GoodNonstop · 4h
KUL to HKG
Hong Kong
$181
usually $255
−29%
Most monthly lows $189–$264. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Flights · KUL → IST
Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$454
−6%
below its usual $485
you keep $31
Found
- Depart
- Tue 27 Oct
- Return
- Wed 11 Nov
- Stay
- 15 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 11.5h
- Airline
Turkish Airlines
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $473 and $487. The drop beats 8% of measured fares on the board, over 6 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 on this route stay within about $35 across the 6 months we track — season matters less here than timing the drop. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Turkish Airlines nonstop and takes about 11.5 hours outbound, on a 15-night trip. At $454 for 8,333 km each way, that works out to about $27 per 1,000 km flown. That is well under the $44 per 1,000 km that long-haul fares on this board typically run. Across the 18 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 2nd — 16% above the $390 from Seoul. It is also the 2nd cheapest of the 28 routes of similar length we watch out of Kuala Lumpur. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 27 Oct, $454
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 4% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $531 then versus $508 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 $447, on 26 Oct.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $766, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18Monday 19 October: $474, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Wednesday 21 October: $714, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2223Saturday 24 October: $636, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $600, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.26Tuesday 27 October: $454, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.2829Friday 30 October: $482, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $795, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $513, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23Wednesday 4 November: $509, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.56Saturday 7 November: $476, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8Monday 9 November: $482, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $539, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $523, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.12131415Monday 16 November: $499, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1718Thursday 19 November: $497, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2021Sunday 22 November: $473, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2324252627282930
December 2026
12345678Wednesday 9 December: $584, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1011Saturday 12 December: $772, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1314151617181920Monday 21 December: $649, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Wednesday 23 December: $487, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24252627Monday 28 December: $495, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Wednesday 30 December: $489, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $508, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2345678910Monday 11 January: $514, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1213Thursday 14 January: $484, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 15 January: $473, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.16171819202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 140 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $454
6% below the $485 typical fare
$454Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$473Nov, around the usual price. Compare November fares.$487Dec, around the usual price. Compare December fares.$473Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$486Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$489Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL) · Subang (SZB) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈11.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈8,333 km each way
- Typical price
- $485 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Turkish Airlines
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
KUL → IST, answered.
Is $454 a good price for Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
Only slightly. The seasonal median is around $485 round-trip and this fare is 6% under it. We do not call a drop notable until 20%, so this is an ordinary price for the route rather than a reason to hurry.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
Across 6 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 KUL → 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 6 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Turkish Airlines). The outbound leg runs around 11.5 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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