disaster of a company with zero accountability

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Mar 2026
DXB - IST
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Our flight was canceled with no rebooking offered. We are still waiting for a refund and had to book a very expensive flight to return to Toronto without any compensation or help from Turkish or flight hub. Extremely poor service during a time of crisis, speaks volumes about the type of airline and flight hub as a disaster of a company with zero accountability

The crew is not focused on the guests but on their task!! No extra service. No business class amenities provided. A crew is not friendly if you ask for something extra, like tea. It takes 30 minutes, and you have to go them 3 reminders. Lack of friendliness, less but more of let me finish and go back to their group and Talk. Like a passenger is in on there way. So get your I gave you food just shut up

Bad sitting every flight not good experience with food either

flight was full and folks coming from Dubai all wear this strong perfume (OUD) which is annoying. Also, not sure why but these fools all stand up and get ready to bail once the plane stops. they seem to all run for the door which is funny AF. Plane was a 2 4 2 configuration and kind of an older plane with USB connection. Food wasn't that great either. Not sure i'd take this airline again since i have no plans on going to Istanbul again. Emirates is definitely better if you want to go from US to DXB,

Very bad overall. The comfort level was undeniably uncomfortable. The in-flight entertainment was no good because my screen froze and “wasn’t able to reset”. The staff were rude and non-helpful. Instead of offering me an upgrade for all inconveniences for the ticket, and seat I paid extra for, I was offered a downgraded seat all the way at the back of the aircraft. The flight was delayed for so long, making the experience at the layover airport that much more unpleasant.

No customer service. Non educated staff members with no will to support or service the passenger.

Turkish Airlines overbooked the flight and they did not allow me to board the flight even though I had the proper boarding pass and was at the gate on time. Simply unacceptable.

I felt the AVM was bad. They could have done better and felt the route was much long theb expected otherwise it was good experience.

Absolutely horrible experience. It's an overnight flight for over 5 hours and business class does not have beds!!!!! I had a slightly bigger than economy class seat that was broken and not even reclining correctly. I should get a refund for this flight as they changed the aircraft to a small one and that is not what I paid the business class price for!

I really didn’t like much. A lot of things can be better beginning with crew to seats and food is awful as well.

The crew were really bad mannered! And spoiled all my mood throughout the flight!

One of the bags was damaged the offer from the airline wasn’t enough to buy another bag. Can you look into the case please case reference 2007025965730

The cabin crew were kind, helpful, and polite. However, my flight from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt was delayed, causing me to miss my connecting flight. As a result, my journey was significantly extended, leading to a much longer travel time than originally scheduled.

Maybe some more information as to why the flight got delayed I understand may be tell your customers that missiles were fired at a specific airport wouldn't be reassuring to the customers and would cause mayhem but something like recent events have cause a delay on your flight or smth

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

Limit the number of usage of wine or please arrange our seats. The passenger was drunk on this flight and not on Thiruvananthapuram to Abudhabi.

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

It was excellent service in the snow storm gives us hotel and transportation. It will be more better if u can add one more meal because it’s a long flight boring journey. If you give extra meal time passes faster and can enjoy the trip better

Food quality and varites were very minimum. Surprised to have no desserts. Business class tickets should have lounge access and seats selection. They should be allowed to board while people with wheel chair, secial assistance and family with childrem.

Great flight and great crew. Many thanks to them for their hard work making our trip so relaxing.

The plane was too hot inside. There was no entertainment and we had to sit on the plane for one hour before takeoff. There was no free wifi.

Online check-in was unavailable for my flight. So I waited 40 min in the queue at the check-in counter. Then, unlike any other airline in the world (and I am a very frequent international flyer) Pegasus was adamant that my CPAP was just another carry on and that I had to pay extra for it. Then, after I had paid in advance for a seat, they insisted I could not sit in an exit row because I was over 60 years old (I'm clearly in good shape and buy exit row seats more or less weekly). We pushed back harder and harder and insisted on talking to the station chief, who spoke with the counter staff by phone (not to me) and eventually relented. Experience on boarf was ok-- for a budget airline.

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The airport staff were some of the worst I've ever flown, and I fly at least 50x every year. From the staff at the gate, to the check in staff, to the ticketing sales staff. My experience in Instanbul was so bad Ill.never fly Pegasus again. They were incredibly rude, dismissive and not helpful whatsoever. This is the worst of the worst if you want to fly a budget airline I'd go elsewhere. The airplane seats are really uncomfortable and don't recline at all, you get charged for every single thing so in the end you will pay more flying with them. The crew on the plane were the only kind people we encountered with Pegasus.

The crew were outstandingly kind and cheerful. We carried our cat and they offered help.

Late departure. No announcements. Boarding was a disaster. Some kind of technical issue scanning boarding passes.

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.

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