How long does it take to fly to Istanbul?

On average, it takes 14h 25m to fly from North Carolina to Istanbul if you fly out of Raleigh (the most popular airport in North Carolina) and into Istanbul Airport (the most popular airport in Istanbul). If you’re flying out of Charlotte and into Istanbul Airport, then the flight time is around 16h.

What airlines fly to Istanbul?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul from North Carolina according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Istanbul. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to Istanbul on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from North Carolina to Istanbul?

British Airways, United Airlines, and KLM are the most popular carriers operating from North Carolina to Istanbul

When did momondo last update prices for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul?

Prices for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul?

As of November 2026, there are 12 operators available to choose from for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul.

How old do you have to be to fly from North Carolina to Istanbul?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from North Carolina to Istanbul.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Istanbul?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Istanbul may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Istanbul. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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7:47 pm - 2:05 amCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

23h 18m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

3:45 am - 4:45 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

20h 00m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$715Lufthansa

Tue, Apr 20 - Mon, Apr 26

3:40 pm - 9:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

23h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

3:45 am - 8:18 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

23h 33m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Toronto Pearson Intl

$725Multiple Airlines

Tue, Apr 6 - Mon, May 3

3:40 pm - 1:05 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

14h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

3:45 am - 11:33 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

26h 48m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$727Lufthansa

Tue, Apr 13 - Tue, May 4

3:40 pm - 1:05 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

14h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

3:45 am - 9:48 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

25h 03m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Toronto Pearson Intl

$731Multiple Airlines

Mon, Apr 19 - Wed, Apr 28

8:06 pm - 12:25 amCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

20h 19m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow

7:40 am - 8:17 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

19h 37m2 stops London Heathrow Chicago O'Hare Intl

$751British Airways

Wed, Mar 10 - Wed, Mar 24

3:40 pm - 1:05 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

14h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

2:00 pm - 9:39 amIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

26h 39m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$755United Airlines

Tue, Apr 6 - Fri, May 7

3:40 pm - 9:50 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

23h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

2:00 pm - 1:55 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

30h 55m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$755United Airlines

Tue, Apr 6 - Thu, May 6

6:05 pm - 1:05 amCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

24h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

8:15 am - 4:15 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

15h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

$759American Airlines

Tue, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 27

7:20 pm - 5:50 pmCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

38h 30m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson London Heathrow

6:30 pm - 3:15 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

27h 45m2 stops London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle

$762British Airways

Mon, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 15

8:45 pm - 1:05 amCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

20h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

7:40 am - 6:05 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

18h 25m1 stop London Heathrow

$1,129American Airlines

Tue, Jan 12 - Tue, Jan 19

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8:50 am - 10:45 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

29h 55m3 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl Frankfurt am Main

6:30 am - 8:33 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

22h 03m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$969United Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Tue, Dec 15

6:00 am - 10:45 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

32h 45m2 stops Newark Frankfurt am Main

6:30 am - 8:33 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

22h 03m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$969United Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Tue, Dec 15

1:39 pm - 12:25 amRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

26h 46m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow

8:25 am - 10:59 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

22h 34m2 stops London Heathrow Philadelphia

$969British Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Fri, Dec 11

1:17 pm - 12:05 amCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

26h 48m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

7:40 am - 12:06 amIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

24h 26m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

$974British Airways

Mon, Nov 16 - Wed, Nov 25

5:33 pm - 10:45 pmCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

45h 12m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Frankfurt am Main

6:30 am - 11:59 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

25h 29m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$992Lufthansa

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 24

12:37 pm - 10:45 pmCLT Charlotte Douglas-IST Istanbul

26h 08m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Frankfurt am Main

7:05 pm - 11:59 pmIST Istanbul-CLT Charlotte Douglas

36h 54m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,006Lufthansa

Tue, Nov 17 - Mon, Nov 23

7:35 pm - 10:20 pmRDU Raleigh-Durham-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

18h 45m2 stops Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

9:10 am - 6:35 pmSAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-RDU Raleigh-Durham

17h 25m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Reykjavik Keflavik Intl

$1,012Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Fri, Dec 11

2:30 pm - 5:30 pmCLT Charlotte Douglas-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

19h 00m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

9:00 am - 11:27 pmSAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-CLT Charlotte Douglas

22h 27m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$1,058KLM

Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 22

2:30 pm - 5:30 pmCLT Charlotte Douglas-SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen

19h 00m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

9:00 am - 11:27 pmSAW Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-CLT Charlotte Douglas

22h 27m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$1,058KLM

Sat, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 23

7:35 pm - 4:40 amRDU Raleigh-Durham-IST Istanbul

25h 05m3 stops Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National Belgrade Nikola Tesla

