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Oct 1: €216 €216
Sep 24
Oct 1
low €206 · high €224
Departure-day prices · January 2026 Colombo → 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
23°
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 €206 and ~19°C daytime.
Flights from Colombo to Istanbul start around €206 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €206–223, based on 20 fares found by travellers.
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9h 00m duration
€206–223 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Colombo → Istanbul; typically 1 stop (e.g. G9). · Based on 20 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 11 – Oct 18
Air Arabia · 1 stop · 9h 35m
€381
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Feb 15 – Feb 28
Gulf Air · 1 stop · 12h 15m
€428
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Oct 23 – Nov 6
Gulf Air · 1 stop · 11h 45m
€433
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Oct 29 – Nov 3
Air Arabia · 1 stop · 9h 40m
€461
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Nov 1 – Nov 8
Air Arabia · 1 stop · 9h 40m
€467
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Nov 8 – Nov 22
Air Arabia · 1 stop · 9h 40m
€468
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Dec 18 – Jan 13
Air Arabia · 2 stops · 11h 05m
€470
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Dec 28 – Jan 28
Air Arabia · 1 stop · 9h 40m
€497
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Weather in Istanbul
Thu
☁️
20°
16°
💧8%
Fri
🌧️
19°
15°
💧68%
Sat
🌤️
21°
16°
💧5%
Sun
☁️
21°
16°
💧0%
Mon
🌤️
22°
14°
💧0%
Tue
🌤️
22°
16°
💧0%
Wed
🌤️
21°
17°
💧2%
In Jan, Istanbul typically sees ~11°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.
Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €59/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted
hotel · Istanbul
from €59/night ★ 5
Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City
hotel · Istanbul
from €66/night ★ 4
Arise Hotel Golden Horn
hotel · Istanbul
from €67/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 55.4
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Passport/ID checks apply
Time difference -2h
Time in the air 9h 35m
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
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).
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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 2026-10-01. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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