Cheap flights from New York to Istanbul from $259

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Istanbul Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $687. If you don’t want to visit Istanbul Airport in January, then you should wait until February to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $718.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Istanbul Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $906. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to depart from New York because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $978.

At noon is the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Istanbul Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $713. Flying to Istanbul Airport at noon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $961.

Fly from Newark to Istanbul for the best New York - Istanbul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul Airport from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul Airport for around $883 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul Airport from New York for as low as $781 on momondo.

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

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between New York to Istanbul Airport.

As of March 2026, prices for New York to Istanbul Airport flights are approximately 5% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

KLM, Lufthansa, and Air Europa are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul Airport from New York according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 81% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Istanbul Airport. Keep in mind that there are 16 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 22% of flights between New York and Istanbul have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 157 minutes.

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

Wednesday 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 19% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 30% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Reykjavik (KEF) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $404.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 12h 05m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 15m.

18 flights are operational daily from New York to Istanbul Airport as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00AM, with 42% of flights per day taking off in the morning.

The number of flights available between New York and Istanbul Airport is 128 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Tue, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.