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When flying from Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Edinburgh, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost £172 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £386 and £312 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of £309, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% 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 Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport were found on KLM (£219) and Lufthansa (£221).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport. They are Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is Pegasus Airlines, with the best return deal found costing £115. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Pegasus Airlines.

Weekly flights between Edinburgh and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 7% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 117 minutes.

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

Statistically, Friday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday 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.

Amsterdam (AMS) is the top choice – 54% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Copenhagen (CPH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £182 for a return.

Consider flying via Copenhagen (CPH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 30m.

If you prefer a quick connection, London (LHR) often has the shortest stopovers from Edinburgh to Istanbul Airport, with an average time of 2h 38m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem 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 2 direct flights that take off from Edinburgh and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 4h 20m. The most common departure time is 16:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 14 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (2).