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Sep 7: €251 €251
Aug 31
Sep 7
low €247 · high €340
Departure-day prices · August 2021 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: Oct — fares from €247 and ~19°C daytime.
Flights from Cape Town to Istanbul start around €247 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €247–340, based on 24 fares found by travellers.
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13h 55m duration
€247–340 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Cape Town → Istanbul; typically 1 stop (e.g. Z0). · Based on 24 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 20 – Nov 3
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€616
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Nov 6 – Nov 18
Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 12h 15m
€646
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Nov 9 – Nov 10
Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 12h 15m
€649
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Nov 7 – Nov 18
Emirates · 1 stop · 14h 35m
€684
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Oct 22 – Oct 30
Emirates · 1 stop · 14h 15m
€686
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Sep 14 – Sep 17
Emirates · 1 stop · 14h 00m
€689
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Nov 26 – Dec 11
Emirates · 1 stop · 14h 35m
€702
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Nov 30 – Dec 28
Emirates · 1 stop · 14h 35m
€768
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Weather in Istanbul
Mon
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27°
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Tue
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26°
19°
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Wed
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27°
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Thu
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28°
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Fri
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28°
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27°
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Sun
☁️
29°
20°
💧8%
In Aug, Istanbul typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.
Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €57/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted
hotel · Istanbul
from €57/night ★ 5
Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City
hotel · Istanbul
from €57/night ★ 4
Ramada By Wyndham Istanbul Pera
hotel · Istanbul
from €66/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 56.3
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 €50 — 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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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-07. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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