IST - MAD

$116 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul Airport to Madrid

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Istanbul to Madrid departing on 6/9. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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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 Madrid, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Istanbul to Madrid, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$294
Typical prices: $485-$349
LOT
Mon 9/7Fri 9/11
IST - MAD • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$295
Typical prices: $462-$308
Air Europa
Tue 6/23Tue 6/30
IST - MAD • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $294 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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Every day
You can fly direct with Air Europa and Turkish Airlines. Average duration is 4h 28m
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Avoid delays
Most punctual • 90% on-time
Best time • Fewest delays
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Top layover airports
Cheapest • Avg $222 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 35m (one-way)
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When to book
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 13% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
Cheapest • 36% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to Madrid (IST-MAD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Istanbul to Madrid 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 Istanbul to Madrid

Mon, Sep 7 - Fri, Sep 11
LOT Logo
9:25 pm - 11:35 pm
IST
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MAD
27h 10m
2 stops
LOT Logo
12:30 pm - 10:30 am
MAD
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IST
21h 00m
1 stop
$294LOT
Tue, Jun 23 - Tue, Jun 30
Air Europa Logo
3:45 pm - 7:00 pm
IST
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MAD
4h 15mnonstop
Air Europa Logo
9:10 am - 1:55 pm
MAD
-
IST
3h 45mnonstop
$295Air Europa
Thu, Jun 18 - Wed, Jun 24
Air Serbia Logo
4:30 am - 6:00 pm
IST
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MAD
14h 30m
1 stop
Air Serbia Logo
12:30 pm - 3:40 am
MAD
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IST
14h 10m
1 stop
$296Air Serbia
Mon, Jun 29 - Tue, Jul 14
Lufthansa Logo
3:45 am - 12:20 pm
IST
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MAD
9h 35m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
5:55 am - 9:25 pm
MAD
-
IST
14h 30m
1 stop
$297Lufthansa
Tue, Jun 16 - Fri, Jun 19
Air Europa Logo
3:45 pm - 7:00 pm
IST
-
MAD
4h 15mnonstop
Air Europa Logo
9:10 am - 1:55 pm
MAD
-
IST
3h 45mnonstop
$298Air Europa
Thu, Jun 25 - Mon, Jun 29
Air Europa Logo
3:45 pm - 7:00 pm
IST
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MAD
4h 15mnonstop
Air Europa Logo
9:10 am - 1:55 pm
MAD
-
IST
3h 45mnonstop
$299Air Europa
Fri, Jul 10 - Fri, Jul 17
LOT Logo
1:55 pm - 11:35 pm
IST
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MAD
10h 40m
1 stop
LOT Logo
6:00 am - 11:50 pm
MAD
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IST
16h 50m
1 stop
$301LOT
Sun, Jul 19 - Thu, Jul 23
Lufthansa Logo
3:45 am - 11:05 am
IST
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MAD
8h 20m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:05 am - 9:25 pm
MAD
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IST
14h 20m
1 stop
$302Lufthansa
Tue, Jun 30 - Sat, Jul 4
LOT Logo
1:55 pm - 11:35 pm
IST
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MAD
10h 40m
1 stop
LOT Logo
3:35 pm - 10:30 am
MAD
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IST
17h 55m
2 stops
$304LOT
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Dec 7
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:25 am - 6:00 pm
IST
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MAD
14h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 2:55 pm
MAD
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IST
3h 45mnonstop
$305Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to Madrid flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Istanbul Airport to Madrid?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Madrid departing in September.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Madrid on a Saturday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Istanbul Airport, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Madrid, 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 Madrid is February, where tickets cost $203 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $495 and $374 respectively.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $352 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Madrid, 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 Istanbul Airport to Madrid, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Istanbul to Madrid

 
AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Laura Ratliff

Laura Ratliff

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Laura Ratliff is a New York-based writer and editor. She lives in downtown Brooklyn with her husband and their beloved dogs. Originally from Texas, she now considers New York City her home. She typically spends more than 200,000 miles on a plane each year and stays in plenty of hotels.

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Gabriel Leigh

Expert on Turkish Airlines

Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$116
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 37% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from Istanbul Airport to Madrid

When to book flights from Istanbul to Madrid

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Istanbul Airport to Madrid?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Madrid was $116 for a one-way ticket and $294 for a round-trip.

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

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Istanbul Airport to Madrid?

    Istanbul Airport airport is called Istanbul and the only airport in Madrid is Madrid Barajas.

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

    The Airbus A321-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul Airport to Madrid flight route.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Istanbul to Madrid, Turkish Airlines or Air Europa?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Istanbul to Madrid are Turkish Airlines and Air Europa. With an average price for the route of $428 and an overall rating of 7.4, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. Air Europa is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $364 and an overall rating of 7.0.

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

    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 Airport to Madrid.

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

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

    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 Madrid with an airline and back to Istanbul Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Istanbul Airport and MAD 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 Airport to Madrid?

    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 Madrid from Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport to Madrid

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $284 or less one-way and $593 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Madrid?

