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Oct 4: €271 €271
Sep 28
Oct 4
low €271 · high €353
Departure-day prices · December 2018 Cape Town → 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
7°
Feb Mar: ~17°C daytime, 10 rainy days
17°
Mar Apr: ~16°C daytime, 8 rainy days
16°
Apr May: ~23°C daytime, 9 rainy days
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May Jun: ~29°C daytime, 1 rainy days
29°
Jun Jul: ~32°C daytime, 0 rainy days
32°
Jul Aug: ~30°C daytime, 2 rainy days
30°
Aug Sep: ~25°C daytime, 4 rainy days
25°
Sep Oct: ~19°C daytime, 12 rainy days
19°
Oct Nov: ~18°C daytime, 8 rainy days
18°
Nov Dec: ~12°C daytime, 14 rainy days
12°
Dec Best value: Mar — fares from €267 and ~17°C daytime.
Flights from Cape Town to Istanbul start around €267 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €267–349, based on 25 fares found by travellers.
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13h 55m duration
€267–349 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Cape Town → Istanbul; typically 1 stop (e.g. QR). · Based on 25 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Istanbul Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Oct 27 – Nov 11
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€635
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Oct 20 – Oct 28
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€637
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Nov 16 – Nov 25
KLM · 2 stops · 16h 46m
€638
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Nov 9 – Nov 17
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€641
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Oct 18 – Oct 28
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€641
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Oct 19 – Oct 28
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€641
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Nov 15 – Nov 29
Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 12h 15m
€650
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Feb 22 – Mar 7
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 14h 20m
€650
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Weather in Istanbul
Sun
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Mon
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14°
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Tue
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21°
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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24°
16°
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Sat
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25°
17°
💧15%
In Dec, Istanbul typically sees ~12°C daytime highs and 12 rainy days.
Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €58/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted
hotel · Istanbul
from €58/night ★ 5
Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City
hotel · Istanbul
from €61/night ★ 4
Arise Hotel Golden Horn
hotel · Istanbul
from €67/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 55.17
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Passport/ID checks apply
Time difference +1h
Time in the air 12h 15m
Things to do in Istanbul Top-rated tours and tickets from €27 — 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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