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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 Abu Dhabi, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap Flight Deals from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi (IST-AUH)

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi

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Recent one-way flight deals from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi

Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi found on KAYAK recently.

Recent last minute flight deals from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi

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Recent direct flight deals from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi

The latest deals for direct flights from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi so you can sit back and relax without the need for a layover.

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Flights from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi?

The average price of all flights from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Abu Dhabi, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi, 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 Abu Dhabi is March, where tickets cost $202 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $310 and $275 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi?

The average price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
No, with an average price for the route of $227, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi, 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 Abu Dhabi, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 115 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

April
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 3% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.

When to book flights from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi flights

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

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

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

    Only flydubai offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Istanbul to Abu Dhabi flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi?

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul to Abu Dhabi flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Istanbul and Abu Dhabi, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

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

    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 Abu Dhabi.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Abu Dhabi 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 Abu Dhabi?

    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 Abu Dhabi with an airline and back to Istanbul with another airline. Booking your flights between Istanbul and AUH 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 Abu Dhabi?

    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 Abu Dhabi 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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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $162 or less one-way and $497 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi?

Find which airlines fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Istanbul to Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Monday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Friday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

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Nonstop returns

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Istanbul

Monday

ANA, Etihad Airways, SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

ANA, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Tuesday

ANA, Etihad Airways, SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

ANA, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Thursday

ANA, Etihad Airways, SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

ANA, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Friday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

Saturday

ANA, Etihad Airways, SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

ANA, Etihad Airways, +2 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Serbia, Etihad Airways, +2 more

ANA, Air Serbia, +3 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi. 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 Abu Dhabi? 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.
7.8
Air Arabia Abu DhabiOverall score based on 13 reviews
7.6Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.3Food
8.1Crew
8.0Boarding
Airline reviews

Crew service and check in are very good Price still high .

8.0 ExcellentAmr, Aug 2023AUH - CAI
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Crew service and check in are very good Price still high .

Seats distance between each other are short but other things are ok .

Liked the treatment at the counter. Using the tunnel to get into the aircraft will be more convenient especially for wheel chairs.

They sell the option to select chairs in extrafly price level, but this is not true. I was not able to select the seats. The food was not the requested option. They suppously offer glutten free menu, but during the fly that was nos availble.

My flight was cancelled with no warning! I had to find out right at the airport when I arrived from my previous flight!

Did not expect no entetainment, food was ok. No alcohol on a. International flight

Everything was good ,except the entertainment screen froses for hall way

Excellent service. Made United 's business class look like a cattle car

The internet was not working during the 10 hour. This situation was known by the cabin crew before the flight. If so, information should be given to passangers. Some people should work during the flight.

Seemed like a cramped A321 config. Roasting hot cabin most of the flight. Wifi did not work. Lots of first time fliers, I think, who didn't know how to follow a seat assignment.

I have been flying Turkish Airlines for the last 5 years it’s always great service, on time , excellent food, only one thing wasn’t reliable is their on board WiFi most of the time it doesn’t work.

My checked bag did not get loaded on the aircraft in Istanbul. Other than that, the flight was smooth, on time and the crew was friendly, efficient, and professional.

You need to weight all bags together because we were 2 and we allowed 4 bags plus hand carry and personal items. We trying to saved bag like we put our stuff in 3 bags so we don’t have to carry more bags and airline also save space time less bags less work. We had only 1.6 kg over and we requested crew he said it’s airline policy that you need separate bag that’s ruined our mod and carry that suit in our hand in plastic bag he didn’t understand that we have less bags that make sense if we brought over luggage then it’s problem. I think if you guys change your policy and weight all together that will be good

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

Likes: on time departure, new plane Didn’t like:very poor quality food, very limited entertainment.no amenity kit etc.

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

The flight was delayed which cause me to miss my connecting flight in AbuDhsbi airport.

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Liked leg room Disliked unable to book to sit with my family on same flight without paying extra

Long way to improve. Toilets not working. Bad handling when flight was canceled

Pegasus Airlines which is the most efficient and cost worth low cost airline all over the Europe

Flight from London was delayed and we had to hurry up to catch the connecting flight to Riyadh

The crew were outstandingly kind and cheerful. We carried our cat and they offered help.

Late departure. No announcements. Boarding was a disaster. Some kind of technical issue scanning boarding passes.

Pegasus is a very efficient airline. Passengers, however are sometimes unruly. Getting up right after take off. Getting up right when we land and before getting to the gate. Switching seats to the front so she can get a better seat. It is unfair for those that actually paid for seats. Flight attendants seem to not enforce it. One or two bad actors ruins it. Overall, the airline is great.

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 😁

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