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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Istanbul to Almaty, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Flights from Istanbul to Almaty - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to Almaty to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul to Almaty?

The average price of all flights from Istanbul Airport to Almaty clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Istanbul to Almaty, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Almaty back to Istanbul, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Monday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul Airport to Almaty?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Istanbul Airport to Almaty, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Istanbul Airport to Almaty is October, where tickets cost $315 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of tickets is $458 and $458 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Istanbul Airport to Almaty?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Istanbul Airport to Almaty, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul Airport to Almaty, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 days before departure.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Istanbul Airport and Almaty?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Istanbul Airport to Almaty.
There are 3 airlines that fly nonstop from Istanbul Airport to Almaty. They are: Air Astana, SCAT Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with SCAT Airlines at $208 for a one-way flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at SCAT Airlines.

How many flights are there between Istanbul Airport and Almaty per day?

Each day, there are between 2 and 6 nonstop flights that take off from Istanbul Airport and land in Almaty, with an average flight time of 5h 30m. The most common departure time is 12:00 am and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 34 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Sunday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Istanbul Airport and Almaty?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Istanbul to Almaty?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Istanbul Airport at 12:45 am and will be landing in Almaty at 8:20 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Istanbul to Almaty?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Istanbul Airport to Almaty jets off at 10:00 pm and lands at 5:55 am.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

August
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.

When to book flights from Istanbul to Almaty

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Almaty based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Istanbul to Almaty flights

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Istanbul and Almaty?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Istanbul and on arrival in Almaty.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Istanbul to Almaty?

    Only Asiana Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Istanbul to Almaty flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Istanbul to Almaty?

    The Airbus A330-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul to Almaty flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul to Almaty?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Istanbul and Almaty.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Istanbul to Almaty?

    There are nonstop flights from Istanbul to Almaty on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul to Almaty?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Istanbul to Almaty.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Istanbul to Almaty?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Almaty from Istanbul is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Istanbul to Almaty?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Almaty with an airline and back to Istanbul with another airline. Booking your flights between Istanbul and ALA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Istanbul to Almaty?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Almaty from Istanbul up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from IST to Almaty

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $195 or less one-way and $313 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Istanbul to Almaty?

Find which airlines fly direct from Istanbul to Almaty, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Istanbul to Almaty

Monday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Tuesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Wednesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Thursday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Friday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Saturday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Sunday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

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Nonstop returns

Almaty to Istanbul

Monday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Tuesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Wednesday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Thursday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Friday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

Saturday

Air Astana, Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air Astana, Egypt Air, +2 more

Sunday

Air Astana, Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +2 more

Air Astana, Air Serbia, +3 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Istanbul to Almaty

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Almaty. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul to Almaty? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.4
SCAT AirlinesOverall score based on 5 reviews
7.0entertainment
8.0boarding
8.0food
9.2crew
8.8comfort
Airline reviews
Pros: "The crew was nice, but the company does not treat passenges as hyumanbs"
Cons: "Have a spare aeroplane to replace the one out of order"
2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2019TSE - DYU
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Pros: "The crew was nice, but the company does not treat passenges as hyumanbs"
Cons: "Have a spare aeroplane to replace the one out of order"

Movie selection was ok, but could be better. Would like to see greater selection of newer movies.

Loved the check-in experience. Very friendly staff and not crowded. I did wind up with a middle-middle seat, which was quite uncomfortable. Always appreciate the very professional staff on TAL.

Don’t use them on the IST-isb route, horrible service

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

There was a Turkish Airlines employee sat in 16A in the row in front of us. We understood that she was a Turkish Airlines employee from her interaction with the cabin crew and the fact that she boarded business but was sitting in economy with us. What annoyed us was the extremely loud conversation she had for the majority of the 12 hour flight with two men, one of which was leaning over the chair in front of her. This was annoying as they were so loud that my wife and I could still hear them despite wearing our noise cancelling earphones. No intervention was taken by the cabin crew. Secondly, she ordered some extra meals from the crew, which we believe to have come from business class, for her male friends. Seeing this in economy is very disheartening. Lastly, one of her male friends pulled out an e-cigarette and was only mildly reprimanded by the cabin crew. Overall, we consider this behaviour completely inappropriate of a Turkish Airlines employee. Next time we will book with Emirites, I don’t think that their employees would be allowed to behave in this manner.

the worst experience we had. they put connection label to our luggages with mistake and we had to wait for 5 hours to pick them up

In general terms the service was excellent. I would ask that they add more content in Spanish to the catalog of movies, series and music.

