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Sep 19: €346 €346
Sep 12
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low €338 · high €369
Departure-day prices · December 2022 Johannesburg → 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
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
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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
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Oct Nov: ~18°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~12°C daytime, 14 rainy days
12°
Dec Best value: Nov — fares from €338 and ~18°C daytime.
Flights from Johannesburg to Istanbul start around €322 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €322–355, based on 8 fares found by travellers.
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Cheapest cached fares Johannesburg → Istanbul; typically 1 stop (e.g. EY). · Based on 8 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 22 – Oct 29
Etihad Airways · 1 stop · 12h 55m
€538
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Sep 21 – Sep 27
Egyptair · 1 stop · 10h 45m
€562
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Oct 28 – Oct 30
Etihad Airways · 1 stop · 13h 00m
€567
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Sep 26 – Oct 2
Air Algerie · 1 stop · 15h 20m
€571
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Mar 10 – Mar 12
Air Algerie · 1 stop · 13h 00m
€584
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Oct 3 – Oct 9
Air Algerie · 1 stop · 15h 20m
€585
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Oct 11 – Oct 16
Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 12h 35m
€593
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Nov 1 – Nov 8
Etihad Airways · 1 stop · 13h 00m
€593
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Weather in Istanbul
Sat
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25°
17°
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Sun
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25°
17°
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Mon
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27°
18°
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Tue
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20°
15°
💧76%
Wed
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18°
14°
💧63%
Thu
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21°
13°
💧8%
Fri
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24°
13°
💧2%
In Dec, Istanbul typically sees ~12°C daytime highs and 15 rainy days.
Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €57/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted
hotel · Istanbul
from €57/night ★ 5
Arise Hotel Golden Horn
hotel · Istanbul
from €68/night ★ 4
Ramada By Wyndham Istanbul Pera
hotel · Istanbul
from €69/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 55.91
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Passport/ID checks apply
Time difference +1h
Time in the air 10h 45m
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 2026-09-19. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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