ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
MAD to RAKMorocco
Marrakech
$36
usually $95
−62%
Most monthly lows $58–$101. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · MAD → IST
Madrid to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$143
−23%
below its usual $185
you keep $42
GoodFound
- Depart
- Tue 1 Jun
- Return
- Wed 30 Jun
- Stay
- 29 nights
- Flight
- 1 stop · 6h
- Airline
Tarom
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $165 and $209. The drop beats 63% 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 June around $143 and peak in August near $324, 127% dearer, across the 11 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking makes one stop and takes about 6 hours outbound, on a 29-night trip — ticketed under Tarom, which on a connecting fare need not operate every leg. At $143 for 2,739 km each way, that works out to about $26 per 1,000 km flown. That is well under the $43 per 1,000 km that medium-haul fares on this board typically run. Across the 12 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 3rd — 39% above the $103 from London. That puts it in the cheaper half of the 10 routes of similar length we watch out of Madrid, where the middle fare is $143. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 10 Nov, $181
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 7% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $237 then versus $220 now, across 16 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 $143, on 11 Nov.
October 2026
13141516Saturday 17 October: $242, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18Monday 19 October: $267, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $215, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $245, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $271, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $258, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $243, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $209, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.26Tuesday 27 October: $281, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $395, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $250, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $253, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $249, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $249, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $238, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Wednesday 4 November: $185, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $199, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $201, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $214, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8Monday 9 November: $227, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $181, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $189, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1213Saturday 14 November: $198, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $213, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $233, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $189, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $193, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Friday 20 November: $210, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122Monday 23 November: $204, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $215, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 25 November: $191, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $206, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.272829Monday 30 November: $200, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $190, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.34Saturday 5 December: $222, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6789Thursday 10 December: $219, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 11 December: $205, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.12Sunday 13 December: $217, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 14 December: $197, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 15 December: $224, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 16 December: $251, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.17Friday 18 December: $277, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $247, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $210, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21Tuesday 22 December: $237, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23Thursday 24 December: $236, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2526Sunday 27 December: $250, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 28 December: $239, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $242, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $220, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
1234Tuesday 5 January: $210, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 6 January: $212, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.789Sunday 10 January: $207, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.111213141516Sunday 17 January: $209, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18192021222324Monday 25 January: $188, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 153 tracked fares
Cheapest in Jun, around $143
23% below the $185 typical fare
$209Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$181Nov, around the usual price. Compare November fares.$185Dec, around the usual price. Compare December fares.$188Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$168Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$155Mar, below the usual price. Compare March fares.$165Apr, below the usual price. Compare April fares.$155May, below the usual price. Compare May fares.$143Jun, the cheapest month. Compare June fares.$299Jul, above the usual price. Compare July fares.$324Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Madrid to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Barajas (MAD) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈6 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,739 km each way
- Typical price
- $185 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Tarom
- Itineraries
- Connections on current fares
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
MAD → IST, answered.
Is $143 a good price for Madrid to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $185 round-trip. At $143 you're 23% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Istanbul?
Across 11 months of cached-fare history, Jun 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 MAD → 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, Jun comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Madrid to Istanbul?
The current cheapest fares involve a connection, ticketed under Tarom. We hold no nonstop fare on this route right now, which does not mean none flies — search your exact dates to see what does.
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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