FromTo
General information on flight Almaty – Istanbul (ALA – IST)
6 ⁠hr 11 ⁠min
Average flight duration
3,920 km
Distance
2 ⁠hr
Current time difference
30
Number of flights per week
KGS10,699
Lowest price
KGS13,433
Average ticket price
05:25
Earliest flight out
16:50
Latest flight out

Direct flight schedule from to 

The easiest way to get to your destination is with a direct flight. The following airlines operate flights from to :
Turkish Airlines
every day
from KGS18,461
Pegasus Airlines
Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun
from KGS11,300
Air Astana
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
from KGS17,236

Cheapest flights for Almaty – Istanbul (ALA – IST)

Aviasales.kg will find you the cheapest airfare for Almaty – Istanbul by comparing the ticket prices to Istanbul using 45 agencies, five booking systems, and 728 airlines. Where exactly you buy your tickets for Almaty – Istanbul is up to you.

Almaty – Istanbul is most popular in May, June and July. During this period the average ticket price is 13 803.

In the off-season – in April, August and December ticket prices drop to an average of 18 312.

Direct flight for from Almaty to Istanbul

The easiest way to to get to your destination is a direct flight. Direct flights for from Almaty to Istanbul are offered by:

  • Air Astana (daily KC1353)
  • Pegasus Airlines (4 days per week, flight PC101)
  • Turkish Airlines (4 days per week, flight TK351)
  • SCAT (3 days per week, flight DV493)

Istanbul is served by 2 airports: Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and Istanbul New Airport. Direct flights for Almaty – Istanbul are operated by:
  • SCAT, Turkish Airlines, Air Astana from Almaty Airport to Istanbul New Airport
  • Pegasus Airlines from Almaty Airport to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
Flight with layover for the route from Almaty to Istanbul

An alternative option for Almaty – Istanbul (round-trip) would be a flight with a layover. Prices start at 2 774 up to 112 166.

The lowest prices for flights with layovers are offered by Air Astana with a layover in Astana. Tickets start at 2 055.

Affordable and convenient options are also available from:

  • Qatar Airways (starting at 2 352 with a layover in Doha)
  • Azerbaijan Airlines (starting at 7 245 with a layover in Baku)
  • Pegasus Airlines (starting at 8 254 with a layover in Ankara)
  • FlyArystan (starting at 9 943 with a layover in Aktau)
  • Jazeera Airways (starting at 10 487 with a layover in Kuwait)
  • Pegasus Airlines (starting at 11 462 with a layover in Aktau)
  • AJet (starting at 11 791 with a layover in Ankara)
  • Asiana Airlines (starting at 12 344 with a layover in Seoul)
  • SCAT (starting at 12 764 with a layover in Shymkent)

A flight with a layover on the route Almaty – Istanbul will allow you to make your trip more interesting. The layover could be in:

  • Adler/Sochi (flight A45090 Azimuth)
  • Tbilisi (flight KC141 Air Astana)
  • Tashkent (flight HY762 Uzbekistan Airways)

This is a great chance to get to know these cities. Layovers are usually at least six hours.

Please keep in mind that depending on the number of days remaining until your departure, ticket prices for Almaty – Istanbul could change by more than 38%.

Aviasales.kg suggests buying tickets from Almaty Istanbul in advance in order to choose the conditions for your flight that best suit your preferences and budget.

Ticket prices for Almaty – Istanbul by month *

Month One-way Round-trip
April 2025 30.04.2025
23.04 - 03.05.2025
May 2025 28.05.2025
06.05 - 13.05.2025
June 2025 04.06.2025
12.06 - 24.06.2025
July 2025 02.07.2025
09.07 - 15.07.2025
August 2025 04.08.2025
20.08 - 25.08.2025
September 2025 01.09.2025
11.09 - 16.09.2025
December 2025 04.12.2025
01.12 - 08.12.2025

* Prices found by users over the last 48 hours (they do not represent an offer).

Cheapest flight for from Almaty to Istanbul found by our users over the last 48 hours: ticket with Pegasus Airlines with a departure on 04.06.2025 and a price of 7 706 Kyrgyzstani som.
Fastest flight for from Almaty to Istanbul: ticket with Pegasus Airlines with the nearest departure on 01.04.2025 and a flight duration of 6hrs. 5min..
Airports serving Almaty – Istanbul

Almaty airports serving flights to Istanbul:

  • Almaty Airport (ALA)

Istanbul airports accepting flights from Almaty:

  • Istanbul New Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)

Most popular by Aviasales.kg

Flights from Almaty

Flights to Istanbul