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$372 Find cheap flights from Detroit to Istanbul Airport

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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Istanbul (DTW-IST)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Istanbul that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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4:30 pm - 4:30 pmDTW-IST
17h 00m1 stop
6:45 am - 2:00 pmIST-DTW
14h 15m1 stop
$771Delta
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Mon, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 17
12:15 pm - 4:30 pmDTW-IST
21h 15m2 stops
6:45 am - 2:00 pmIST-DTW
14h 15m1 stop
$775Delta
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Mon, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 17
12:15 pm - 4:30 pmDTW-IST
21h 15m2 stops
6:45 am - 10:20 pmIST-DTW
22h 35m2 stops
$785Delta
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Mon, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 17
4:01 pm - 4:35 pmDTW-IST
17h 34m2 stops
8:30 am - 9:40 pmIST-DTW
20h 10m2 stops
$856British Airways
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Tue, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 30
6:15 pm - 7:15 pmDTW-IST
18h 00m2 stops
8:15 pm - 3:36 pmIST-DTW
26h 21m2 stops
$859British Airways
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Sun, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 9
2:00 pm - 9:20 pmDTW-IST
24h 20m2 stops
6:35 am - 2:30 pmIST-DTW
15h 55m1 stop
$899Lufthansa
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Mon, Sep 23 - Thu, Nov 28
9:40 am - 5:00 pmDTW-IST
24h 20m1 stop
8:30 pm - 6:30 amIST-DTW
17h 00m1 stop
$913Royal Jordanian
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Tue, Sep 17 - Mon, Sep 30
8:10 pm - 1:30 pmDTW-IST
10h 20mnonstop
2:20 pm - 6:25 pmIST-DTW
11h 05mnonstop
$967Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 17
8:10 pm - 1:30 pmDTW-IST
10h 20mnonstop
2:20 pm - 6:25 pmIST-DTW
11h 05mnonstop
$998Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Wed, Oct 2
4:05 pm - 9:20 pmDTW-IST
22h 15m1 stop
2:00 pm - 2:15 pmIST-DTW
31h 15m1 stop
$1,040Lufthansa
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Tue, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 12

Flights from Detroit to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Istanbul 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 Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Istanbul Airport on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Detroit, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport, 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport is January, where tickets cost $791 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,511 and $1,484 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport, 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 78 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Istanbul Airport from Detroit were found on Turkish Airlines ($657) and Qatar Airways ($689), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Delta ($771) and British Airways ($856).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Istanbul Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport.
There is just one airline that flies from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best one-way deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is $820.

How many flights are there between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Istanbul Airport per day?

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and lands in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 10h 20m. The most common departure time is 8:00 pm and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 5 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Istanbul Airport?

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.

How long does a flight from Detroit to Istanbul Airport take?

Direct flights cover the 5,280 miles separating Detroit to Istanbul Airport in about 10h 20m.

What’s the earliest departure time from Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at 8:10 pm and will be landing in Istanbul Airport at 1:30 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport jets off at 8:10 pm and lands at 1:30 pm.

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April

High season

November

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$372
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Istanbul Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport was $372 for a one-way ticket and $771 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Detroit to Istanbul Airport.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to Istanbul Airport flight route: Delta, KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Finnair.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to Istanbul Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

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

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

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Detroit to Istanbul Airport on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Istanbul, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Istanbul are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $1,017 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,326 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 Detroit to Istanbul Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul Airport from Detroit 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 Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

    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 Istanbul Airport with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and IST 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 Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

    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 Istanbul Airport from Detroit 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 DTW to Istanbul Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $721 or less one-way and $1,057 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Detroit to Istanbul Airport?

Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Istanbul, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Istanbul

Monday

Turkish Airlines

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Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Friday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

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Nonstop returns

Istanbul to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Friday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

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Top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Istanbul. 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10858 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

No Wi-Fi 50% of headphones handed out do not work. Otherwise pleasant.

Very nice staff. organized check in and good food. Bit cramped and tired looking plane inside

Was so surprised that for a short flight we were served a sandwich lunch

I didn’t like anything. I fly about 40 times per year and this is by far the worst airline I’ve even been on.

In business class and attendants acted like bothering them when asking for water. Which they didn’t even offer at all during the flight.

Worst flying experience ever. Both kids fell sick from food afterwards. In flight Service was missing. Same food served for all meals and that too stale which made us sick.

I had bad experience, this flight from Amman to Detroit was delayed for 40 hours!!!! The staff are rude & the food was not good at all.

I had bad experience, the first flight was delayed for 4 hours & the second flight was delayed for 40 hours!!!!! The staff on the flight from Amman to Detroit are rude . The food was not good at all.

