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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to the United Kingdom

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
Londondirect£62
Manchester
Manchesterdirect£72
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£118
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£120
London
Londondirect£62
Manchester
Manchesterdirect£72
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£118
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£120

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.
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Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to the United Kingdom

Wed, 24 Dec - Sat, 3 Jan
Wizz Air Logo
22:40 - 23:55IST-LGW
4h 15mdirect
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13:55 - 20:55LGW-IST
4h 00mdirect
£62Wizz Air
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Fri, 26 Dec - Wed, 31 Dec
Wizz Air Logo
23:55 - 01:05IST-LTN
4h 10mdirect
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14:00 - 21:05LTN-IST
4h 05mdirect
£62Wizz Air
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 18 Feb
Wizz Air Logo
20:50 - 22:05IST-LGW
4h 15mdirect
Wizz Air Logo
13:50 - 20:50LGW-IST
4h 00mdirect
£62Wizz Air
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Mon, 24 Nov - Mon, 1 Dec
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08:40 - 09:40SAW-STN
4h 00mdirect
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17:25 - 00:10STN-SAW
3h 45mdirect
£69Pegasus Airlines
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Mon, 24 Nov - Mon, 1 Dec
Pegasus Airlines Logo
15:10 - 16:10SAW-STN
4h 00mdirect
Pegasus Airlines Logo
23:20 - 06:05STN-SAW
3h 45mdirect
£70Pegasus Airlines
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Fri, 28 Nov - Tue, 2 Dec
Ajet Logo
13:40 - 14:50SAW-STN
4h 10mdirect
Ajet Logo
12:45 - 19:35STN-SAW
3h 50mdirect
£110Ajet
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Fri, 28 Nov - Thu, 4 Dec
Ajet Logo
13:40 - 14:50SAW-STN
4h 10mdirect
Ajet Logo
15:50 - 22:35STN-SAW
3h 45mdirect
£111Ajet
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Mon, 24 Nov - Mon, 1 Dec
British Airways Logo
15:15 - 16:40IST-LHR
4h 25mdirect
British Airways Logo
17:55 - 00:50LHR-IST
3h 55mdirect
£148British Airways
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Wed, 10 Dec - Sun, 11 Jan
British Airways Logo
18:45 - 20:00IST-LHR
4h 15mdirect
British Airways Logo
18:15 - 01:10LHR-IST
3h 55mdirect
£150British Airways
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Thu, 20 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:50 - 14:55IST-LHR
4h 05mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
22:35 - 05:25LHR-IST
3h 50mdirect
£183Turkish Airlines
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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 Manchester, at £25 return. The most popular route is from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £38.

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 £49 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is £189 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 Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday 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 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% 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£40
Flight from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport to London Stansted 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 AirlinesIST-LHRSept 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 AirlinesIST-LHRMar 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 in the afternoon, when retur flights cost £50 on average. Morning departures are around 25% 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 £358.

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 4031 reviews
7.7Crew
7.3Comfort
7.4Food
7.3Boarding
7.4Entertainment
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Food is very turkish. No regard for other natinalities taste and preference. The entertainment can be improved- it was the same menu on 10/8/25 and 10/25/25. The boarding is the worst in the airline industry- I suggest you ask your staff to and watch how other airlines do it.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Oct 2025IST - ORD
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Food is very turkish. No regard for other natinalities taste and preference. The entertainment can be improved- it was the same menu on 10/8/25 and 10/25/25. The boarding is the worst in the airline industry- I suggest you ask your staff to and watch how other airlines do it.

The best airline for international travel in terms of value you get in business class (service/cost)

I liked the overall flight experience. However, Turkish officials could do a better job at guiding non-Turkish speakers to their connecting flight gates in such a huge & vast airport.

The food and drinks were below the normal standard we expect from Turkish Airlines. On a 4 hour flight we received 1 drinks service and 1 food service, the latter was a cheese omlete, which is well below what we have received in the past, such a shame we always recommend this airline..

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

The only hiccup was a change of plane and the resulting delayed departure, otherwise everything was more than OK.

I had a bad experience with the Airline company. I still did not get one of my baggages. I went several times at the Airport looking for the missing luggage.

It was pleasant except for the boarding at Istanbul and long wait for the wheel chair almost missed the flight Itambul to Dubai

The prices and many to choose from: Very unfriendly unprofessional and difficult staff and lacked English skills. Had the pleasure to go to Istanbul in 2022 but went on Jordan Airlines and found Turkey a wonderful place with kind people. The experience as a first time flyer on Turkish Airlines was so disappointing that received not to go into Turkey was so upset about this cruel treatment

We couldn’t fly to Chicago on our booked flight. The flight was overbooked.

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.

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.

Flying on the Boeing 787 from Seattle to London was everything that I expected. Every thing was great.

Seat pitch is not enough to eat comfortably. When seat in front is reclined, your screen comes closer to your face. Ryanair seats are actually more comfortable.

Overall, it was basically good. No serious complaints on my end.

The leg from Portland to Heathrow was great for a business class ticket. The BA leg from Heathrow to Lisbon was terrible. Basically coach seating with an empty seat between you and next passenger. Absolutely no leg room. Should not have been charged for business class and it was a 3 hour flight.

The aircraft was okay and the crew were friendly, but the seat space felt too tight and the food could be better. Overall, nice service but room for improvement.

The flat beds. Other than that, the place was not clean.

It is a wonderful airline. The cabin crews were friendly and the food as well as the service the were excellent.

Good but could be better for comfort and entertainment aspect

Overall it was not a pleasant experience, I was given the middle seat even though I asked for a change they didn’t honor

No WiFi working on either flight. No leg room at all, the seat in front of me left dents in my knees. If I put the tray down, it was so low it was propped up by my knees. (I’m only 182.9 cm) I’m usually cool on planes, but the planes were both hot during taxi and take-off.

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

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.

It's a budget airline. Great for short flight. Smooth landing.

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