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£31 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens

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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to Athens (IST-ATH)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Istanbul to Athens 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.
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Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to Athens

Thu, 8 Jan - Fri, 16 Jan
Aegean Airlines Logo
11:35 - 12:00IST-ATH
1h 25mdirect
Aegean Airlines Logo
00:40 - 03:10ATH-IST
1h 30mdirect
£62Aegean Airlines
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Fri, 14 Nov - Mon, 24 Nov
Aegean Airlines Logo
22:00 - 22:25IST-ATH
1h 25mdirect
Aegean Airlines Logo
00:40 - 03:10ATH-IST
1h 30mdirect
£76Aegean Airlines
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Fri, 12 Sep - Fri, 19 Sep
Sky Express Logo
09:30 - 10:55IST-ATH
1h 25mdirect
Sky Express Logo
07:00 - 08:30ATH-IST
1h 30mdirect
£105Sky Express
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Wed, 10 Sep - Wed, 17 Sep
Sichuan Airlines Logo
08:30 - 10:00IST-ATH
1h 30mdirect
Sichuan Airlines Logo
12:00 - 13:40ATH-IST
1h 40mdirect
£107Sichuan Airlines
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Sun, 9 Nov - Wed, 12 Nov
Sichuan Airlines Logo
07:35 - 08:10IST-ATH
1h 35mdirect
Sichuan Airlines Logo
10:50 - 13:30ATH-IST
1h 40mdirect
£112Sichuan Airlines
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Fri, 8 Aug - Mon, 11 Aug
Sky Express Logo
09:30 - 10:55IST-ATH
1h 25mdirect
Sky Express Logo
07:00 - 08:30ATH-IST
1h 30mdirect
£119Sky Express
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Wed, 10 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
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08:30 - 10:00IST-ATH
1h 30mdirect
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03:55 - 05:25ATH-IST
1h 30mdirect
Tue, 20 Jan - Mon, 26 Jan
Air Serbia Logo
17:35 - 15:05IST-ATH
22h 30m1 stop
Air Serbia Logo
15:50 - 04:50ATH-IST
12h 00m1 stop
£127Air Serbia
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Fri, 8 Aug - Sun, 10 Aug
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09:30 - 10:55IST-ATH
1h 25mdirect
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00:50 - 02:20ATH-IST
1h 30mdirect
Thu, 4 Dec - Fri, 5 Dec
Air Serbia Logo
05:20 - 03:15IST-ATH
22h 55m1 stop
Air Serbia Logo
15:50 - 04:25ATH-IST
11h 35m1 stop
£136Air Serbia
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Expert advice for your flight from Istanbul to Athens

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Expect lengthy waits at security during busy times. Arrive early to navigate the large terminal efficiently.

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Use the Athens Metro or Proastiakos for quick access to the city. Both are modern and efficient.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to Athens flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to Athens 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 Istanbul Airport to Athens?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Athens on a Thursday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to Istanbul Airport, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens, 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 Istanbul Airport to Athens is January, where tickets cost £65 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £185 and £167 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Istanbul Airport to Athens?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens, 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 Istanbul Airport to Athens, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 44% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from Istanbul Airport to Athens

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight£31
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 42% lower on average.
Flight from Istanbul Airport to Athens

When to book flights from Istanbul to Athens

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Athens based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 Istanbul Airport to Athens flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Istanbul Airport to Athens?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Athens was £41 for a one-way ticket and £83 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Istanbul Airport to Athens?

    On your way to Athens, you’ll fly out from Istanbul. You’ll be landing at Athens Eleftherios V..

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

    The Airbus A320neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul Airport to Athens flight route.

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Istanbul Airport and Athens.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Istanbul to Athens, Aegean Airlines or Sky Express?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Istanbul to Athens are Aegean Airlines and Sky Express. With an average price for the route of £65 and an overall rating of 8.1, Aegean Airlines is the most popular choice. Sky Express is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £89 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul Airport to Athens?

