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

The cheapest month for flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town is March, where tickets cost £651 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,061 and £878 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 £703 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Istanbul to Cape Town were found on Lufthansa (£645) and Emirates (£656).

There is just one airline that flies from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best return deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is £603.

Weekly flights between Istanbul and Cape Town historically see delays in approximately 19% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 259 minutes.

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

Statistically, Wednesday 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, Turkish Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 19% of their flights encountering any delays.

Dubai (DXB) is the top choice – 65% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Istanbul to Cape Town picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Doha (DOH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £593 for a return.

Consider flying via Dubai (DXB) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 16h 49m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Dubai (DXB) often has the shortest stopovers from Istanbul to Cape Town, with an average time of 3h 21m.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is 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 1 and 2 direct flights that take off from Istanbul Airport and land in Cape Town, with an average flight time of 11h 00m. The most common departure time is 02:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 9 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 22% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.