London to Istanbul flights: the cheapest month to fly
£45one-way
Thu 31 Dec
easyJet, 1 stop, Southend to Sabiha Gokcen International, 8 h 55 min
Long connection: the journey takes at least twice the route's typical time.
See flights for Thu 31 Dec on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Thu 31 Dec, easyJet, 1 stopOpens the live search on Aviasales. A fare travellers found, not a live quote.
Each fold is a month; its height is the lowest one-way fare found. Coral is the cheapest; "none" means no fare was found.
Fare by month
tap a month; none = no fare foundCheapest found: Thu 31 Dec, £45, easyJet, 1 stop from Southend. Tap a month to see its days.
The cheapest one-way fare found from London to Istanbul is £45, a one-stop trip of 8 h 55 min, for a flight from Southend in Dec 2026; the priciest month in the next ten, Jul 2027, shows £93, a trip with 2 stops of 15 h 25 min. All are fares found in recent searches, not live quotes.
The cheapest fare with an ordinary journey time is £58 in Apr 2027 (Pegasus Airlines, direct). 3 of the 10 months with a fare are direct, usually about 3 h 40 min in the air. The median monthly fare is £58, so the cheapest month sits 22% below the usual; the priciest, Jul 2027, is 60% above it. Monthly lows come most often from easyJet (4 months), Pegasus Airlines (3) and Wizz Air UK (3); the £45 cheapest month is easyJet.
Every month
- November 2026Tue 24 Nov, easyJet, 1 stop, Gatwick to Sabiha Gokcen International, 44 h 10 min; long connection£49Search Tue 24 Nov on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, easyJet, 1 stop
- December 2026Thu 31 Dec, easyJet, 1 stop, Southend to Sabiha Gokcen International, 8 h 55 min; long connection£45Search Thu 31 Dec on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, easyJet, 1 stop
- January 2027Mon 4 Jan, easyJet, 1 stop, Southend to Sabiha Gokcen International, 8 h 50 min; long connection£57Search Mon 4 Jan on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, easyJet, 1 stop
- February 2027Mon 1 Feb, Wizz Air UK, 1 stop, Luton to Istanbul New, 37 h 25 min; long connection£55Search Mon 1 Feb on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Wizz Air UK, 1 stop
- March 2027Mon 1 Mar, easyJet, 1 stop, Southend to Istanbul New, 31 h 5 min; long connection£58Search Mon 1 Mar on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, easyJet, 1 stop
- April 2027Mon 19 Apr, Pegasus Airlines, direct, Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen International, 3 h 40 min£58Search Mon 19 Apr on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Pegasus Airlines, direct
- May 2027Thu 13 May, Pegasus Airlines, direct, Gatwick to Sabiha Gokcen International, 3 h 50 min£66Search Thu 13 May on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Pegasus Airlines, direct
- June 2027Thu 10 Jun, Pegasus Airlines, direct, Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen International, 3 h 40 min£60Search Thu 10 Jun on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Pegasus Airlines, direct
- July 2027Mon 5 Jul, Wizz Air UK, 2 stops, Gatwick to Istanbul New, 15 h 25 min; long connection£93Search Mon 5 Jul on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Wizz Air UK, 2 stops
- August 2027Thu 12 Aug, Wizz Air UK, 1 stop, Luton to Sabiha Gokcen International, 14 h 30 min; long connection£79Search Thu 12 Aug on Aviasales: London to Istanbul, Wizz Air UK, 1 stop
For connecting trips the airline shown is the one the search returned as the main carrier; other legs may be with other airlines.