    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 Istanbul Airport to Athens.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Athens from Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport to Athens?

    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 Athens with an airline and back to Istanbul Airport with another airline.

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

    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 Athens from Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport to Athens

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Athens to Istanbul Airport? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £84 or less one-way and £94 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Athens?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Istanbul to Athens Eleftherios V..
Find which airlines fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Istanbul to Athens Eleftherios V.

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

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Direct returns

Athens Eleftherios V. to Istanbul

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, IndiGo, +5 more

Aegean Airlines, Emirates, +6 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Istanbul to Athens

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Athens. 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 Istanbul to Athens? 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.
8.1
Aegean AirlinesOverall score based on 779 reviews
8.6Crew
7.8Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
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Short flight. Was not told if there was a kosher option for the snack.

10.0 ExcellentMarian, Jul 2025SKG - MUC
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Short flight. Was not told if there was a kosher option for the snack.

Lost my bagage on the first leg of our trip. Not even on the transfer but on the first flight they didnt put our bagage

The crew aboard Aegean were excellent, they picked on our son’s anxiety and immediately came to the rescue to see what they could do to make it go away.

My experience with a GNA was extremely poor. My original flight was canceled. They put me on another flight. Four hours later. They changed my seat number to the last row where I had no room at all and it cost me $120 for luggage. Additionally, I missed my ferry in Paris Athens. I had to rebook my ferry and I could not get a refund so by them canceling the trip for four hours it caused me no ferry to go to Betsy. I had to find a room that night. The only one I could find was at the Hyatt grand in Athens And I lost a night. Stay at Betsy that I had already prepaid so no my experience was awful. Additionally, they never said on any intercom that Greece was one hour ahead of Paris so that was a problem. We had no idea and when it was never communicated to us

Ove Aegean Airlines! Used them for several flights over past 4.months. never flown w them before but will certainly use in the future!!!

A thoroughly enjoyable experience in business class, which we “won” in the airlines lottery In exchange for a relatively small deposit. The breakfast served at the beginning of this three hour flight was absolutely phenomenal. I would be tempted to fly Aegean airlines on a transatlantic flight in light of this experience.

Was grateful that this flight was held for us as we were late from our prior flight.

Our connecting flight from Barcelona to Athens was late and it appeared that we would not make the connectimg flight to Telaviv. The plane ended up waiting and we made the connection. The airline redeemed itself.

Lovely experience with Aegean. The crew felt with some extremely rude customers with professionalism and poise. The flight went off without a hitch and even landed early!

When a flight has a delay of about an hour it is customary to announce the passengers

Plane from Skiathos was 40mins late and we arrived at Athens in a completely different terminal to the departure gate. Myself and my daughter had to run for over 15mins to get to the gate at the far end terminal and we made the flight by 3 mins. The distance from arrival and departure should have been explained, so very stress full of r myself and daughter.

The weight and balance of the aircraft was wrong. It took the ground staff 2 hours to find a forklift to reposition a large heavy crate from the back cargo hold to the front cargo hold. I watched this from my seat. The pilots told us we would be 20 minutes then another 10 minutes delayed waiting on the tower to release us.

There was a departure delay of at least one hour. We also waited in line for 40 minutes and then in the bus for 20 minutes.

It was a short flight so food and entertainment wasn’t necessary

The flight went well, but boarding via a shirtless bus was unpleasant

My flight was supposed to leave at 8:35 and arrive at 9:35. The plane took off at 9:20 and we arrived after 10am. Horrible experience and zero organisation.

Relatively good for a LCC, free water and a biscuit, free standard seat selection at check-in. Just be wary of legroom if you're tall, and the boarding process was very disorganised with no announcements and no queue management.

