RareNonstop · 2.5h
MUC to ALCSpain
Alicante
$117
usually $220
−47%
Most monthly lows $220–$267. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).
Flights · MUC → IST
Munich to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$108
−43%
below its usual $190
you keep $82
RareFound
- Depart
- Wed 4 Nov
- Return
- Mon 30 Nov
- Stay
- 26 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 3h
- Airline
Ajet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $125 and $193. The drop beats 91% 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 November around $108 and peak in August near $221, 105% dearer, across the 11 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ajet nonstop and takes about 3 hours outbound, on a 26-night trip. At $108 for 1,585 km each way, that works out to about $34 per 1,000 km flown. That is below the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. Across the 7 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 3rd — 21% above the $89 from Zurich. It is also the cheapest of the 14 routes of similar length we watch out of Munich. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 4 Nov, $108
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 5% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $185 then versus $175 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 $99, on 6 Oct.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $370, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $205, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $148, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $175, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $201, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $179, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $196, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $235, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $266, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $209, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $140, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $237, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $226, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $309, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $265, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $228, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $140, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $108, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $153, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $174, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $124, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $216, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 9 November: $127, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $127, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $141, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $151, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14Sunday 15 November: $126, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $125, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $131, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $126, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $128, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $160, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122Monday 23 November: $140, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $124, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.25Thursday 26 November: $125, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $129, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $134, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 29 November: $186, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.30
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $125, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 2 December: $126, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Friday 4 December: $125, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.56Monday 7 December: $125, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8910Friday 11 December: $201, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 12 December: $220, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $225, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1415Wednesday 16 December: $344, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 17 December: $217, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.18Saturday 19 December: $263, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $304, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $396, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Wednesday 23 December: $339, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 24 December: $267, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 25 December: $307, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 26 December: $305, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $294, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 28 December: $338, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $253, 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
Friday 1 January: $222, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 2 January: $225, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 3 January: $253, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.45Wednesday 6 January: $193, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.78910111213141516Sunday 17 January: $121, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 18 January: $118, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Wednesday 20 January: $137, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 21 January: $121, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 22 January: $132, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 23 January: $118, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24252627282930Sunday 31 January: $142, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 173 tracked fares
Cheapest in Nov, around $108
43% below the $190 typical fare
$140Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$108Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$125Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$118Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$121Feb, below the usual price. Compare February fares.$193Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$193Apr, around the usual price. Compare April fares.$208May, above the usual price. Compare May fares.$192Jun, around the usual price. Compare June fares.$191Jul, around the usual price. Compare July fares.$221Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Munich to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Franz Josef Strauss (MUC) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈3 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,585 km each way
- Typical price
- $190 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ajet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
MUC → IST, answered.
Is $108 a good price for Munich to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $190 round-trip. At $108 you're 43% below that, which we rate rare for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Munich to Istanbul?
Across 11 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 MUC → 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, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Munich to Istanbul?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Ajet). The outbound leg runs around 3 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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