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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
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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Cheapest return fare
€120
Overall average: €123
Turkish Airlines
Sun 18/1Wed 21/1
OTP - IST • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
€67
Typical prices: €47-€71
TAROM
Tue 6/1
OTP - IST • Direct
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Turkish Airlines
Cheapest • from €120 (return)
Turkish Airlines
Best reviews • 7.3 score
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Top routes
OTP-IST
Cheapest
OTP-IST
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When to book
8 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 8 weeks in advance save around 35% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 13% price drop
April
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Cheap Flights 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Bucharest to Istanbul

Sun, 18 Jan - Wed, 21 Jan
Turkish Airlines Logo
15:30 - 18:05OTP-IST
1h 35mdirect
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20:10 - 20:30IST-OTP
1h 20mdirect
€120Turkish Airlines
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Sat, 24 Jan - Fri, 30 Jan
TAROM Logo
08:35 - 10:50OTP-IST
1h 15mdirect
TAROM Logo
00:30 - 00:45IST-OTP
1h 15mdirect
€126TAROM
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Sun, 11 Jan - Tue, 13 Jan
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:30 - 12:50OTP-IST
1h 20mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:00 - 13:25IST-OTP
16h 25m1 stop
€128Multiple Airlines
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Sun, 11 Jan - Mon, 12 Jan
TAROM Logo
15:50 - 18:40OTP-IST
1h 50mdirect
TAROM Logo
00:15 - 00:30IST-OTP
1h 15mdirect
€131TAROM
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Thu, 11 Dec - Sun, 14 Dec
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:50 - 18:40OTP-IST
1h 50mdirect
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10:40 - 15:55IST-OTP
6h 15m1 stop
€137Multiple Airlines
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Thu, 11 Dec - Sun, 14 Dec
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:55 - 19:30OTP-IST
5h 35m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:40 - 15:55IST-OTP
6h 15m1 stop
€141Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 26 Nov - Fri, 28 Nov
TAROM Logo
15:50 - 18:40OTP-IST
1h 50mdirect
TAROM Logo
00:30 - 00:45IST-OTP
1h 15mdirect
€143TAROM
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Wed, 26 Nov - Fri, 28 Nov
TAROM Logo
15:50 - 18:40OTP-IST
1h 50mdirect
TAROM Logo
00:30 - 00:45IST-OTP
1h 15mdirect
€144TAROM
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Sun, 7 Dec - Mon, 15 Dec
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16:05 - 15:55OTP-IST
22h 50m1 stop
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16:40 - 15:35IST-OTP
23h 55m1 stop
€149Air Serbia
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Fri, 3 Apr - Sun, 5 Apr
Air Serbia Logo
16:05 - 03:35OTP-IST
11h 30m1 stop
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15:40 - 03:05IST-OTP
11h 25m1 stop
€150Air Serbia
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Bucharest to Istanbul flights

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.

How much is a return flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport?

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

What is the cheapest Bucharest to Istanbul Airport flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport costs €126 on the route between Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport (OTP) and Istanbul Airport (IST). It is also the most popular route.

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 January, where tickets cost €117 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is €153 and €146 respectively.

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 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 35% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive 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 Airport 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 €67 for a one-way ticket and €120 for a return.

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

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

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

    The Boeing 737-700 Passenger/BBJ1 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Bucharest to Istanbul Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Bucharest to Istanbul Airport?

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Bucharest to Istanbul are Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines. With an average price for the route of €178 and an overall rating of 7.3, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. Pegasus Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of €125 and an overall rating of 6.7.

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

    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 Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul Airport 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 Airport?

    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 Airport 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 Airport?

    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 Airport from Bucharest up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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 €217 or less one-way and €229 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Bucharest to Istanbul?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Bucharest to Istanbul.
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Direct departures

Bucharest to Istanbul

Monday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Tuesday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Thursday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Friday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Saturday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Bucharest

Monday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Tuesday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Thursday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Friday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

Saturday

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Animawings, TAROM, Turkish Airlines

Animawings, TAROM, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying 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.
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7.3
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4045 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.4Food
7.7Crew
7.4Entertainment
7.3Boarding
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So boarding is a little slow when you fly 787 but on the 777 the business class had its own entrance. The entertainment can be a little bit more up to date Other than that it was a great experience food and service was great

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025BUD - IST
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So boarding is a little slow when you fly 787 but on the 777 the business class had its own entrance. The entertainment can be a little bit more up to date Other than that it was a great experience food and service was great

I paid $150 to upgrade to this seat. My exit row seat had ample leg room BUT the collapsable table was broken so my food tray and drinks slid over to my lap, the screen malfunctioned.

As a big guy the seats are way too small for me. Would prefer more comfortable seats on these long haul flights.

Very bad this airline changes my schedule date of travel and get me stranded in Istanbul for three days, paid for only one day hotel accommodation with only one breakfast and i had to pay for lunches ,and dinners and hotel accommodations for the two and half days

Bad confort, bad seat take advantage of the political conflict to double the price

They changed the return flight to the next day and it interrupted the plans we had in our connecting city.

it was a terrible experience. after 4 hours at the gate the flight was cancelled. the airline offered to rebook the flight for 26 hours later. Our team was travelling for an international competition. They missed the competition because the airline delayed them for over 30 hours. We already left the airport but the next morning we received an email stating that we were rebooked for a flight which was another 24 hours later after the already rebooked flight. We bought a ticket on Kayak. The reservation was delivered with a logo Airfareassist. I used Kayak services for over 20 years and assumed that I was dealing with a legitimate organization. Once the flight was postponed for over 40 hours, I learned that Airfareassist is a 3rd party agency whom kayak routes business to without notifying me, the customer. While I was entitled for a full refund, which was confirmed by the airline, Airfareassist only offered a partial refund and kept the difference. Kayak has failed to do a due diligence on the 3rd parties they do business with. As a result I will never do business with kayak again and am filing a complaint with the BBB and the Secretary of Transportation. This is a pure fraud and its unacceptable.

My flight was canceled 1 minute before boarding. The customer service was owful, no one could tell us what was going happened. I spent 30hrs instead of 15 from Washington DC to Brussels. No apologie or help

Boeing 777 is a bad choice for a such a long flight.

It was great! Great value for the price I paid. Great crew and great food in business class

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

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.

wifi was iffy at best. Movie selection could have been better

Boarding was chaotic and confusing. The seats were so close to the row in front that my knees were up against the seat in front of me the whole trip. The beverage service consisted of a small plastic cup of warm water. This was truly a very bad experience.

A basic, cheap flight from Bucharest to Prague. No Frills, but we got there safely.

It was cancelled you imbeciles! And then you have the gall to ask for reviews? Here! Have this review, you damned cretins!

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"

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