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Jul 28: €51 €51
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low €51 · high €118
Departure-day prices · December 2025 Athens → Istanbul
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Best time to visit Istanbul — climate Jan: ~11°C daytime, 9 rainy days
11°
Jan Feb: ~7°C daytime, 15 rainy days
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Feb Mar: ~17°C daytime, 10 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~16°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Apr May: ~23°C daytime, 9 rainy days
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May Jun: ~29°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~32°C daytime, 0 rainy days
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Jul Aug: ~30°C daytime, 2 rainy days
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Aug Sep: ~25°C daytime, 4 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~19°C daytime, 12 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~18°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~12°C daytime, 14 rainy days
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Dec Best value: Nov — fares from €44 and ~18°C daytime.
Flights from Athens to Istanbul start around €44 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €44–53, based on 13 fares found by travellers.
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Cheapest cached fares Athens → Istanbul; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · Based on 13 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Istanbul Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Feb 6 – Feb 10
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 30m
€77
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Dec 28 – Jan 26
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 30m
€81
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Dec 26 – Jan 25
Pegasus Airlines · Direct · 1h 25m
€84
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Dec 9 – Dec 13
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 30m
€85
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Aug 3 – Aug 3
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 30m
€92
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Dec 24 – Jan 18
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 30m
€94
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Jan 12 – Feb 22
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 30m
€98
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Dec 24 – Jan 11
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 30m
€98
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Weather in Istanbul
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Wed
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In Dec, Istanbul typically sees ~12°C daytime highs and 17 rainy days.
Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €57/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted Collection
hotel · Istanbul
from €57/night ★ 5
Millennium Istanbul Golden Horn
hotel · Istanbul
from €69/night ★ 5
Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City
hotel · Istanbul
from €69/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 53.86
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Passport/ID checks apply
Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 1h 25m
Things to do in Istanbul Top-rated tours and tickets from €30 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Istanbul
Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) is a very large city of fantastic history, culture and beauty. Called Byzantium in ancient times, the city's name was changed to Constantinople in 324 CE when it was rebuilt by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine. The name "Istanbul", perhaps surprisingly, comes from Greek and could be translated as a corruption of "to the city".
Read the full Istanbul guide
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