ExceptionalNonstop · 3h
AMS to AGPSpain
Málaga
$81
usually $185
−56%
Most monthly lows $118–$237. Cheaper than every other month on record (9).
Flights · AMS → IST
Amsterdam to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$158
−25%
below its usual $210
you keep $52
GoodFound
- Depart
- Fri 27 Nov
- Return
- Mon 30 Nov
- Stay
- 3 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 3.5h
- Airline
Ajet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $163 and $212. The drop beats 67% of measured fares on the board, over 10 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 December around $152 and peak in September near $326, 114% dearer, across the 10 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ajet nonstop and takes about 3.5 hours outbound, on a 3-night trip. At $158 for 2,213 km each way, that works out to about $36 per 1,000 km flown. That is below the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. Across the 13 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 12th — 1.8× the $89 we hold from Zurich. For context, the middle fare among the 9 routes of similar length we watch out of Amsterdam is $148. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 4 Dec, $152
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 4% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $226 then versus $217 now, across 19 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 $147, on 7 Nov.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $394, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $283, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $317, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $271, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $291, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $247, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $211, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $217, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $230, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $282, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $190, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $192, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $230, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $249, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $351, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $245, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2Tuesday 3 November: $198, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $199, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $199, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $207, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $187, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $225, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.9Tuesday 10 November: $178, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $203, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $242, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $186, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $214, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.161718Thursday 19 November: $216, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $202, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122Monday 23 November: $211, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24Wednesday 25 November: $175, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $176, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $157, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Sunday 29 November: $219, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.30
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $181, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 3 December: $172, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 4 December: $152, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $178, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 6 December: $196, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 7 December: $179, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8910Friday 11 December: $225, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.121314Tuesday 15 December: $388, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 16 December: $244, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 17 December: $220, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $392, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $320, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $334, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $304, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.222324Friday 25 December: $312, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2627Monday 28 December: $311, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Wednesday 30 December: $226, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $206, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 2 January: $241, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Tuesday 5 January: $217, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6Thursday 7 January: $186, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 8 January: $186, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.910Monday 11 January: $188, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.121314151617Monday 18 January: $213, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 19 January: $222, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 162 tracked fares
Cheapest in Dec, around $152
28% below the $210 typical fare
$163Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$157Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$152Dec, the cheapest month. Compare December fares.$175Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$184Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$211Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$212Apr, around the usual price. Compare April fares.$209May, around the usual price. Compare May fares.$280Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$326Sep, above the usual price. Compare September fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Amsterdam to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Schiphol (AMS) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈3.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,213 km each way
- Typical price
- $210 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ajet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
AMS → IST, answered.
Is $158 a good price for Amsterdam to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $210 round-trip. At $158 you're 25% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Amsterdam to Istanbul?
Across 10 months of cached-fare history, Dec 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 AMS → 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 10 months of cached fares, Dec comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Amsterdam to Istanbul?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Ajet). The outbound leg runs around 3.5 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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