Regarding the boarding: it needs more efforts to make it more convenient

Entertainment content is outdated. Food; I chose the chicken meal with rice, I would like to know the thought process of serving rice and chicken to be eaten with only a fork?! I don't eat spicy food for health reasons, I found out that the rice is very spicy after the first bite, so I didn't eat.

German crew were very kind. Food was okay but can be better, especially bread was not good, Garbage collection was very poor.

Awful Terrible staff poor communication Flight delayed for an hour with no apology or explanation and no help re missing connecting flight. Resulted in a 7 hour layover at Munich waiting for another connecting flight. Only 15 euros refreshment voucher given. Will not fly Lufthansa again

Both flights were late for what appeared to be the airline’s not having the planes ready. Arrived over 6 hours late.

The most horrific experience we had with the airline that we had in our life Everything was substandard at best. For just one hot tea they charged 4 euros We paid for Lufthansa months in advance ,to get there they didn’t have us in record and after 4 and a half hours layover we almost we got one seat at the first row and one in the back of the plane On top of that our suitcase was seriously damaged and it’s unusable. Here we are halfway around the world in foreign language having to fix this on our vacation time Would you kindly and quickly resolve this matter

It was a busy flight and all the crew were very helpful and gracious

Seats were not the most comfortable and food options weren’t great but overall but everything else was excellent

Check-in very easy and smooth. Plane and crew were nice. Seat open next to me created more space. Food was fair but plentiful. Lots of movies and I was able to sleep some on the way to Munich. Very tight connection, about an hour. Fast through passport control and a bit of a walk to last G terminal gate but I made my connection to Palma. Unfortunately, my luggage did not make it. It is now almost 24 hours since I anded and still NO luggage. I know it landed last night on another flight. Local delivery should be today to my hotel in Palma but nothing yet. I asked about the tight connection when I checked in and was assured they would get my luggage to the connecting flight. Very disappointing it missed my flight but more disappointing that it has taken so long to arrive. Failure on the airlines and service to get my luggage to date.

I wish the flight attendant was a little bit kinder

The food wasn’t great and it would be nice if the airlines showed documentaries about the countries we are flying into.

Disappointed everytime. The app doesn't load the boarding passes. They have lots of agent that seem to be busy doing nothing with a long line waiting to get paper boarding passes. Food choices are poor. Entertainment is less than entertaining.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/18Sat
3 stops
38h 28mDTW-IST
$372
5/29Wed
2 stops
25h 56mDTW-IST
$384
8/31Sat
2 stops
24h 52mDTW-IST
$387
10/17Thu
nonstopTurkish Airlines
10h 20mDTW-IST
$657
7/31Wed
nonstopTurkish Airlines
10h 20mDTW-IST
$727
8/28Wed
1 stopLufthansa
14h 00mDTW-IST
$872
8/16Fri
1 stopLufthansa
14h 00mDTW-IST
$892
5/15Wed
1 stopKLM
12h 30mDTW-IST
$963
5/31Fri
1 stopKLM
12h 30mDTW-IST
$969
6/8Sat
1 stopDelta
17h 20mDTW-IST
$6,160

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Last minute flights from Detroit to Istanbul

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Detroit to Istanbul that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/7Tue
multi-stop
35h 05mDTW-IST
5/28Tue
multi-stop
44h 30mIST-DTW
$1,006
5/7Tue
multi-stop
33h 58mDTW-IST
5/28Tue
multi-stop
44h 30mIST-DTW
$1,010
5/7Tue
multi-stop
33h 58mDTW-IST
5/28Tue
multi-stop
26h 09mIST-DTW
$1,064
5/4Sat
multi-stopIcelandair
20h 10mDTW-IST
5/15Wed
multi-stopIcelandair
42h 20mIST-DTW
$1,153
5/6Mon
multi-stop
20h 10mDTW-IST
5/27Mon
multi-stop
33h 56mIST-DTW
$1,180
5/6Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
20h 43mDTW-IST
5/27Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 59mIST-DTW
$1,460
5/4Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
25h 30mDTW-IST
5/15Wed
nonstopTurkish Airlines
11h 05mIST-DTW
$1,603
5/4Sat
multi-stopDelta
25h 50mDTW-IST
5/15Wed
multi-stopDelta
19h 05mIST-DTW
$1,933
5/6Mon
multi-stopEmirates
37h 21mDTW-IST
5/26Sun
multi-stopEmirates
26h 50mIST-DTW
$2,445
5/4Sat
multi-stopEmirates
49h 55mDTW-IST
5/14Tue
multi-stopEmirates
27h 00mIST-DTW
$2,782

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Detroit - Istanbul Airport Flights

Departure:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Destination:

Istanbul Airport (IST)Türkiye

Return flight deals:

Istanbul Airport - Detroit

Cabin classes:

$2,257
$3,521
$707