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Cheap Flights from Athens to Istanbul (ATH-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Athens 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.
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Everything you should know

When to book
5 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 18% compared to booking last minute.
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January
Cheapest • 28% price drop
March
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
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Thu 23.10
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Athens to Istanbul flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Athens to Istanbul?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Athens to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Athens to Istanbul, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Athens, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Athens 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 Athens to Istanbul Airport is January, where tickets cost ₪343 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₪573 and ₪570 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Athens 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 Athens 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 Athens to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.

When to book flights from Athens to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Athens to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips 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 Athens to Istanbul flights

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

    Air France, Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Scoot, and KLM offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Athens to Istanbul flight route.

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

    The Airbus A320neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Athens to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Athens to Istanbul?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Athens and Istanbul.

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

    There are nonstop flights from Athens to Istanbul on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Athens 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 Athens to Istanbul.

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

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Athens 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 Athens up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Athens Eleftherios V. to Istanbul?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Athens Eleftherios V. to Istanbul.
Find which airlines fly direct from Athens Eleftherios V. Airport to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Athens Eleftherios V. to Istanbul

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

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Nonstop returns

Istanbul to Athens Eleftherios V.

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines

Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, +1 more

Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, +2 more

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Reviews of the top airline flying from Athens to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Athens 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 Athens 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.
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Aegean AirlinesOverall score based on 811 reviews
6.9Entertainment
7.8Boarding
8.6Crew
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
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The seat was hard as a rock. Business class seats were coach seats with no one in the middle. Service and food were excellent.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025MXP - ATH
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The seat was hard as a rock. Business class seats were coach seats with no one in the middle. Service and food were excellent.

The crew was awesome. There was a school group of about 60 14 year-olds. The food is standard greek fare, Baklava was pre-packaged like it would normally be sold in a vending machine, and it was the highlight of the meal. Plane was in great shape, and seating was like a any A319 you would experience at a national-level carrier (i.e. not like Ryan Air). Like many European airports, they bused us to the plane, so the process of boarding groups is useless, and not well understood by infrequent travelers.

Departing from the Parikia apport on Paros was chaos. It is a 3rd world airport, and my home has more square footage. Olympic Air has several instances where there are less than two hours between flights leaving Paros. Further, there are two airlines at the airport, so airport resources are limited. With only one check in desk for each airline, the folks who are getting on the earlier flight are the only people who are able to check in. So, don't get there too early to check in. Also, the airport waiting area, after you go through security only holds about 1/2 of a plane's worth of people. So, the security line also has the same restrictions as the check in desks. Depending upon what time you get there, two queues will extend into the entry road. If your plan departs within the hour, go up to the front of the building and check to see which flight they are checking in or running through security.

Every one was attentive, the food was really very good . All and all was an excellent experience .

There was no enterteinment onboard. Food was good, and service too.

It was a short flight. It did leave about 15 minutes late but other than that everything went well!! There was no food service or entertainment so can’t comment on any of that.

Not good, the seat was broken and the middle seat table was not lowering, no option on the food, despite the business class wasn’t full. In the menu offered they had fish or chicken, no chicken available when was my turn (seating in raw 2!)

For a quick trip to athens they did a great job plane was spacious, and we boarded quickly.

it was hard to find the check in at the airport no signs food was average

Short flight. Was not told if there was a kosher option for the snack.

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