ExceptionalNonstop · 2.5h
BRU to STOSweden
Stockholm
$41
usually $135
−70%
Most monthly lows $125–$136. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).
Flights · BRU → IST
Brussels to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$108
−23%
below its usual $140
you keep $32
GoodFound
- Depart
- Wed 18 Nov
- Return
- Sun 22 Nov
- Stay
- 4 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 3.5h
- Airline
Ajet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $134 and $178. The drop beats 63% of measured fares on the board, over 9 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 November around $108 and peak in July near $200, 85% dearer, across the 9 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ajet nonstop and takes about 3.5 hours outbound, on a 4-night trip. At $108 for 2,181 km each way, that works out to about $25 per 1,000 km flown. That is well under the $41 per 1,000 km that short-haul fares on this board typically run. Across the 12 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 3rd — 21% above the $89 from Zurich. For context, the middle fare among the 9 routes of similar length we watch out of Brussels is $94. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 18 Nov, $108
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 10% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $193 then versus $174 now, across 22 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 $97, on 27 Oct.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $350, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $375, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $302, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $248, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $254, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $263, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $254, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $277, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $209, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $195, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $167, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $178, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $274, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $308, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $238, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $183, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $160, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $182, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $142, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6Saturday 7 November: $125, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8Monday 9 November: $162, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $123, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $127, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $205, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $138, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1617Wednesday 18 November: $108, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $120, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Saturday 21 November: $179, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22232425Thursday 26 November: $133, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $138, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Sunday 29 November: $134, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.30
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $127, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 2 December: $121, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Friday 4 December: $124, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $139, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 6 December: $146, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 7 December: $159, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8910Friday 11 December: $166, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1213Monday 14 December: $159, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 15 December: $185, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.16Thursday 17 December: $165, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $231, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Sunday 20 December: $254, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $242, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Wednesday 23 December: $354, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 24 December: $217, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 25 December: $360, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 26 December: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $224, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 28 December: $221, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $236, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $339, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $142, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 2 January: $178, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 3 January: $168, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 4 January: $141, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 5 January: $152, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.67Friday 8 January: $139, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.910111213141516Sunday 17 January: $165, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 18 January: $141, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19202122232425262728Friday 29 January: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 161 tracked fares
Cheapest in Nov, around $108
23% below the $140 typical fare
$167Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$108Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$121Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$139Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$178Feb, above the usual price. Compare February fares.$134Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$180Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$200Jul, above the usual price. Compare July fares.$135Aug, around the usual price. Compare August fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Brussels to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Zaventem (BRU) · Charleroi (CRL) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈3.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,181 km each way
- Typical price
- $140 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ajet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
BRU → IST, answered.
Is $108 a good price for Brussels to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $140 round-trip. At $108 you're 23% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Brussels to Istanbul?
Across 9 months of cached-fare history, Nov 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 BRU → 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 9 months of cached fares, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Brussels 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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