£35 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
Londondirect£64
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£110
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£113
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£145
London
Londondirect£64
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£110
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£113
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£145

Book Cheap Istanbul to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to the United Kingdom

Thu, 22 Jan - Mon, 9 Feb
Wizz Air Logo
23:00 - 23:55
IST
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LGW
3h 55mdirect
Wizz Air Logo
13:05 - 20:05
LGW
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IST
4h 00mdirect
£64Wizz Air
Wed, 21 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Wizz Air Logo
22:00 - 23:10
IST
-
LTN
4h 10mdirect
Wizz Air Logo
14:00 - 21:05
LTN
-
IST
4h 05mdirect
£64Wizz Air
Wed, 21 Jan - Mon, 26 Jan
Ajet Logo
10:35 - 11:45
SAW
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STN
4h 10mdirect
Ajet Logo
12:50 - 19:35
STN
-
SAW
3h 45mdirect
£76Ajet
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 24 Jan
Ajet Logo
10:35 - 11:45
SAW
-
STN
4h 10mdirect
Ajet Logo
15:50 - 22:35
STN
-
SAW
3h 45mdirect
£77Ajet
Wed, 24 Dec - Fri, 2 Jan
Pegasus Airlines Logo
10:25 - 11:25
SAW
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STN
4h 00mdirect
Pegasus Airlines Logo
23:20 - 06:05
STN
-
SAW
3h 45mdirect
£81Pegasus Airlines
Tue, 17 Feb - Tue, 3 Mar
Pegasus Airlines Logo
23:45 - 11:50
IST
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STN
15h 05m1 stop
Pegasus Airlines Logo
12:50 - 06:45
STN
-
IST
14h 55m1 stop
£129Pegasus Airlines
Wed, 6 May - Tue, 12 May
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:45 - 16:50
IST
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STN
4h 05mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:45 - 23:40
STN
-
IST
3h 55mdirect
£132Turkish Airlines
Tue, 9 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:45 - 16:50
IST
-
STN
4h 05mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:10 - 17:05
STN
-
IST
3h 55mdirect
£140Turkish Airlines
Wed, 28 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
British Airways Logo
18:45 - 20:00
IST
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LHR
4h 15mdirect
British Airways Logo
18:05 - 01:00
LHR
-
IST
3h 55mdirect
£141British Airways
Mon, 26 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
British Airways Logo
15:15 - 16:40
IST
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LHR
4h 25mdirect
British Airways Logo
13:20 - 20:15
LHR
-
IST
3h 55mdirect
£148British Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to the United Kingdom flights

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

What is the cheapest Istanbul to the United Kingdom flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Istanbul found in the last 72 hours was to London, at £23 return. The most popular route is from Istanbul Airport (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £81.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom, 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 to the United Kingdom is January, when tickets cost £55 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is £188 and £185 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul to United Kingdom?

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Istanbul to the United Kingdom?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom, 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 a flight from Istanbul to the United Kingdom, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Istanbul to the United Kingdom

Cheapest flight£35
Flight from Istanbul Airport to London Gatwick Airport

Flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Istanbul to the United Kingdom 
EmreFlew with Turkish Airlines
IST
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LHR
Sept 2024
Do not book the flights to Heathrow as they are star allience joint flights there are a lot of issues with the check-in and transfer documents are not checked in Turkey so there is a huge wait time problem during the border control due to this. It takes approximately 15 minutes for someone to go through checks because of this and if you are back at the que after the flight this issue costs you 2 hours wait time at the airport.
KFlew with Turkish Airlines
IST
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LHR
Mar 2024
Old entertainment and bad quality headphones, couldn't hear anything. Take your flight headphone to enjoy movies

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom?

    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 to the United Kingdom.

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Istanbul to the United Kingdom with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Istanbul to the United Kingdom up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, when retur flights cost £67 on average. Morning departures are around 10% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £226.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Istanbul to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul to the United Kingdom? 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.
7.3
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4097 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.4Food
7.3Boarding
7.8Crew
7.4Entertainment
Airline reviews

Luggage never made it it’s been 2 days and no proper update

2.0 Mediocrebiplab, Dec 2025
IST - DEL
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Luggage never made it it’s been 2 days and no proper update

The flight from Istanbul to Karachi was an old plane in which the seats don’t even come close to lying flat. It was uncomfortable - may as well have been economy, and a far cry from Qatar Airways that I’m used to. The food was mediocre and entertainment couldn’t even be used because there was zero privacy like in a normal business class, so it would feel as though everyone is watching the movie with you - which is awkward. I had to put my food tray out as a leg stopper to get into some sort of comfortable position to curl up and sleep, which is ridiculous. Unacceptable given the ticket still has a business class price tag.

My seat number was changed unilaterally after confirmed online checkin from widow to aisle. This applies to the Istanbul-Port louis flight. Seat was also changed for the Antalya-Istanbul flight but this was because of aircraft change, I was informed. That flight was delayed because of a technical problem with the original aircraft.

