London Stansted to Istanbul flights
Updated 2026-11-04
The lowest one-way fare from London Stansted to Istanbul we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £66, for travel on 8 Jan 2027, 1 stop (seen on 2 Nov). A typical low fare is £91 (the median of the cheapest fare in each of 47 travel weeks). London Stansted (STN) to Istanbul (IST) is 2456 km, typically flown in 3h 28m. 1 airline has been seen selling non-stop flights.
How much is a flight from London to Istanbul?
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £66for travel on 8 Jan 2027, 1 stop · seen 2 Nov
- Lowest non-stop fare seen
- £100 with Turkish Airlinesfor travel on 15 Jan 2027, non-stop · seen 1 Nov
- Typical low fare
- £91median of the cheapest fare in each of 47 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Novembermedian daily low £91, 27 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Augustmedian daily low £164, 13 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Sundaymedian £104 across 24 Sundays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- Turkish Airlines
- Fares last checked
- 4 Novcaptured daily
These are fares seen on the dates given, not live prices. A fare can sell out or change within hours.
See today's pricesHow much is a flight from London to Istanbul next week?
| Travel week | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next week5 Nov–11 Nov | £81 | – | London Stansted | Check 10 Nov |
| In 2 weeks12 Nov–18 Nov | £87 | – | London Stansted | Check 12 Nov |
| In 3 weeks19 Nov–25 Nov | £81 | – | London Stansted | Check 24 Nov |
| In 4 weeks26 Nov–2 Dec | £74 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check 2 Dec |
| In 5 weeks3 Dec–9 Dec | £76 | – | London Stansted | Check 8 Dec |
| In 6 weeks10 Dec–16 Dec | £81 | – | London Stansted | Check 14 Dec |
| In 7 weeks17 Dec–23 Dec | £123 | – | London Stansted | Check 21 Dec |
| In 8 weeks24 Dec–30 Dec | £104 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check 25 Dec |
Lowest one-way fare seen for travel in each of the next 8 weeks, checked 4 Nov. A week is shown only when fares were seen on three or more of its days. Not live prices.
London to Istanbul flights by date
Lowest one-way fare seen for each travel date in the next two weeks, checked 4 Nov. Cheapest: Tuesday 10 Nov at £81.
| Travel date | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | £105 | Turkish Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Fri 6 Nov | £91 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Sat 7 Nov | £91 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Sun 8 Nov | £93 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Mon 9 Nov | £86 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Tue 10 Nov | £81 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Wed 11 Nov | £91 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Thu 12 Nov | £87 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Fri 13 Nov | £107 | Turkish Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Sat 14 Nov | £91 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Sun 15 Nov | £93 | Pegasus Airlines | London Stansted | Check |
| Mon 16 Nov | £88 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Tue 17 Nov | £89 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Wed 18 Nov | £91 | – | London Stansted | Check |
Dates with no fare observed are left out. Past observations, not live prices.
Which airlines fly direct from London to Istanbul?
| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Airlines | £100 | 15 Jan 2027 | £112 | Check 15 Jan |
One-way fares for non-stop flights, seen in the week to 4 Nov. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates. Some fares are sold by a partner airline on the same aircraft (a codeshare).
With a stop on the way, the lowest fares seen were Pegasus Airlines £74, easyJet £222, Royal Air Maroc £253, Lufthansa £274 and Royal Jordanian £436.
Cheapest month to fly from London to Istanbul
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (217 travel days in all, checked in the week to 4 Nov). A month is shown only when at least three of its days have a fare.
Cheapest day of the week to fly from London to Istanbul
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £109 | £106 | £106 | £108 | £114 | £165 | £104 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Sunday is the lowest in this week's data.
Flying from London Stansted
Stansted is built around Ryanair, with over 200 routes and the airport's single Norman Foster terminal optimised for fast turnarounds. The Stansted Express runs to Liverpool Street in 47 minutes; the airport sits 34 miles northeast of central London. Fares from Stansted are typically the cheapest of the London airports, especially on Eastern European, Italian and Iberian routes — the trade-off is fewer full-service options and a longer ground transfer at both ends.
Arriving in Istanbul
Istanbul Airport (the new mega-hub, opened 2018) sits 35 km northwest of the city. The new metro extension reaches Gayrettepe in 26 minutes for ₺27. Turkish Airlines is the dominant carrier with Pegasus operating from Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) on the Asian side. Istanbul is the cheapest gateway to Asia from the UK on connecting fares; book well ahead for Hagia Sophia / Topkapı tourism peaks.
London to Istanbul FAQs
Direct flights from London Stansted (STN) to Istanbul (IST) take approximately 3h 28m for the 2456 km journey. Airport-to-airport time depends on winds and air-traffic queueing on approach.
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £66, for travel on 8 Jan 2027, 1 stop (seen on 2 Nov). A typical low fare is £91, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 47 travel weeks. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
For travel between 5 Nov and 11 Nov, the lowest one-way fare we saw (checked 4 Nov) was £81 from London Stansted, for 10 Nov. The weeks after: 12 Nov–18 Nov £87; 19 Nov–25 Nov £81; 26 Nov–2 Dec £74. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, November was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £91 over 27 travel days. August was the dearest at £164.
Sunday, in this week's data: the median of the lowest fare for each Sunday departure was £104, across 24 dates.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by Turkish Airlines. Lowest one-way fares seen: Turkish Airlines £100.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, the lowest one-way fare to Istanbul was from London Stansted (£66), then London Luton £72, London Heathrow £84 and London Gatwick £111. Lowest fares seen, not live prices; the order changes week to week.
Entry rules for UK passport holders differ by country and change. Check gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey before you book.