Cheap flights from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul from $216

In general, December is the cheapest month to fly from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $581. If you don’t want to visit Istanbul Airport in December, then you should wait until May to fly from Incheon Intl Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $597.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Istanbul Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $875. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to depart from Incheon Intl Airport because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,443.

At noon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $799. Flying to Istanbul Airport at noon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,051.

Fly from Incheon Intl to Istanbul for the best Incheon Intl - Istanbul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul Airport from Incheon Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul Airport for around $696 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul Airport from Incheon Intl Airport for as low as $569 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport flights are approximately 4% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

China Eastern, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Incheon Intl to Istanbul

China Eastern, Asiana Airlines and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul Airport from Incheon Intl Airport according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Istanbul Airport. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Istanbul Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Incheon and Istanbul have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 209 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Korean Air have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Shanghai (PVG) was the most common stop: 32% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Xi'an (XIY) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $411.

Flights connecting via Tashkent (TAS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 53m.

Tashkent (TAS) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 4h 08m.

As of May 2026, 4 flights take off from Incheon Intl Airport and land in Istanbul Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 45% of daily flights taking off at noon.

34 flights are operational weekly from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 21% of flights per week taking off on this day.