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

The cheapest month for flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost £142 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £286 and £271 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 £90 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport 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 9 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Frankfurt Airport to Istanbul Airport were found on Air Serbia (£144) and TAROM (£146).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Frankfurt am Main Airport 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 £119. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Turkish Airlines.

Weekly flights between Frankfurt am Main and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 16% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 128 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, Lufthansa have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 15% of their flights encountering any delays.

Belgrade (BEG) is the top choice – 50% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Frankfurt Airport to Istanbul Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Bucharest (OTP) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £90 for a return.

Consider flying via Bucharest (OTP) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 5h 25m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Belgrade (BEG) often has the shortest stopovers from Frankfurt Airport to Istanbul Airport, with an average time of 2h 10m.

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 5 and 6 direct flights that take off from Frankfurt am Main Airport and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 09m. The most common departure time is 17:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 41 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.