Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul from $579

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $709. If you don’t want to visit Istanbul Airport in February, then you should wait until January to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $718.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Istanbul Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $877. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to depart from Los Angeles because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,027.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $822. Flying to Istanbul Airport in the morning 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 $1,003.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul Airport from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul Airport for around $972 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul Airport from Los Angeles for as low as $837 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport flights are approximately 20% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

LEVEL, Qatar Airways, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines, KLM and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul Airport from Los Angeles according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 84% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Istanbul Airport. Keep in mind that there are 15 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 12% 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 162 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.

Thursday 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 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

London (LHR) was the most common stop: 24% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Munich (MUC) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $516.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 35m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 50m.

As of May 2026, there are 11 flights per day flying from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport. The most common time of day flights depart is 8:00PM, with 54% of flights taking off in the evening.

As of May 2026, 77 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in Istanbul Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights taking off on this day.