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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Bucharest to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap Flight Deals from Bucharest to Istanbul (BUH-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Bucharest to Istanbul that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from Bucharest to Istanbul

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Bucharest to Istanbul.
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15:50 - 18:40OTP-IST
1h 50mdirect
11:40 - 12:25IST-OTP
1h 45mdirect
€114TAROM
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Fri, 24 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan
08:35 - 10:50OTP-IST
1h 15mdirect
11:40 - 11:55IST-OTP
1h 15mdirect
€124TAROM
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Tue, 28 Jan - Thu, 30 Jan
15:30 - 18:05OTP-IST
1h 35mdirect
14:20 - 14:40IST-OTP
1h 20mdirect
€132Turkish Airlines
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Sat, 15 Feb - Mon, 17 Feb
15:50 - 16:55OTP-IST
24h 05m1 stop
16:40 - 03:10IST-OTP
11h 30m1 stop
€145Air Serbia
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Fri, 28 Feb - Sun, 2 Mar
04:30 - 04:25OTP-IST
22h 55m1 stop
05:30 - 03:10IST-OTP
22h 40m1 stop
€146Air Serbia
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Thu, 23 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan
21:45 - 23:15OTP-IST
1h 30mdirect
13:45 - 15:05IST-OTP
1h 20mdirect
€164Turkish Airlines
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Thu, 3 Apr - Wed, 9 Apr
10:50 - 21:00OTP-IST
9h 10m1 stop
06:30 - 20:25IST-OTP
14h 55m1 stop
€204Aegean Airlines
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Sat, 15 Feb - Mon, 17 Feb
10:50 - 21:00OTP-IST
9h 10m1 stop
12:00 - 20:25IST-OTP
9h 25m1 stop
€240Aegean Airlines
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Sat, 1 Feb - Sun, 2 Feb
12:55 - 22:45OTP-IST
8h 50m2 stops
06:50 - 13:45IST-OTP
7h 55m1 stop
€263Lufthansa
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Fri, 7 Feb - Mon, 10 Feb
06:05 - 22:45OTP-IST
15h 40m1 stop
19:00 - 12:10IST-OTP
18h 10m2 stops
€276Lufthansa
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Mon, 20 Jan - Wed, 29 Jan

Flights from Bucharest to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Bucharest to Istanbul to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Bucharest to Istanbul Airport flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport.
Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport cost €146 and was between Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport (OTP) and Istanbul Airport (IST). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is €146.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport is November, where tickets cost €132 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is €191 and €169 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
No, with an average price for the route of €147, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 11 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

October
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.

When to book flights from Bucharest to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Bucharest to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Bucharest to Istanbul flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport was €82 for a one-way ticket and €119 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    flydubai, and Emirates offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Bucharest to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    The Airbus A330-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Bucharest to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Bucharest and Istanbul, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    There are direct flights from Bucharest to Istanbul on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Bucharest to Istanbul, Turkish Airlines or TAROM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Bucharest to Istanbul are Turkish Airlines and TAROM. With an average price for the route of €213 and an overall rating of 7.3, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. TAROM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of €147 and an overall rating of 6.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Bucharest to Istanbul.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Bucharest is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Istanbul with an airline and back to Bucharest with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Bucharest to Istanbul?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Istanbul from Bucharest up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for €97 or less one-way and €207 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Bucharest to Istanbul?

Find which airlines fly direct from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Bucharest to Istanbul

Monday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Thursday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Friday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Saturday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Sunday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Bucharest

Monday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Thursday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Friday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Saturday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Sunday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

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Top 3 airlines serving from Bucharest to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Bucharest to Istanbul. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Bucharest to Istanbul? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.3
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 3899 reviews
7.4Entertainment
7.4Food
7.3Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.7Crew
Airline reviews

Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024DFW - IST
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Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

The trip had a 19 hour layover, and no hotel accommodation was provided. This a shame for an airline to do to their customers. I will not only stop flying with Turkish Airlines, I will make sure anyone I know avoid Turkish Airlines because of how lousy their layover system is.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

The flight starts at 7am from New Delhi, a supremely inconvenient time, especially, if you are coming from another smaller city. Please consider moving it to 4am or 5am.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

Flight was delayed then we had to redirect for medical emergency during which time we had no information on what is the plan. The connecting flight was also delayed.

Horrible, they forgot our luggage, the food was terrible, the crew were rude, the flight was delayed, I hated every aspect of this flight

The flight was delayed so connection was missed. In Istanbul we were taken to a hotel and no one in the hotel knew so we had to wait hours in the lobby of the hotel while the airline and hotel coordinated. The airline staff is rude at times

Istanbul to Miami is a very long flight, somewhat uncomfortable, especially because the seating offers very limited space outside of business class.

Very old plane on the Istanbul to Bangkok flight, had an emergency exit isle row, no where to put anything, on a plus point loads of leg room. Food was the best I have had in 39 years of flying.

Upgrade to business was great. The crew was nice. Disembarkation in Bucharest was very slow through the rear door to a bus to get to the terminal. The business lounge was not clean with bugs running on the floor.

