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

The cheapest month for flights from Dubai to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost £252 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £492 and £377 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 £187 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Dubai to Istanbul Airport were found on Kuwait Airways (£214) and SAUDIA (£253).

Dubai and Istanbul Airport are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Turkish Airlines (28 flights per week), Emirates (21 flights per week), and flydubai (14 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Dubai and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 19% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 125 minutes.

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

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

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

Kuwait City (KWI) is the top choice – 61% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Dubai to Istanbul Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Amman (AMM) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £127 for a return.

Consider flying via Amman (AMM) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 7h 52m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Kuwait City (KWI) often has the shortest stopovers from Dubai to Istanbul Airport, with an average time of 3h 22m.

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 9 direct flights that take off from Dubai and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 5h 10m. The most common departure time is 02:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 63 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (9).