This is not business class. This is premium economy. Total scam to sell this as business class

Seats too much and for the price we paid eve thought economy we still had to pay $169 to check a ba that’s ridiculous and also my daughter needed water so she can take her medicine we push the boton for the attendant to get us water they never came we push it 3 times no one came and ask what we needed . Am not happy with the service at all I will not fly with TK anymore

Boarding experience was a mess- both to and from Istanbul airport. No one knew anything. They asked everyone to line up according to their sit numbers- it was unbelievable. Business class had a separate line, but it was hard to find- I had to go through all that mess before finding it. Would not recommend

My experience with Turkish Airlines was good. I didn’t get the meal I ordered. So I didn’t have anything to eat which was disappointing.

They can my date of travel and let me standard in Istanbul for three days stop over and only pay for one day in a hotel with only one breakfast for three days.

the flight was cancelled and I was rebooked twice, once 26 hours later, then another 24 hours later. In total the flight was delayed for 40 hours. Never again will I use kayak or Turkish Airlines for my travel.

Worst experience with boarding once we left the wheel chair even traveling business we had to wait with all the crowd for the bus to take us to the plane then climb the stairs with our bags When you pay extra for comfort and convenience and you don’t get any is disappointing

Online check-in was unavailable for my flight. So I waited 40 min in the queue at the check-in counter. Then, unlike any other airline in the world (and I am a very frequent international flyer) Pegasus was adamant that my CPAP was just another carry on and that I had to pay extra for it. Then, after I had paid in advance for a seat, they insisted I could not sit in an exit row because I was over 60 years old (I'm clearly in good shape and buy exit row seats more or less weekly). We pushed back harder and harder and insisted on talking to the station chief, who spoke with the counter staff by phone (not to me) and eventually relented. Experience on boarf was ok-- for a budget airline.

You adjourned my flight by 1h 30 mns and only updated me 1h30 mns before the new scheduled flight. I submitted an email to Kayak asking for a refund. It was the most stressful experience I've had.

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.

The update about flights and the terminal changes information was great.

I love FRA - LCY route. So much better compared to the FRA - LHR route and the price differential is ZERO

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

The flight was excellent in World Travellor plus. Well worth the extra money. Boarding at Phoenix was the usual poorly organized event. Very stressful.

Although business class, the seating was really cramped. The food was so so.

Not only were the aircrafts spacious, but the crew was friendly and efficient. I was so gracious for the included meals on the longer flight (8+ hours).

Smooth trip no turbulence which is always a bonus for me lol! In cattle class so an element of being a bit squished (but not as bad as other shorter haul airlines) smaller plane than the one we flew out on and entertainment system wasn’t as modern but still definitely passed the time. Lovely crew x

The check-in baggage belt was broken (which is understandable) but what was surprising is they would check you in, give a baggage tag and then you have to drag the baggage to a different counter at the end of airport. No vegetarian option in in-flight meal. British Airways remains the worst big name airlines and always my last option while booking.

Decrepit planes, poor business class layout designed to maximize revenue, no decent movie selection.

Entertainment did not work from DC to London. Was not able to check in online during my return journey from Mumbai to London. Food was good!

Bad. Cancelled and delayed flight. Payed 25£ for seat but got just normal one. No one refunded the money.

Very efficient boarding. Plane lready for take ooff10 minutes before time.

Great crew. Seats do not recline :( but it is budget so i should have known. Otherwise comfy leather chair. Slight slim chair but again budget so expected. No entertainment do makes journey boring. Recommend packing plenty of snacks and games or download plenty of films and music in your device. Staff excellent. Clean flight. On time.

Both of my flights had issues with their time slot with air traffic control, so they left over an hour late and the flight back to London was delayed by over an hour. Please provide more clarity about baggage requirements on booking sites, your website and within the app. I had to pay for extra bags at the airport when departing London, because they didn’t specify that your carry on bag can only be a backpack and not a trolley, my trolley bag fit the size requirements of the backpack but still I was made to pay

The crew at Check-in was very helpful. It’s was appreciate.

It’s a budget airline. You get what you pay for. They insisted on getting us out of the gate and into our slot on time. They got us to the destination safely. Aircraft was clean and well maintained. What more could we want

Half an hour delay. Squeezed into a small Departure Lounge with very few seats. Noisy flight with screaming unruly kids. Loud IPads and Phones. Heaven!

Were delayed in the airport for 5 hours with no explanation. Flight kept getting delayed by an hour at a time and wizz air staff were no where to be found

The flight was delayed 5 hours and I'm and invalid,I wan a refund for this

The cabin crew on that flight were super fantastic and super helpful. They were so polite and considerate that i felt i travelled with a 5star airline.

Delayed delayed delayed - always with Wizzair. Staff were friendly and well mannered but clearly the company is unorganized and the aircrafts are outdated.

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