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If you are looking for a flight deal from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Istanbul, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport is September, where tickets cost $252 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $535 and $387 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $644, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul were found on Royal Jordanian ($296) and Wizz Air ($322).

There are 3 airlines that fly nonstop from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport. They are: Etihad Airways, Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Pegasus Airlines at $154 for a round-trip flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Pegasus Airlines.

Weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 12% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 109 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the evening tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Thursday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Saturday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Etihad Airways have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 7% of their flights encountering any delays.

Doha (DOH) is the top choice – 75% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Jeddah (JED) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $681.

Consider flying via Doha (DOH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 7h 10m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Doha (DOH) often has the shortest layovers from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul, with an average of 1h 28m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 nonstop flights that take off from Abu Dhabi and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 4h 55m. The most common departure time is 1:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 11 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Wednesday.