I rated food and entertainment with the lower score because I did not have N/A. No food and entertainment from Bucharest to London.

Poor service ! Water need to be free and a little snack for 3.5 hour during the flight. Tarom company need to take lessons from Turkish Airlines.

There was extreme turbulence for 10-15 minutes a bit after takeoff, which of course is no one's fault. This was a short regional flight with no amenities except water. Departure and arrival wete close ro on-time. The Suceava airport is very small but pleasant and efficient. My baggage all the way from Washington DC, checked through Paris and Bucharest, arrived without a hitch. There was really nothing to complain about except a regrettable 5+-hour layover in Bucharest.

This experience was atypical. The flight left three hours late because of engine technical issues, which meant a very long wait. Unrealistic announcements made it worse by discoursgong leavimg for water, reatrrom, etc. But the crew did its best and apart from the delay, it was not a bad flight. Good entertainment and drink service.In the end, I made my connection anyway.

Pros: "The crew and the flight from Bucharest to Istanbul"
Cons: "The airplane from Athens to Bucharest wa terrible, very old, smelling bad, not maintained, and noisy"
Cons: "Boarding... always boarding being confuse! Tarom flights are... difficult to understand why this happens"
Pros: "Comfortable’ish seats, left on time... arrived early!"
Cons: "Boarding is, continues to be, a big issue! Not organized, everyone trying to jump ahead of others..."
Pros: "The check in was very rude and moody for no reason. He was not accommodating with the seating arrangement"
Cons: "Ask the staff not to be so moody for no reason at all."

Pegasus Airlines which is the most efficient and cost worth low cost airline all over the Europe

Flight from London was delayed and we had to hurry up to catch the connecting flight to Riyadh

The crew were outstandingly kind and cheerful. We carried our cat and they offered help.

Late departure. No announcements. Boarding was a disaster. Some kind of technical issue scanning boarding passes.

Pegasus is a very efficient airline. Passengers, however are sometimes unruly. Getting up right after take off. Getting up right when we land and before getting to the gate. Switching seats to the front so she can get a better seat. It is unfair for those that actually paid for seats. Flight attendants seem to not enforce it. One or two bad actors ruins it. Overall, the airline is great.

Pegasus is not a very comfortable airline. They’re not in any way hospitable

It was like moving cattle around. Very abrupt, uncomfortable and not much hospitality

All good but air not give the pasing er any food even glase of water

Flight delayed by 1hr when we already boarded because someone had to get off. Leg room is terrible for 6ft people like me.

I used the airline 5-6 times for the last year and every flight have had perfect timing and I like it. Despite catastrophic absence of space for my legs 😁

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Bucharest to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/1Thu
1 stopAir Serbia
22h 55mOTP-IST
€79
24/1Fri
directTurkish Airlines
1h 30mOTP-IST
€80
1/3Sat
1 stopAegean Airlines
9h 10mOTP-IST
€104
3/3Mon
2 stopsAir Serbia
23h 30mOTP-IST
€128
2/2Sun
2 stopsAir Serbia
35h 05mOTP-IST
€136
6/1Mon
2 stopsAir Serbia
23h 30mOTP-IST
€155
28/1Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
11h 05mOTP-IST
€200
19/2Wed
2 stopsLufthansa
11h 05mOTP-IST
€230
1/3Sat
1 stopEmirates
33h 50mOTP-IST
€698
17/2Mon
1 stopEmirates
33h 50mOTP-IST
€829

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Last minute flights from Bucharest to Istanbul

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Bucharest to Istanbul that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/1Fri
multi-stopAir Serbia
11h 25mOTP-IST
7/1Tue
multi-stopAir Serbia
8h 15mIST-OTP
€316
2/1Thu
multi-stopAir Serbia
22h 55mOTP-IST
10/1Fri
multi-stopAir Serbia
11h 30mIST-OTP
€366
2/1Thu
multi-stopAir Serbia
22h 55mOTP-IST
7/1Tue
multi-stopAir Serbia
8h 15mIST-OTP
€392
3/1Fri
directTurkish Airlines
1h 30mOTP-IST
8/1Wed
directTurkish Airlines
1h 20mIST-OTP
€566
1/1Wed
multi-stopAir Serbia
22h 55mOTP-IST
4/1Sat
multi-stopAir Serbia
22h 35mIST-OTP
€576
1/1Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
8h 50mOTP-IST
2/1Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
12h 35mIST-OTP
€735
4/1Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
11h 05mOTP-IST
8/1Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
7h 55mIST-OTP
€748
2/1Thu
multi-stopairBaltic
29h 40mOTP-IST
5/1Sun
multi-stopairBaltic
32h 35mIST-OTP
€1,368
2/1Thu
multi-stopairBaltic
29h 40mOTP-IST
5/1Sun
multi-stopairBaltic
25h 25mIST-OTP
€1,374
1/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 05mOTP-IST
2/1Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 55mIST-OTP
€1,393

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