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

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

KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Istanbul to Helsinki.
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Expert advice for your flight from Istanbul to Helsinki

 
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 specific 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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Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines offers free Wi-Fi up to 1GB in Business Class, enhancing productivity during flights.


Turkish Airlines' onboard chefs ensure high-quality meals in Business Class, enhancing the in-flight dining experience.

Finnair

Finnair's A350 features aurora-inspired lighting and lower cabin altitude, ensuring a relaxing flight experience.


Finnair's Helsinki hub offers efficient transfers, with connections as short as 40 minutes, saving valuable time.

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Gabriel Leigh

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Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to Helsinki flights

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Istanbul Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki, 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 Helsinki is July, where tickets cost £101 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £210 and £180 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
No, with an average price for the route of £168, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 Helsinki, 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 Helsinki, you should book around 12 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki

Low season

October

High season

August
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 45% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.

When to book flights from Istanbul to Helsinki

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Helsinki 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 Istanbul Airport to Helsinki flights

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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 Helsinki.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Helsinki 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 Helsinki?

    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 Helsinki 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 Helsinki?

    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 Helsinki 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 Helsinki

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Helsinki to Istanbul Airport? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £167 or less one-way.

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Helsinki?

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

Direct departures

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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Direct returns

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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Top airlines flying from Istanbul to Helsinki

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Helsinki. 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 Helsinki? 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
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
7.1Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.5Food
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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

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"

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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