ICN - IST

$215 Find Cheap Flights from Incheon to Istanbul

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Cheapest round-trip
$460
Overall average: $633
China Southern
Mon 3/30Sat 4/11
ICN - IST • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$570
Typical prices: $659-$848
Korean Air
Fri 2/27Mon 3/2
ICN - IST • Non-stop
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China Southern
Cheapest • from $460 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Cheap Flights from Incheon to Istanbul (ICN-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Incheon 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Incheon to Istanbul

Mon, Mar 30 - Sat, Apr 11
China Southern Logo
9:40 am - 10:10 pm
ICN
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IST
18h 30m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
4:00 pm - 1:55 pm
IST
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ICN
15h 55m
1 stop
$460China Southern
Wed, May 13 - Mon, May 18
China Eastern Logo
2:15 pm - 7:00 am
ICN
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IST
22h 45m
2 stops
China Eastern Logo
11:00 am - 1:15 pm
IST
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ICN
20h 15m
2 stops
$462China Eastern
Wed, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 8
China Eastern Logo
4:15 pm - 8:00 am
ICN
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IST
21h 45m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
11:00 am - 1:15 pm
IST
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ICN
20h 15m
2 stops
$468China Eastern
Mon, Mar 30 - Sat, Apr 11
China Southern Logo
9:40 am - 10:10 pm
ICN
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IST
18h 30m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
12:30 am - 3:25 pm
IST
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ICN
32h 55m
1 stop
$473China Southern
Wed, Apr 1 - Sun, Apr 12
China Eastern Logo
2:30 pm - 8:00 am
ICN
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IST
23h 30m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
2:00 pm - 8:45 pm
IST
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ICN
24h 45m
1 stop
$475China Eastern
Wed, Apr 1 - Tue, Apr 14
China Eastern Logo
2:15 pm - 7:00 am
ICN
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IST
22h 45m
2 stops
China Eastern Logo
2:00 pm - 8:45 pm
IST
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ICN
24h 45m
1 stop
$476China Eastern
Mon, May 25 - Thu, Jun 4
MIAT Mongolian Logo
12:05 am - 12:25 pm
ICN
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IST
18h 20m
1 stop
MIAT Mongolian Logo
2:10 pm - 12:40 am
IST
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ICN
28h 30m
1 stop
$477MIAT Mongolian
Mon, Feb 16 - Wed, Mar 4
China Eastern Logo
2:20 pm - 7:00 am
ICN
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IST
22h 40m
2 stops
China Eastern Logo
1:35 pm - 3:20 pm
IST
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ICN
19h 45m
1 stop
$478China Eastern
Mon, Mar 30 - Wed, Apr 15
Air China Logo
1:05 pm - 8:00 am
ICN
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IST
24h 55m
1 stop
Air China Logo
3:00 pm - 4:35 pm
IST
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ICN
19h 35m
1 stop
$483Air China
Tue, Mar 31 - Thu, Apr 16
Air China Logo
1:05 pm - 8:00 am
ICN
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IST
24h 55m
1 stop
Air China Logo
3:00 pm - 4:35 pm
IST
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ICN
19h 35m
1 stop
$488Air China
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Incheon to Istanbul flights

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Incheon Intl 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 Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport is May, where tickets cost $591 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,054 and $720 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

The average round-trip 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 $486, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Incheon to Istanbul

 
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Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$215
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 52% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Incheon to Istanbul

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport was $215 for a one-way ticket and $460 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Istanbul from Incheon.

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

    Asiana Airlines, and Lufthansa offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Incheon to Istanbul flight route.

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

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Incheon to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Incheon to Istanbul?

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Incheon to Istanbul, Korean Air or Asiana Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Incheon to Istanbul are Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. With an average price for the route of $807 and an overall rating of 8.4, Korean Air is the most popular choice. Asiana Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $796 and an overall rating of 8.1.

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

    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 Incheon to Istanbul.

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

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

    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 with an airline and back to Incheon with another airline. Booking your flights between Incheon 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 Incheon to Istanbul?

    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 from Incheon up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $680 or less one-way and $738 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Incheon to Istanbul?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Incheon Intl to Istanbul.
Find which airlines fly direct from Incheon Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Incheon Intl to Istanbul

Monday

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Friday

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Korean Air

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Turkish Airlines, Korean Air

Turkish Airlines, Korean Air

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Incheon Intl

Monday

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Friday

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines

Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Korean Air

Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Turkish Airlines, Korean Air

Turkish Airlines, Korean Air

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Incheon to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Incheon 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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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3494 reviews
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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Child’s meal was great along with other nice touches for kids.

