ExceptionalNonstop · 2.5h
ATH to WAWPoland
Warsaw
$48
usually $125
−62%
Most monthly lows $85–$133. Cheaper than every other month on record (6).
Flights · ATH → IST
Athens to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$67
−42%
below its usual $115
you keep $48
RareFound
- Depart
- Wed 16 Dec
- Return
- Fri 15 Jan
- Stay
- 30 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 1.5h
- Airline
Aegean Airlines
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $104 and $134. The drop beats 90% of measured fares on the board, over 11 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 $67 and peak in October near $152, 127% dearer, across the 11 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Aegean Airlines nonstop and takes about 1.5 hours outbound, on a 30-night trip. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 16 Dec, $67
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 20% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $166 then versus $132 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 $67, on 16 Dec.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $209, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Wednesday 21 October: $152, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $164, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $174, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $234, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.25Monday 26 October: $220, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.27Wednesday 28 October: $272, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $192, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $233, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $278, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $185, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $143, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $115, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $132, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $142, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 9 November: $107, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.10Wednesday 11 November: $107, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $158, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $135, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $173, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.15Monday 16 November: $114, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $168, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18Thursday 19 November: $115, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $122, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 21 November: $113, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 22 November: $175, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 23 November: $119, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24Wednesday 25 November: $97, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $123, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.27Saturday 28 November: $110, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Monday 30 November: $104, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $107, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Saturday 5 December: $114, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.678Wednesday 9 December: $200, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.10Friday 11 December: $71, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.12131415Wednesday 16 December: $67, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.171819Sunday 20 December: $101, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21222324Friday 25 December: $109, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 26 December: $123, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.27Monday 28 December: $136, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $109, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $112, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 31 December: $159, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
January 2027
1Saturday 2 January: $119, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3456Thursday 7 January: $100, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 8 January: $108, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.9Sunday 10 January: $91, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.111213Thursday 14 January: $91, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1516171819202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 151 tracked fares
Cheapest in Dec, around $67
42% below the $115 typical fare
$152Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$97Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$67Dec, the cheapest month. Compare December fares.$91Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$109Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$99Mar, below the usual price. Compare March fares.$114Apr, around the usual price. Compare April fares.$140Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$133Jul, above the usual price. Compare July fares.$134Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.$133Sep, above the usual price. Compare September fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Athens to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈1.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈562 km each way
- Typical price
- $115 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Aegean Airlines
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
ATH → IST, answered.
Is $67 a good price for Athens to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $115 round-trip. At $67 you're 42% below that, which we rate rare for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Athens to Istanbul?
Across 11 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 ATH → 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 11 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 Athens to Istanbul?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Aegean Airlines). The outbound leg runs around 1.5 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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