Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul from $453

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Istanbul. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $709. If you aren’t able to travel to Istanbul during the month of February, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $720.

Fly from Los Angeles to Istanbul for the best Los Angeles - Istanbul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul for around $980 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul from Los Angeles for as low as $862 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Los Angeles to Istanbul flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Los Angeles and Istanbul have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 160 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Turkish Airlines 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.

3 flights are operational daily from Los Angeles to Istanbul as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00PM, with 55% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Los Angeles and Istanbul is 22 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Fri, with 50% of weekly flights leaving on this day.