Paying for reserved seats and never received the seats I paid for !! Just fake and a surprise out of their " box "

Turkish airline always good Only Turkish representatives at the gave need to be more helpfull to any staff who traveling on Turkish airline . One situation happened Ist to jfk on Feb 29 TK3 had seats I asked them to transfer me to tk3 because Feb 29 tk1 was oversold and they advise me that I might not make it for tk1 I asked them to transfer me to tk3 and they say no they can’t do it I been telling them you know that I don’t have a chance for tk 1 why would you let plane go with some empty seats on tk3 if you can transfer me to tk3 and have less staff on tk1 and still told me no I waited for tk1 9 hours and only last minute I got seat on tk1 It was not easy situation but I am glad I made it home Thank you Turkish Airline One more suggestion for Turkish Airline you need to make a FIRST CLASS cabin it would be so cool 🆒 Good luck all the best See you more

First class payment but wife’s seat broken, would recline but not lay flat. On previous flight, delays and ground crew malfunctions connecting jetway made us miss flight to Houston. I asked twice for a cart to assist us getting across the massive Istanbul Airport, but was denied. We are both over 70.

Everything was great, but the food was more like Soviet cafeteria food...

Pros: "Crew was very accommodating of my needs."
Cons: "The flight left 2 hours late. This is a problem in the bigger picture of air travel. The process of boarding, the service, and actions of the crew were all great."
Pros: "Seats and crew are the best"
Cons: "Flight time, also business class was almost empty, if I received an email I would have bet for upgrade"
Cons: "Mechanical troubles caused a 2 hour delay in departure. Otherwise, the flight was good as usual."
Pros: "Crew was friendly, flight was relatively empty so comfortable."
Cons: "The flight was delayed two hours... three and a half separate times. Finally left around 7 hours late."
Pros: "I liked the time and care that they took to help those that needed assistance."
Cons: "In Tbilisi boarding was delayed and there was no information about the delay. The gate wasn’t even announced until the expected boarding time."
Pros: "Crew were super friendly; food was very good - had trouble choosing options. This was in reference to business class."
Cons: "We were on a 757, flying business class. Is not a proper flat bed option; and being 6’4” struggled on finding a position in which I could sleep in."

Pegasus is not a very comfortable airline. They’re not in any way hospitable

It was like moving cattle around. Very abrupt, uncomfortable and not much hospitality

All good but air not give the pasing er any food even glase of water

Flight delayed by 1hr when we already boarded because someone had to get off. Leg room is terrible for 6ft people like me.

I used the airline 5-6 times for the last year and every flight have had perfect timing and I like it. Despite catastrophic absence of space for my legs 😁

The crew was utterly non helping and non courteous.I asked for a water. The air hostess could have said it's paid . She informed me that I will come later after serving but never turned up. The seats were never comfortable.My first and last flight with Pegasus.I am not taking again

The plane left Istanbul 1 hour late and the AC was not really working great it was so hot inside and no air. This was my worst flight in a long time since I had a flight with Ryanair.

Cheap and cheerful. It’s a super cheap, no frills flight. Very professional and as it’s an A320 relatively spacious. Seats do not recline. Happy with the service. You get what you pay for. Can’t complain

I had 4 flights for less than a week and there were no delays and issues. Thanks to the crews and for perfectly organised service.

There is no usb for charging the phone you should provide the water

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Departure:

Istanbul (IST)Türkiye

Destination:

Almaty (ALA)Kazakhstan

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