AED 279 Find Cheap Flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

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Cheapest return fare
AED 892
Overall average: AED 1,157
Pegasus Airlines
qui 28/5seg 1/6
AUH - SAW • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
AED 279
Typical prices: AED 1,124-AED 1,366
Pegasus Airlines
ter 14/4
AUH - SAW • Direct
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Pegasus Airlines
Cheapest • from AED 892 (return)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
Best reviews • 7.6 score
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You can fly direct with Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines. Average duration is 5h 00m
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Cheapest • 21% average savings
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Most punctual • 96% on-time
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Best time • Fewest delays
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Cheap Flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul (AUH-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Abu Dhabi 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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Recent return flight deals from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

qui, 28 mai - seg, 1 jun
Pegasus Airlines Logo
04:40 - 08:20
AUH
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SAW
4h 40mdirect
Pegasus Airlines Logo
22:30 - 03:55
SAW
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AUH
4h 25mdirect
AED 892Pegasus Airlines
qui, 16 abr - sex, 24 abr
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 12:10
AUH
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SAW
7h 10m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:30 - 03:55
SAW
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AUH
4h 25mdirect
AED 896Multiple Airlines
qui, 16 abr - sex, 24 abr
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 12:10
AUH
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SAW
7h 10m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:30 - 03:55
SAW
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AUH
4h 25mdirect
AED 900Multiple Airlines
qua, 6 mai - sáb, 16 mai
Multiple Airlines Logo
02:00 - 09:20
AUH
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SAW
8h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:30 - 03:55
SAW
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AUH
4h 25mdirect
AED 903Multiple Airlines
qui, 2 abr - sex, 10 abr
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:10 - 08:45
AUH
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SAW
12h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:30 - 03:55
SAW
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AUH
4h 25mdirect
AED 918Multiple Airlines
sex, 17 abr - sex, 24 abr
Royal Jordanian Logo
06:45 - 12:45
AUH
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IST
7h 00m
1 stop
Royal Jordanian Logo
13:45 - 03:55
IST
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AUH
13h 10m
1 stop
AED 922Royal Jordanian
sáb, 28 mar - seg, 6 abr
Pegasus Airlines Logo
07:20 - 11:20
AUH
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SAW
5h 00mdirect
Pegasus Airlines Logo
22:30 - 03:55
SAW
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AUH
4h 25mdirect
AED 922Pegasus Airlines
qui, 7 mai - sáb, 16 mai
Royal Jordanian Logo
06:45 - 12:45
AUH
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IST
7h 00m
1 stop
Royal Jordanian Logo
13:45 - 03:55
IST
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AUH
13h 10m
1 stop
AED 925Royal Jordanian
qui, 7 mai - dom, 17 mai
Multiple Airlines Logo
04:40 - 08:20
AUH
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SAW
4h 40mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:25 - 06:55
SAW
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AUH
7h 30m
1 stop
AED 929Multiple Airlines
qui, 16 abr - qua, 22 abr
Etihad Airways Logo
08:40 - 12:35
AUH
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IST
4h 55mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
13:50 - 19:25
IST
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AUH
4h 35mdirect
AED 981Etihad Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Abu Dhabi to Istanbul flights

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

How much is a return flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul departing in May.

What is the cheapest Abu Dhabi to Istanbul flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul costs AED 677 on the route between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 21% cheaper than other Abu Dhabi-Istanbul routes. The most popular route is between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Istanbul Airport (IST).

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

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

When flying from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Abu Dhabi, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, 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 Abu Dhabi to Istanbul is September, where tickets cost AED 925 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 1,443 and AED 1,377 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, 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 Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flightAED 279
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport

When to book flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

  • What is the cheapest flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul was AED 279 for a one-way ticket and AED 892 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul?

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

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi with another airline.

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

Prefer to fly direct from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Istanbul?

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

Direct departures

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Istanbul

Monday

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Friday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Monday

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi 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.
7.6
Air Arabia Abu DhabiOverall score based on 24 reviews
7.1Comfort
8.1Crew
7.5Food
6.5Entertainment
7.9Boarding
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Boarding queue were long , crew was good , seats were not comfortable food was good .

8.0 ExcellentAmr, Oct 2025
AUH - CAI
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Boarding queue were long , crew was good , seats were not comfortable food was good .

Fine , short leg space . Not yummy food . But its ok for a short trip ..

Liked the wifi onboard wifi facility. But most of the contents was not loading. Also improve the seating comfort. Atleast make it cushioning and slight slanting. Make a decent leg space.

Crew service and check in are very good Price still high .

Seats distance between each other are short but other things are ok .

Liked the treatment at the counter. Using the tunnel to get into the aircraft will be more convenient especially for wheel chairs.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

Very difficult to check in and almost missed flight. No room in seats and had a middle seat. I tried to create an account and check in before to change seat and unable to. I do not understand why I wasn’t on a Qatar flight from on Bengalore to Doha when they left at the same time. Disappointed in the Kayak booking process.

excellent! movie selection just ok, but everything else was wonderful.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

This flight was a very good trip for us. The crew were very friendly and helpful. They made arrangements for my husband to have assistance in boarding. We were not expecting a meal, so it was a pleasant surprise on this short flight to have a meal and beverage from a very courteous crew.

Flight departed punctually on time. Unfortunately it seems because the destination airport is a secondary airport the airline sees it fit to operate a plane with lower comfort and offerings. There was no inflight entertainment, wifi or let alone a screen to at least track flight status for remaining flight time.

