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Jul 24: €97 €97
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low €97 · high €109
Departure-day prices · May 2026 Helsinki → 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: Aug — fares from €91 and ~30°C daytime.
Flights from Helsinki to Istanbul start around €91 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €91–114, based on 25 fares found by travellers.
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3h 40m duration
€91–114 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Helsinki → Istanbul; typically 1 stop (e.g. PC). · 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.
Sep 6 – Sep 20
Lufthansa · 1 stop · 5h 10m
€165
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Nov 30 – Dec 6
airBaltic · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€181
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Sep 9 – Sep 16
airBaltic · 1 stop · 4h 10m
€189
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Sep 15 – Sep 30
Lufthansa · 1 stop · 5h 10m
€191
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Nov 15 – Nov 23
airBaltic · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€192
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Nov 5 – Nov 13
airBaltic · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€195
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Nov 6 – Nov 13
airBaltic · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€195
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Nov 23 – Nov 30
airBaltic · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€195
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Weather in Istanbul
Fri
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27°
20°
💧0%
Sat
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22°
20°
💧50%
Sun
🌤️
26°
20°
💧5%
Mon
🌤️
30°
21°
💧0%
Tue
🌤️
31°
24°
💧5%
Wed
🌤️
29°
22°
💧5%
Thu
🌤️
28°
22°
💧0%
In May, Istanbul typically sees ~23°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.
Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €56/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted Collection
hotel · Istanbul
from €56/night ★ 5
Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City
hotel · Istanbul
from €68/night ★ 4
Millennium Istanbul Golden Horn
hotel · Istanbul
from €69/night ★ 5
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 53.81
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Passport/ID checks apply
Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 4h 10m
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
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 2026-07-24. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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