Do not check bags with Sky Express! We were flying from the Milos airport to Athens. Sky Express lost our checked bags. We were on our way to a wedding in Athens.. In fact, more than half of the flight’s passengers had their bags lost / left at the terminal. This was not a large plane (~50 people), so having left that many bags at a very very small airport where there was only one other flight (from another carrier) scheduled that day, is a ridiculously large oversight. Our bags were sent on a meandering ferry to Athens the following day, to arrive at our hotel 3 days later, but it was too late to be helpful. We had to buy outfits and toiletries, etc when we arrived for the event. We are filing a claim with Sky Express for partial reimbursement.

Never heard about them before and was surprised how organized and efficient they are.

These were tickets purchased with a stolen credit card number.

Took forever to board. They made announcements without the loudspeaker and since the waiting room was full of screaming kids, no one could hear what they were saying. The business class sleeper seats were designed for tall skinny people. When partially reclined there was nowhere to rest my feet because they did not reach the footrest. and when fully reclined there wasn't room at my sides for my arms. Definitely one of the worst sleeper seats I have ever had.

I hate to have pay for my first luggage 165$ when I did my search on Kayak with 2 luggages .I don't plan to use kayak in the future and go with Turkish airlines directly

It was great except my luggage was C severely damaged over i picked it up off the carousel in London. . A suit case that had been used once does no longer have the use of the extendable arm as it’s broken

About an hour delay but we made it to Chicago. I feel that the smaller connecting flights are the ones that cause the delays on the bigger planes that fly international.

Amazing trip! No delays, no broken or lost luggage, and amazing food.

The food we received during the flight was excellent. The service was very friendly. Definitely the best value for the money when flying across the Atlantic.

I use a wheelchair for mobility. Both in my flight from Houston and back to Houston from Istanbul, the Turkish airline staff asked that I claim my wheelchair at the luggage area. On arrival to Istanbul, parts of the wheelchair were in disarray at that time I raised no objection however upon claiming my wheelchair in Houston parts where outright missing. In both occasions, upon arriving in Houston and arriving in Istanbul, I asked multiple times why am made to pick up my wheelchair in the baggage claim rather than at the jet bridge. Getting the wheelchair at the jet bridge minimizes the probability of loosing parts because they can be hopefully reclaimed on the spot. I was told in Houston that a manager turned down my request to claim the wheelchair at the jet bridge in Houston. This is extremely frustrating because a wheelchair is not a set of clean underwear or a toothbrush- this is the way I move. A Turkish Arline staff took my complaint at the luggage claim area in Houston but as of the writing of this review the only contact I have received from the airline is because I initiated a claim rather than her as she told me she would.

The security at the airport was excellent. The one criticism is the boarding process just before entering the plane. There were only 2 boarding lines and there were no barriers thus leading to a mass rush to enter the plane. I suggest that they board by rows, eight or ten rows at a time to prevent the mass rush to enter the plane. Otherwise, I would highly recommend Turkish Airlines

I liked everything: the work of the flight attendants, the work of the crew, the frequency on the plane and in the toilet.

This flight was in the air when the national power outage happened on 28 April 2025 in Spain and Portugal. As a result Lisbon airport was closed and the flight was diverted to Porto. There were no phones, internet or ATMs working and the Turkish Airlines ground crew in Porto were trying to find alternative transport to Lisbon (by bus). This did not materialise until late in the evening. The Turkish Airlines ground crew suggested that passengers may find their own way of getting to Lisbon. That in itself is a failure of Turkish Airlines, but understandable as there were no means of communication. The Turkish Airlines ground crew also said that any expenses insured for travel to Lisbon will be refunded by the Airline through their website. Unfortunately, I could find no way to travel back to Lisbon other than to hitch hike with an Uber driver. Because no systems were available and no credit card payment possible I paid the driver 140 Euros in cash with no receipt as systems were down. I arrived at my Lisbon hotel at 23:30 (flight was scheduled to land at 12:30). Upon contacting Turkish Airlines for compensation they are not willing to do anything as I do not have an invoice for my expenses. They do not even consider the 10 hours of delay and inactivity on their part as a reason to provide any sort of curtesy towards me. I find their behaviour appalling.

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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