10:00 pm - 6:35 pmIST Istanbul-RDU Raleigh-Durham

28h 35m3 stops Athens Eleftherios V. Kastrup Copenhagen Reykjavik Keflavik Intl

$1,093Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Fri, Dec 11

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Mar 10

CLT8:06 pmCharlotte Douglas

20h 19m

2 stops

IST12:25 amIstanbul

Mar 24

IST7:40 amIstanbul

19h 37m

2 stops

CLT8:17 pmCharlotte Douglas

$751

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Mar 1

CLT5:52 pmCharlotte Douglas

36h 03m

2 stops

IST1:55 pmIstanbul

Mar 15

IST6:30 pmIstanbul

27h 45m

2 stops

CLT3:15 pmCharlotte Douglas

$762

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Mar 10

CLT7:20 pmCharlotte Douglas

21h 05m

2 stops

IST12:25 amIstanbul

Mar 24

IST7:40 amIstanbul

19h 37m

2 stops

CLT8:17 pmCharlotte Douglas

$766

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Dec 8

CLT5:00 pmCharlotte Douglas

16h 55m

2 stops

IST5:55 pmIstanbul

Dec 15

IST7:15 amIstanbul

22h 43m

2 stops

CLT9:58 pmCharlotte Douglas

$825

Air France

Nov 25

RDU6:25 pmRaleigh-Durham

15h 30m

1 stop

IST5:55 pmIstanbul

Dec 25

IST7:15 amIstanbul

17h 00m

1 stop

RDU4:15 pmRaleigh-Durham

$951

Air France

Nov 26

RDU3:05 pmRaleigh-Durham

18h 50m

2 stops

IST5:55 pmIstanbul

Dec 3

IST7:15 amIstanbul

19h 38m

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RDU6:53 pmRaleigh-Durham

$966

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Tue 4/20

7:47 pm-2:05 am

2 stops23h 18m

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Mon 4/26

3:45 am-4:45 pm

1 stop20h 00m

$715

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RDU Raleigh-Durham - IST Istanbul

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Tue 4/6

3:40 pm-9:50 pm

1 stop23h 10m

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Mon 5/3

3:45 am-8:18 pm

2 stops23h 33m

$725

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RDU Raleigh-Durham - IST Istanbul

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Tue 4/13

3:40 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop14h 25m

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3:45 am-11:33 pm

2 stops26h 48m

$727

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3:40 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop14h 25m

Istanbul

Wed 4/28

3:45 am-9:48 pm

2 stops25h 03m

$731

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CLT Charlotte Douglas - IST Istanbul

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Wed 3/10

8:06 pm-12:25 am

2 stops20h 19m

Istanbul

Wed 3/24

7:40 am-8:17 pm

2 stops19h 37m

$751

RaleighIstanbul

RDU Raleigh-Durham - IST Istanbul

RDUIST

Raleigh-Durham

Tue 4/6

3:40 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop14h 25m

Istanbul

Fri 5/7

2:00 pm-9:39 am

2 stops26h 39m

$755

RaleighIstanbul

RDU Raleigh-Durham - IST Istanbul

RDUIST

Raleigh-Durham

Tue 4/6

3:40 pm-9:50 pm

1 stop23h 10m

Istanbul

Thu 5/6

2:00 pm-1:55 pm

2 stops30h 55m

$755

CharlotteIstanbul

CLT Charlotte Douglas - IST Istanbul

CLTIST

Charlotte Douglas

Tue 4/20

6:05 pm-1:05 am

1 stop24h 00m

Istanbul

Tue 4/27

8:15 am-4:15 pm

1 stop15h 00m

$759

CharlotteIstanbul

CLT Charlotte Douglas - IST Istanbul

CLTIST

Charlotte Douglas

Mon 3/1

7:20 pm-5:50 pm

2 stops38h 30m

Istanbul

Mon 3/15

6:30 pm-3:15 pm

2 stops27h 45m

$762

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CLT Charlotte Douglas - IST Istanbul

CLTIST

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Tue 1/12

8:45 pm-1:05 am

1 stop20h 20m

Istanbul

Tue 1/19

7:40 am-6:05 pm

1 stop18h 25m

$1,129

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul?

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from North Carolina to Istanbul. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $784. If you aren’t able to travel to Istanbul during the month of January, then flying in March is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $794.

How far in advance should I book a flight from North Carolina to Istanbul?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul from North Carolina when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul for around $984 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul from North Carolina for as low as $729 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$327
Fastest flight time	14h 25m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Istanbul from North Carolina in the past 72 hours is $327. The best round-trip flight deal from North Carolina to Istanbul found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $715.

The fastest flight from North Carolina to Istanbul takes 14h 25m

There are no direct flights from North Carolina to Istanbul. There are no popular flight routes from North Carolina to Istanbul.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul?
Prices for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul?
As of November 2026, there are 12 operators available to choose from for flights from North Carolina to Istanbul.
How old do you have to be to fly from North Carolina to Istanbul?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from North Carolina to Istanbul.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Istanbul?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Istanbul may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Istanbul. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Icelandair	PriceFrom $381	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 766 reviews	Search Icelandair flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $463	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,281 reviews	Search British Airways flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $541	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 10,485 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $549	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,230 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $613	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,697 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Delta	PriceFrom $617	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,720 reviews	Search Delta flights
Air France	PriceFrom $637	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,647 reviews	Search Air France flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $645	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,294 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Scandinavian Airlines	PriceFrom $647	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 2,027 reviews	Search Scandinavian Airlines flights
KLM	PriceFrom $689	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,599 reviews	Search KLM flights

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