Cheap flights from New York to Istanbul from $446

In general, February 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 $665. If you don’t want to visit Istanbul Airport in February, then you should wait until January to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $720.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Istanbul Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $890. 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 $966.

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 $734. 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 $919.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 $894 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 $752 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Istanbul Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 9% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Istanbul Airport flight.

As of July 2026, prices for New York to Istanbul Airport flights are approximately 31% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Egyptair, Delta, and Lufthansa are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways 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 78% 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 20% 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 152 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon 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 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 26% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Reykjavik (KEF) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $391.

Flights connecting via Belgrade (BEG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 12h 56m.

Dublin (DUB) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 58m.

23 flights are operational daily from New York to Istanbul Airport as of July 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00AM, with 38% of flights per day taking off in the morning.

The number of flights available between New York and Istanbul Airport is 161 per week as of July 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.