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The cheapest return flight from Dubai to Istanbul costs AED 866 on the route between Dubai (DXB) and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 34% cheaper than other Dubai-Istanbul routes. It is also the most popular route.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Dubai to Istanbul. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Dubai to Istanbul is September, where tickets cost AED 1,212 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 2,328 and AED 1,818 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Istanbul, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Dubai to Istanbul were found on Ajet (AED 977) and Kuwait Airways (AED 1,002).

Turkish Airlines connects Dubai to Istanbul with 28 flights per week. Emirates also offers 21 flights per week, while flydubai follows with 21 flights per week.

Weekly flights between Dubai and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 18% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 128 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Monday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Emirates have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 12% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 12 direct flights that take off from Dubai and land in Istanbul, with an average flight time of 4h 49m. The most common departure time is 04:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 84 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (12).