Rare1 stop · 7.5h
AUH to PRGCzechia
Prague
$257
usually $550
−53%
Most monthly lows $269–$564. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Flights · AUH → IST
Abu Dhabi to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$206
−21%
below its usual $260
you keep $54
GoodFound
- Depart
- Sat 24 Oct
- Return
- Thu 29 Oct
- Stay
- 5 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 5h
- Airline
Pegasus
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $212 and $289. The drop beats 58% of measured fares on the board, over 5 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
TürkiyeIstanbulTwo continents, one skyline of minarets. Turkish Airlines’ mega-hub means constant fare battles.Best windowApr–May · Sep–OctAirportsIstanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)Every route into IstanbulFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in October around $206 and peak in March near $321, 56% dearer, across the 5 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Pegasus nonstop and takes about 5 hours outbound, on a 5-night trip. At $206 for 2,986 km each way, that works out to about $34 per 1,000 km flown. That is below the $43 per 1,000 km typical of medium-haul fares here. Across the 8 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 5th — 2.0× the $103 we hold from London. It is also the 2nd cheapest of the 10 routes of similar length we watch out of Abu Dhabi. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 24 Oct, $206
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 5% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $283 then versus $268 now, across 23 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $161, on 9 Sep.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $463, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $318, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $233, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2021Thursday 22 October: $258, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $324, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $206, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.25Monday 26 October: $270, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $223, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $221, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $210, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $256, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
November 2026
1234Thursday 5 November: $216, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $261, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.7Sunday 8 November: $212, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.9Tuesday 10 November: $236, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1112Friday 13 November: $318, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $246, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $258, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $240, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $352, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $242, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $328, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $288, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.212223242526272829Monday 30 November: $373, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $286, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 2 December: $328, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34567891011Saturday 12 December: $409, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $378, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 14 December: $302, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1516171819202122Wednesday 23 December: $363, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2425262728Tuesday 29 December: $260, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $268, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $289, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 143 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $206
21% below the $260 typical fare
$206Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$212Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$260Dec, around the usual price. Compare December fares.$289Jan ’27, above the usual price. Compare January fares.$321Mar, above the usual price. Compare March fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Zayed International (AUH) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,986 km each way
- Typical price
- $260 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Pegasus
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
AUH → IST, answered.
Is $206 a good price for Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $260 round-trip. At $206 you're 21% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?
Across 5 months of cached-fare history, Oct comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Istanbul are Apr–May · Sep–Oct — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book AUH → Istanbul?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 5 months of cached fares, Oct comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Pegasus). The outbound leg runs around 5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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