RareNonstop · 2h
CPH to BUDHungary
Budapest
$65
usually $110
−41%
Most monthly lows $65–$112. Other months at or below this: 1 of 3.
Flights · CPH → IST
Copenhagen to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$143
−27%
below its usual $195
you keep $52
GoodFound
- Depart
- Wed 3 Feb
- Return
- Fri 5 Feb
- Stay
- 2 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 3.5h
- Airline
Ajet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $169 and $212. The drop beats 72% of measured fares on the board, over 7 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 February around $143 and peak in May near $246, 72% dearer, across the 7 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ajet nonstop and takes about 3.5 hours outbound, on a 2-night trip. At $143 for 2,022 km each way, that works out to about $35 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 7th — 1.6× the $89 we hold from Zurich. For context, the middle fare among the 15 routes of similar length we watch out of Copenhagen is $130. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 28 Oct, $161
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 2% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $215 then versus $219 now, across 17 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 $131, on 22 Sep.
October 2026
13141516Saturday 17 October: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1819Tuesday 20 October: $255, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122Friday 23 October: $319, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $336, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $307, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $292, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $179, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $161, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.2930Saturday 31 October: $283, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $226, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $193, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $183, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $186, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.678Monday 9 November: $236, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1011121314151617181920212223242526Friday 27 November: $203, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.282930
December 2026
12Thursday 3 December: $198, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.45Sunday 6 December: $192, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.78910111213141516171819202122232425Saturday 26 December: $316, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.272829Wednesday 30 December: $235, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 31 December: $205, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
January 2027
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CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 128 tracked fares
Cheapest in Feb, around $143
27% below the $195 typical fare
$161Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$183Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$169Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$212Jan ’27, above the usual price. Compare January fares.$143Feb, the cheapest month. Compare February fares.$145Mar, below the usual price. Compare March fares.$246May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Copenhagen to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Kastrup (CPH) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈3.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,022 km each way
- Typical price
- $195 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ajet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
CPH → IST, answered.
Is $143 a good price for Copenhagen to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $195 round-trip. At $143 you're 27% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Copenhagen to Istanbul?
Across 7 months of cached-fare history, Feb 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 CPH → 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 7 months of cached fares, Feb comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Copenhagen 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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