10.0 ExcellentJessica, Dec 2025
KUL - DXB
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Child’s meal was great along with other nice touches for kids.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

Super flight. On time departure and arrival. Very good service. Luggage arrival at DXB was a little delayed but you can’t have everything the very best :)

The food options were excellent for Economy. It was difficult to find the lounge after clearing security and boarding was clunky

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

The customer service was excellent. They noticed that our connecting flight was scheduled too closely for us to complete customs, so they changed the flight. Our initial flight was delayed, and they were able to get us on another flight, all without charging us any additional fees. I would fly them again anytime!

Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

2nd major delay due to maintenance issues. 1st delay missed my connecting flight.

Very clean ,flight attendants very professional,nice , Boarding was very easy

The aircraft was massive (A-380) and became crowded with 400+ passengers on board.

Love flying Asiana. Been using it for over a decade now.

Coming back to America was a peaceful flight everyone and everything was perfect

I had a bad experience coming from America to Thailand. On my connecting flight my check in suitcase was not put on the departing aircraft, I received my suitcase 24 hours after arriving in Bangkok and when I open my luggage my hand swelled up. The next morning when I put on an outfit from my suitcase my face swelled up and became numb. My entire vacation was ruined it seems that some kind of chemical was sprayed into suitcase and ruined my clothes and got me sick. The staff at my hotel called the airline and spoke to someone and they told me to file a complaint and gave my a website to do so. I did not file a complaint I felt like it would have fell on death ears. I had to throw away my brand new vacation clothes and suitcase and I had the worst vacation ever due to this happening to me.

The staff was courteous and the flight was very smooth. It was so nice to see the captain greeting the passengers at the end of the flights.

Flight was too cold. I wore a regular cotton tee and it wasn’t enough. It was a night time flight so I would have thought a blanket would be provided to passengers. A 4 hour flight and no options for a meal? I flew Asiana the next day from Seoul to Manilla. Same duration, 4 hours. They give everyone a pillow and blanket and serve a meal. Why is United so cheap and holding back meals and amenities? Also, they promote too much gay stuff and DEI in their advertisements. Please be mindful of other beliefs and don’t shove your gay ideology down my throat.

It was great! Kept the time. Provided what was promised

On this flight...fine. The one from India to Abu Dahbi, awful.

I booked and paid for a Business Class seat for myself and my wife. 4 hours before the flight i get a call saying the plane they sent doesn't have the correct layout to accommodate all the business class seats they sold me 3 months earlier at a premium of $1500 a ticket. So they have to bump me from Business to Economy and will give me a $400 credit (total of $800 for both seats) that I could turn in at Abu Dahbi for $400 in US cash. They then promised a row that we could have to ourselves and the arm rests would go up so we could spread out for each of us. My wife was taken care of but I was put in the exit row with the flight attendents set as part of the three...and the arm rest did not go up. When we got to Abu Dahbi, they would not exchange our credit for cash as promised. Very disappointed they took my money 3 months ago and refused to reimburse for the change in seats or follow the promises made.

It was fantastic. The flight from Chicago to Abu Dahbi was fantastic. The crew, food and service were amazing. Everything was handled by the crew member assigned to us , Nicholas, was usually done before we asked for it. Highly recommend Etihad!

Was so disappointing. Business class with no TV, uncomfortable seats. Had much higher expectations.

I didn’t have a flight because it was a fraud and you allow it. Illl never use Kayak again!!!

I missed my flight ,staff unhelpful, they sat and watched me wait ,gangway door closed, English was a problem no announcement I was on time now I missed my month vacation ,lost 1400 bucks no refund I'm sick to my stomach

excellent, staff and boarding were all seamless and no issues, thank you!

My baggage was not boarded and is still missing. I was only carring one piece of luggage and that is misplaced now I am stuck at mumbai without luggage. I had an onward journey from here

We booked a business class ticket via Underpricer. Somehow they screwed up our ticket from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad. We will be hesitant to book again with them.

Typically good service onboard but baggage delay in airport was significant

Turkish Airlines was great. My new layover was over 18 hours due to inclement weather back home in Washington DC and the airlines provided me with a hotel room and dinner voucher during my layover

Bad sitting every flight not good experience with food either

My, Syed Zawar Hussein Shirazi frequently flyer membership number was not included on my boarding pass from O’Hare to Istanbul despite my reminder to the attendant at check in. Further she forgot to give me my boarding pass form Istanbul to Lahore and she needs to improve her customer service, please 🙏

Everything about that day was great I was happy with how things went as a first time traveling with the airline thank you for all that you’ve doing by taking us there to our various destinations thanks.

The seats were extremely small. Boarding was not communicated correctly. It wasn’t a pleasant trip.

I am always amazed with the great service they offer on their regional and international flights

Nothing luxury about Turkish airline compared to many other airlines

Entertainment was good. Flight was delayed, nearly missed my connecting flight. The gate was changed on several occasions. My luggage did not arrive on time and had to leave without it.

Service was slow and checked bag was off last evening when flying business

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

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