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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Cape Town to Istanbul. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost £471 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £624 and £586 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £512 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Cape Town to Istanbul were found on Qatar Airways (£559) and Emirates (£572).

There is just one airline that flies from Cape Town to Istanbul Airport direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best return deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is £583.

Weekly flights between Cape Town and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 7% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 175 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Tuesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Turkish Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 7% of their flights encountering any delays.

Dubai (DXB) is the top choice – 91% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Cape Town to Istanbul picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Doha (DOH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £460 for a return.

Consider flying via Dubai (DXB) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 18h 38m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Dubai (DXB) often has the shortest stopovers from Cape Town to Istanbul, with an average time of 3h 29m.

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.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 direct flights that take off from Cape Town and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 15m. The most common departure time is 00:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 9 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Tuesday, when 22% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.