ExceptionalNonstop · 1.5h
PAR to VCEItaly
Venice
$38
usually $110
−65%
Most monthly lows $53–$112. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · PAR → IST
Paris to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$155
−22%
below its usual $200
you keep $45
GoodFound
- Depart
- Mon 11 Jan
- Return
- Tue 12 Jan
- Stay
- 1 night
- Flight
- Nonstop · 4h
- Airline
Ajet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $180 and $205. The drop beats 61% 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 January around $155 and peak in June near $206, 33% dearer, across the 11 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ajet nonstop and takes about 4 hours outbound, on a 1-night trip. At $155 for 2,256 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 12 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Istanbul, this fare ranks 9th — 1.7× the $89 we hold from Zurich. For context, the middle fare among the 6 routes of similar length we watch out of Paris is $103. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 11 Jan '27, $155
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 6% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $213 then versus $226 now, across 20 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 $135, on 7 Oct.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $354, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $439, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Tuesday 20 October: $310, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $292, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $352, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $301, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $242, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $400, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 26 October: $242, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $202, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 28 October: $238, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $249, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $267, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $240, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $221, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 2 November: $205, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $226, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $199, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $221, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $207, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.8Monday 9 November: $199, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $193, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $228, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $228, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $185, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14Sunday 15 November: $174, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 16 November: $206, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 17 November: $214, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $203, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $201, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 20 November: $201, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 21 November: $198, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 22 November: $256, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 23 November: $235, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $189, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 25 November: $180, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 26 November: $182, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $187, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $210, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2930
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $201, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2Thursday 3 December: $166, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 4 December: $166, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5Sunday 6 December: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 7 December: $180, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 8 December: $183, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.91011Saturday 12 December: $200, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 13 December: $193, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.141516Thursday 17 December: $297, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 18 December: $232, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $380, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $271, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $293, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2223Thursday 24 December: $331, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 25 December: $346, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 26 December: $288, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $335, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 28 December: $293, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 29 December: $237, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $269, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 31 December: $198, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $252, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23Monday 4 January: $198, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 5 January: $227, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.6789Sunday 10 January: $214, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 11 January: $155, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.12Wednesday 13 January: $208, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14Friday 15 January: $194, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.16Sunday 17 January: $230, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 18 January: $190, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 19 January: $280, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 20 January: $281, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 21 January: $280, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 22 January: $353, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 23 January: $353, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24252627Thursday 28 January: $196, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2930Sunday 31 January: $207, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 175 tracked fares
Cheapest in Jan, around $155
22% below the $200 typical fare
$202Oct, around the usual price. Compare October fares.$174Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$166Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$155Jan ’27, the cheapest month. Compare January fares.$192Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$174Mar, below the usual price. Compare March fares.$201Apr, around the usual price. Compare April fares.$205May, around the usual price. Compare May fares.$206Jun, around the usual price. Compare June fares.$205Jul, around the usual price. Compare July fares.$204Aug, around the usual price. Compare August fares.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualPress a month to compare its fares
Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Paris to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Charles de Gaulle (CDG) · Orly (ORY) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈4 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,256 km each way
- Typical price
- $200 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ajet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
PAR → IST, answered.
Is $155 a good price for Paris to Istanbul?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $200 round-trip. At $155 you're 22% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Paris to Istanbul?
Across 11 months of cached-fare history, Jan 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 PAR → 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, Jan comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Paris to Istanbul?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Ajet). The outbound leg runs around 4 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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