It was little disheartening and disappointing. Although flight staff did a good job. But customer service didn’t do anything to resolve my issue.

no qatar did noting wrong Kayak messed up my whole vacation . Went early to check in at The Cairo, Egypt airport to find our I had not tickets to board , Kayak and/or Affirm never sent the money for my flight that I paid for and booked. So I had no flight at 12am in a foreign country and I had to scramble and find anther very costly other option just so that could fly home. Fucken horrible experience.

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

It was excellent service in the snow storm gives us hotel and transportation. It will be more better if u can add one more meal because it’s a long flight boring journey. If you give extra meal time passes faster and can enjoy the trip better

Food quality and varites were very minimum. Surprised to have no desserts. Business class tickets should have lounge access and seats selection. They should be allowed to board while people with wheel chair, secial assistance and family with childrem.

Early arrival. Good boarding. Deplaning this flight is very slow both coming and going. Baggage arrived quickly for Pearson

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

Dirty and smelly lavatory and toilets in Wamos Air operated flights

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

The crew could have been more friendly and could have offered to make the beds. Also, Ethiad should have more vegetarian food options.

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

Nice crew , clean cabin , food was delayed due to problem with the quantity .

The local Turkish Airlines staff in Helsinki isn’t not aware of immigration laws of Singapore and wanted to refuse even our first boarding and threatened us with deportation on our own from Singapore. We had the next connection to Istanbul and then Singapore. The airline’s online check in system is requesting the visa to download and doesn’t have any option for 96 hrs VFTF passengers. So in general we made the complaint to the airline, as the boarding experience was awful due to unprofessional staff that doesn’t check or want to check the exceptions in the global system.

It was an amazing experience. Flight crew's service, hospitality, and the food were phenomenal. I don't think I'd want to try any other airline company after this. I would definitely recommend to friends and family. Thank you Turkish Airlines !

Majority of the staff were simply awesome and very very supportive and helpful

Surprised for charged $341.00 FOR my luggage. THY opportunist, taken advantage of the people not knowing luggage must be paid.. I flew 7 months ago with Lufthansa same place to Los Angeles my family lives and work in L.A. no luggage PAYS BIG zero .. I WILL NEVER TAKE ANY FLIGHTS ✈️ FROM TURKISH AIRLINES EVER AGAIN 😒 Please Don't recommend TURKISH Airlines to nobody.. I am a retired person. With very limited S.S. check for a month..$341.00 is my kitchen expenses for at list 5 weeks i am a vegetarian salads and sandwiches.. thank you very much for your investigation asking my experience about the flight with ROTTEN Airlines 😀

Business Class pods are horrible. If you're petite, you might be able to sleep on the uncomfortable seat and bed. Crew and food are fantastic.

I have travelled many times on Turkish, but they always board at least 30-40 minutes past the stated time. If informed properly, passengers can choose to spend more time in the .lounge instead of standing around by the gate waiting to board. The new lounge at DFW was a big disappointment. The aircraft itself was a shock. In the past I have flown this sector with regular business class seating configuration of 1-2-1, The 2-3-2 seating is very disappointing after paying such high prices for tickets. The DFW to Istanbul segment was slightly better, but the Istanbul to Delhi segment was no better than premium economy. I will try to travel more on airlines which give business class passengers more value for their money.

Very Bad experience bqz I was missed my next flight.

Good overall. Seat spacing a bit tight between IST and ISB.

Excellent staff despite some trying passenger situations. Very impressed with their good attitudes and kindness.

Awful experience in Indigo, check in lines were very long with inadequate staffing. Had to wait in a warm stuffy plane on the tarmac as the flight was delayed.

The flight was never confirmed, I was not sent a ticket, and my account was charged for this flight. I’m trying to get my money back for a flight that was not booked or confirmed. Terrible experience

The plane was too hot inside. There was no entertainment and we had to sit on the plane for one hour before takeoff. There was no free wifi.

Online check-in was unavailable for my flight. So I waited 40 min in the queue at the check-in counter. Then, unlike any other airline in the world (and I am a very frequent international flyer) Pegasus was adamant that my CPAP was just another carry on and that I had to pay extra for it. Then, after I had paid in advance for a seat, they insisted I could not sit in an exit row because I was over 60 years old (I'm clearly in good shape and buy exit row seats more or less weekly). We pushed back harder and harder and insisted on talking to the station chief, who spoke with the counter staff by phone (not to me) and eventually relented. Experience on boarf was ok-- for a budget airline.

You adjourned my flight by 1h 30 mns and only updated me 1h30 mns before the new scheduled flight. I submitted an email to Kayak asking for a refund. It was the most stressful experience I've had.

Not because when i try to do check in there is only in turkish language i can not select other language

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Don't fly Pegasus, terrible service at the airport and boarding was really bad. Both flights I took with them were significantly late. This flight had us all changing the gate at the last moment and it was chaos.withour explanation or apology. The planes have seats that don't recline and seats are really hard. The crew on board was good both flights, but that is the only positive thing I can say about this airline. It's not worth it and I won't be flying them again.

The airport staff were some of the worst I've ever flown, and I fly at least 50x every year. From the staff at the gate, to the check in staff, to the ticketing sales staff. My experience in Instanbul was so bad Ill.never fly Pegasus again. They were incredibly rude, dismissive and not helpful whatsoever. This is the worst of the worst if you want to fly a budget airline I'd go elsewhere. The airplane seats are really uncomfortable and don't recline at all, you get charged for every single thing so in the end you will pay more flying with them. The crew on the plane were the only kind people we encountered with Pegasus.

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

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