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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Helsinki to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Helsinki to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap Flight Deals from Helsinki to Istanbul (HEL-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Helsinki 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.

Recent return flight deals from Helsinki to Istanbul

KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Helsinki to Istanbul.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.
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3h 50mdirect
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3h 40mdirect
Turkish Airlines
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3h 40mdirect
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Helsinki to Istanbul flights

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

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Helsinki to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Istanbul Airport on a Friday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to Helsinki, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Helsinki to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Helsinki 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 Helsinki to Istanbul Airport is September, where tickets cost £163 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £304 and £300 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Helsinki 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 Helsinki 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 Helsinki to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Helsinki to Istanbul Airport

Low season

January

High season

June
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (40% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Helsinki to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Helsinki to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Helsinki to Istanbul Airport flights

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

    Only flydubai offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Helsinki to Istanbul Airport flight route.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Helsinki to Istanbul Airport?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Helsinki and Istanbul Airport, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Helsinki 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 Helsinki to Istanbul Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul Airport from Helsinki 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 Helsinki 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 Helsinki with another airline.

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £345 or less one-way and £626 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Helsinki to Istanbul Airport?

Find which airlines fly direct from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Helsinki-Vantaa to Istanbul

Monday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

Tuesday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

Wednesday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

Thursday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

Friday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

Saturday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

Sunday

Finnair, IndiGo, RwandAir, +1 more

Finnair, IndiGo, +2 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Helsinki-Vantaa

Monday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

Tuesday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

Wednesday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

Thursday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

Friday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

Saturday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

Sunday

Finnair, IndiGo, Turkish Airlines

Finnair, IndiGo, +1 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Helsinki to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Helsinki 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 Helsinki 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.
7.8
airBalticOverall score based on 178 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
7.5Food
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

It's fine if you don't want to give free water or anything, but don't try to sell the food in first class like there is a chef that actively made the food from the finest local ingredients. Its still plane food and the chef hasn't been near that food for quite some time

6.0 GoodJoe, Feb 2025RIX - HAM
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It's fine if you don't want to give free water or anything, but don't try to sell the food in first class like there is a chef that actively made the food from the finest local ingredients. Its still plane food and the chef hasn't been near that food for quite some time

I was very disappointed because a special assistance wasn’t given to me and water was given to me in 50 min after I asked about it.Poor service,

Smooth flight. Surprisingly good and inexpensive food choices. Clean cabin. The plane is not equipped with the entertainment system.

Failure of APU meant massive delays at start of journey , baking in an unventilated plane Not good

Delay ca 5 hours on the first flight and 2 hours on the next one

The airline ran late and I almost missed this connecting flight to LGW. The airline didn't act very sympathetic to my situation. I wished that didn't happen as my experience I'm sure would've been much different.

One flight has delayed, but connecting flight ( the same company) has another plan for us. And left TO TLL. Instead Finnair.Who waiting pax from BRUSSELS. GREAT EXAMPLE OF COOPERATION. 👍

Great leg room and very clean plane nothing could be better 😁

Pros: "Not much to say here. It was a short flight, and it went smoothly."
Cons: "I’ll say the same thing about almost every flight I have, and this is mostly for the airlines. People might fly more and pay a bit more if you give us more room. Being crammed into a tiny seat with a bunch of strangers is never pleasant. Same in this flight. Nothing terrible, just the usual. Also, to the other passengers, sit down until it’s your turn to exit. What is wrong with you that you can’t sit five more minutes? Be polite and let the people in front of you go first, let them have room to grab their bags instead of having your elbows in their face."
Pros: "Everything except the delay"
Cons: "No delays, took bag crew forever to load the plane, they were extremely late....waited over 35minutes"

Boarding uncomfortable. Stewardess said I would have to check my carry on as there was no room in the overhead bins. Another passenger helped me find a spot.

Any flight that lands safely is a good flight. However our leg from Helsinki was delayed 1 hour with no explanation. The delay would not allow us to make our connection to Cincinnati. I was informed by American Airlines that our Cincinnati flight was rescheduled for the following day. I immediately made a non refundable hotel reservation in Dallas. Upon exiting the plane at Dallas I was given a hotel voucher. Nice, but I can't get a refund on the hotel I booked. A little communication would have been helpful. Food on Finnair is below quality of Korean Air.

