ExceptionalNonstop · 4.5h
STO to AGPSpain
Málaga
$79
usually $180
−56%
Most monthly lows $82–$203. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Flights · STO → IST
Stockholm to Istanbul
Best fare, round trip
$155
−16%
below its usual $185
you keep $30
Found
- Depart
- Fri 13 Nov
- Return
- Fri 20 Nov
- Stay
- 7 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 4h
- Airline
Ajet
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $161 and $187. The drop beats 44% 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 bottom out in October around $137 and peak in July near $219, 60% dearer, across the 6 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ajet nonstop and takes about 4 hours outbound, on a 7-night trip. At $155 for 2,174 km each way, that works out to about $36 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 10th — 1.7× the $89 we hold from Zurich. For context, the middle fare among the 13 routes of similar length we watch out of Stockholm is $139. The best time to be in Istanbul: Apr–May · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 19 Oct, $137
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 14% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $172 then versus $196 now, across 18 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 $76, on 26 Nov.
October 2026
131415161718Monday 19 October: $137, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.20Wednesday 21 October: $292, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Friday 23 October: $325, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $197, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 25 October: $322, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2627Wednesday 28 October: $269, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Friday 30 October: $285, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
November 2026
Sunday 1 November: $213, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2345Friday 6 November: $161, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $192, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 8 November: $168, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 9 November: $158, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 10 November: $197, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $188, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 12 November: $180, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $155, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.141516171819Friday 20 November: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122232425Thursday 26 November: $171, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 27 November: $153, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.282930
December 2026
12345678Wednesday 9 December: $165, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.10111213141516171819202122232425Saturday 26 December: $277, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $346, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2829Wednesday 30 December: $268, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
12Sunday 3 January: $286, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.45678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 142 tracked fares
Cheapest in Oct, around $137
26% below the $185 typical fare
$137Oct, the cheapest month. Compare October fares.$153Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$165Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$187Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$219Jul, above the usual price. Compare July fares.$172Sep, below the usual price. Compare September fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Stockholm to Istanbul, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Arlanda (ARN) · Bromma (BMA) · Skavsta (NYO) ↔ Istanbul (IST) · Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
- Flight time
- ≈4 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈2,174 km each way
- Typical price
- $185 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ajet
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Good to know
STO → IST, answered.
Is $155 a good price for Stockholm to Istanbul?
Only slightly. The seasonal median is around $185 round-trip and this fare is 16% 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 Stockholm 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 STO → 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 Stockholm 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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