Flight Routes from London to Istanbul

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Our cheapest offers for flights from London to Istanbul

Here you can compare cheap flights from London (LON) to Istanbul (IST) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Istanbul. Prices and availability may change at any time.

Outbound Return Airlines Shop Baggage Price
Best option
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
BA0716
03h 55min
Return
06/30/26
direct
BA0719
04h 00min
British Airways ?
$232
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
BA0716
03h 55min
Return
06/30/26
direct
BA0719
04h 00min
British Airways ?
$242
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
TK1972
03h 45min
Return
06/30/26
direct
TK1987
04h 00min
Turkish Airlines ?
$245
London
Istanbul
Outbound
05/16/26
1 Stopover (BEG)
JU0211, JU0426
12h 10min
Return
05/29/26
1 Stopover (BEG)
JU0427, JU0210
10h 00min
Air Serbia ?
$275
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
TK1984
03h 40min
Return
06/30/26
direct
TK1971
03h 50min
Turkish Airlines
$278
London
Istanbul
Outbound
05/16/26
1 Stopover (BEG)
JU0215, JU0426
05h 45min
Return
05/29/26
1 Stopover (BEG)
JU0427, JU0210
10h 00min
Air Serbia ?
$283
London
Istanbul
Outbound
05/16/26
1 Stopover (BEG)
JU0215, JU0426
05h 45min
Return
05/29/26
1 Stopover (BEG)
JU0427, JU0210
10h 00min
Air Serbia ?
$284
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
TK1932
03h 55min
Return
06/28/26
direct
TK1987
04h 00min
Turkish Airlines ?
$284
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
TK1972
03h 45min
Return
06/30/26
direct
TK1971
03h 50min
Turkish Airlines ?
$288
London
Istanbul
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
TK1932
03h 55min
Return
06/28/26
direct
TK1987
04h 00min
Turkish Airlines ?
$309
Prices based on recent searches, subject to last-minute changes
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Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from London to Istanbul

Favorite airline: PLL LOT
Most travelers looking for flights on the route from London to Istanbul decide to book flights with PLL LOT.
PLL LOT
47 %
Air Serbia
33 %
British Airways
16 %
Cheapest weekday: Tuesday
Flight tickets are cheapest on Tuesday. Flights on these weekdays cost up to 29 % less.
Direct flights are cheaper
Flights with a stopover are on average $53.00 more expensive than direct flights.
non stop flight
1 stop
03h 55min
20h 35min
$ 173
$ 226
Favourite connection: via Warsaw
When booking flights from London to Istanbul 48 % of travelers prefer to fly via Warsaw.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Warsaw
20h 35min, from $ 226
48 %
1 stopover Belgrade (Beograd)
26h 50min, from $ 282
34 %
Direct flights
03h 55min, from $ 173
16 %

Important flight information

Flight information: London - Istanbul

Roundtrip from $ 231,63
Flight duration min. 03:35 / max. 04:00
Return flight duration min. 04:05/ max. 04:30
Distance 2497 km
Flights per week 78
Departure airport Airport London, all Airports (LON)
Departure country Flights from United Kingdom
Arrival airport Airport Istanbul (IST)
Destination country Flights to Turkey
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