The cabin crew really looked like they wanted to be somewhere else. They weren't really interested in providing an attentive service to full fare paying passengers at all. However the Captiain's in flight announcements were relaxed and very entertaining.

Crew were professional and responsive. Food was mediocre and breakfast could do with revampinmg

Food was very ordinary for premium economy, very small portions.

i dont know WHY they call it business class. the seats are NOT significantly wider than economy seats, they just do not let the middle seats be beepked to give the illusion of more space between passengers. the seats do NOT recline any more than economy seats either. the only real difference is the full meal served to business (vs none for economy). I would rather have a wider, lie flat ACTUAL business class seat with no food for a 3 hr flight. this was pretty disappointing to say the least.

There wore nice leather like sits, in my opinion seats lay out bit tight . Crew was great they did averything possible to make averywone comfortable as possible, food was, think worst I ever head on flight, head chicken and yellow rice. Ice cream was a nic treat.

Our previous flight was delayed but they waited for us to board.

Flight was delayed, short time connection to next flight but we make it, service was good, worth to fly just to try thair on board blueberry juce. Eccelent communication with airline.

My American Airlines flight was deleted and you guys never let me know

The flight attendants were great! The seating for business class is better on other airlines. The food was also good!

Great food, great entertainment and very helpful, caring & attentive staff.

Flight Singapore - Istanbul was perfect. Flight Istanbul - Sao Paolo - Buenos Aires was really good but there was a big delay in Sao Paolo (Brazil) due to a problem with the ground staff and not related to Turkish Airline. Overall a very good and solid experience

The segment bkk ist was ok. The segment ist to yul the boarding was chaotic with 5 control before get in the plain, in addition to normal control by scanner and metal detector during transfert

The in flight entertainment was very good but unfortunately I feel they could have been more attentive to the customer. This is saw on all my Turkish airlines flights , besides dinner service you never really saw the attendants.

The flight was great. From the first to the last step, the staff was very helpful and understanding. I also always enjoy Turkish Airlines food because it’s flavorful, fresh (like salads and very delicious bread ) and has special things like olives, dates… I loved that bean salad and apricot pie. I also enjoyed the movies. Thank you!

Ordered Vegan meal - it was ok, but not exceptional. Seat ok row 39 middle section aisle. Nearly full flight - crew was busy but they did the best they could. There was a USB A port at the seat. I listened to my own music and only looked at flight information. One nice thing was the connection information was made available in the screen.

I recently flew with Turkish Airlines, and I can confidently say it was one of the best travel experiences I’ve ever had. From the moment I boarded, the crew was incredibly attentive, warm, and professional. They went above and beyond to ensure everyone was comfortable and well taken care of throughout the flight. The highlight, however, was the food! I’ve flown with many airlines, but Turkish Airlines sets the bar incredibly high when it comes to in-flight dining. Every meal was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The variety of dishes, even on a long-haul flight, was impressive. It felt like dining at a high-end restaurant at 35,000 feet! The seats were comfortable, the entertainment options were great, and the overall atmosphere made the journey enjoyable. Turkish Airlines truly excels in combining luxury and hospitality. I wouldn’t hesitate to fly with them again—highly recommend!

Very nice and friendly crew. Boarding system can be improved.

The Etickets had been changed (Why?) without notice ; Hence, that caused troubles when checking in. Not until I contacted my ticket agent and was given correct Etickets could I then check in.

Not because when i try to do check in there is only in turkish language i can not select other language

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Don't fly Pegasus, terrible service at the airport and boarding was really bad. Both flights I took with them were significantly late. This flight had us all changing the gate at the last moment and it was chaos.withour explanation or apology. The planes have seats that don't recline and seats are really hard. The crew on board was good both flights, but that is the only positive thing I can say about this airline. It's not worth it and I won't be flying them again.

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.

Pegasus Airlines which is the most efficient and cost worth low cost airline all over the Europe

Flight from London was delayed and we had to hurry up to catch the connecting flight to Riyadh

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.

Pegasus is a very efficient airline. Passengers, however are sometimes unruly. Getting up right after take off. Getting up right when we land and before getting to the gate. Switching seats to the front so she can get a better seat. It is unfair for those that actually paid for seats. Flight attendants seem to not enforce it. One or two bad actors ruins it. Overall, the airline is great.

Pegasus is not a very comfortable airline. They’re not in any way hospitable

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