Cheap flights from India to Istanbul from ₹ 17,081

The cheapest month to fly to Istanbul from India is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around ₹ 28,068, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Istanbul in February, then you should wait until November to fly from India, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of ₹ 28,991.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Istanbul. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as ₹ 70,674. When flying out on a Thursday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from India to Istanbul for around ₹ 74,624.

Fly from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Istanbul for the best India - Istanbul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Istanbul from India when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Istanbul for around ₹ 37,608 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Istanbul from India for as low as ₹ 26,221 on momondo.

Oman Air, Air Arabia, and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from India to Istanbul

Kuwait Airways, IndiGo and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Istanbul from India according to our data. Kuwait Airways is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Istanbul. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Istanbul on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 48% of flights between India and Istanbul have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 146 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Friday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Turkish Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 47% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

5 flights are operational daily from India to Istanbul as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 06:00, with 73% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of March 2026, 39 flights take off from India and land in Istanbul each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 15% of weekly flights taking off on this day.