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

Direct departures

Istanbul to Madrid Barajas

Monday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Friday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

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Direct returns

Madrid Barajas to Istanbul

Monday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Friday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

Air Europa,Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Istanbul to Madrid

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Madrid. 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 Madrid? 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.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4409 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.3Boarding
7.5Food
7.8Crew
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Older plane with finicky seats. Crew often seem to focus on "pet" clients and over extend services to some over others. I get less attention since I'm not a regular business class client. Regardless, I've paid the money and would expect equal attention.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
IST - JFK
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Older plane with finicky seats. Crew often seem to focus on "pet" clients and over extend services to some over others. I get less attention since I'm not a regular business class client. Regardless, I've paid the money and would expect equal attention.

Our flight attendant was stellar with great anticipation and attention to details. Food was very good, and overall flight, though very long, was really good.

Flight got cancelled for good (apparently due to jet fuel concerns), and we had to re-book to Hannover, Germany instead.

Great food, and lots of it. They made us come to the gate two hours before the flight and you were stuck in the enclosure until you boarded with no bathroom or food or drink. My seat in business class was very claustrophobic, I could barely get into it and a large board blocked the window and made it even more claustrophobic

Turkish Business Class is a wonderful experience, and the best inflight dining experience I’ve had to date.

Very good. I was happy that business seats were in a 1-2-1 configuration for the long haul flight. The shorter flight was a 2-2-2 configuration which I do not like as much, but it was a 3 hour flight that I slept through.

The crew was amazing and the food was really good too

Some of the best service I’ve ever seen on an international flight! The staff were super friendly and accommodating. The food was excellent with lots of choices and attention to detail. The seats are kind of old and narrow, but I have wide shoulders. The only area for improvement was making the cabin a little cooler.

It was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. It’s comfortable the flight attendant. Respect you anything you ask for they gave you except the water.

We were experiencing delayed for 4 hours and of course they took us to Turkish airlines lounge but we could not rested up since there is no bedroom. It was tiring and long day for us🙏 Especially we didn’t fly until 5:45am morning for Miami🙏😢

The flight was long but everything went well. Crew was helpful and very attentive. Food was good and the entertainment options were many.

My long-haul flight experience with this airline was not very pleasant. Earphones were paid, and no eye mask or other amenities were provided. The meals were served in cardboard boxes with plastic cutlery. The restroom was unclean and ran out of toilet paper. However, the boarding process was smooth and well organized.

We experienced a delay of almost two hours before takeoff. For a flight of more than 10 hours, sitting on the runway for two hours is quite exhausting. The airline did nothing to attend to the passengers during that time. We were not given any courtesy drinks or snacks—only the bare minimum during the flight. The crew seemed very apologetic, but apparently they have restrictions imposed by the airline, because despite their friendliness, they provided strictly what was necessary and, of course, everything else was for sale. However, after a two-hour delay, one would expect at least complimentary beverages. In addition to this, the space between the rows of seats is inhumanely narrow. Air Europa should review this for such long flights and be a bit more considerate and humane with its customers.

I flew in business a couple of months ago, it was great, tried again in economy, it is the cramped seat I have ever been into, for an overseas flight across the atlantic it is inhumane to put passengers in such cramped space. Other than that, everything ok. Took a second flight from Madrid to London, also economy and it was roomy and perfect.

No WiFi on the plane. Crew was insensitive to my medical supplies and medicine in my carry on. If the crew was monitoring passengers putting 2 bags in overhead bins there would be room. We sat for 2 hours extra. Iberojet is horrible never again.

There was no water in one of the sinks in the executive area, which is unacceptable as we could not wash our hands after using the restroom

Like I said the experience was mediocre. Nothing special about this airline.

This flight was delayed by more than an hour. The seats are uncomfortable ans do not recline properly. I prepurchased a wifi pass, but wifi was not working on this flight at all. The food was bland.

Food situation was bad. Also movie choices when compared to other airlines was terrible. Seats very narrow. My tv didn’t work.

I was not allowed to cancel the flight, customer service is atrocious

It was a safe flight with a friendly cabin crew.

The flight was never confirmed, I was not sent a ticket, and my account was charged for this flight. I’m trying to get my money back for a flight that was not booked or confirmed. Terrible experience

The plane was too hot inside. There was no entertainment and we had to sit on the plane for one hour before takeoff. There was no free wifi.

Online check-in was unavailable for my flight. So I waited 40 min in the queue at the check-in counter. Then, unlike any other airline in the world (and I am a very frequent international flyer) Pegasus was adamant that my CPAP was just another carry on and that I had to pay extra for it. Then, after I had paid in advance for a seat, they insisted I could not sit in an exit row because I was over 60 years old (I'm clearly in good shape and buy exit row seats more or less weekly). We pushed back harder and harder and insisted on talking to the station chief, who spoke with the counter staff by phone (not to me) and eventually relented. Experience on boarf was ok-- for a budget airline.

You adjourned my flight by 1h 30 mns and only updated me 1h30 mns before the new scheduled flight. I submitted an email to Kayak asking for a refund. It was the most stressful experience I've had.

Not because when i try to do check in there is only in turkish language i can not select other language

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Don't fly Pegasus, terrible service at the airport and boarding was really bad. Both flights I took with them were significantly late. This flight had us all changing the gate at the last moment and it was chaos.withour explanation or apology. The planes have seats that don't recline and seats are really hard. The crew on board was good both flights, but that is the only positive thing I can say about this airline. It's not worth it and I won't be flying them again.

The airport staff were some of the worst I've ever flown, and I fly at least 50x every year. From the staff at the gate, to the check in staff, to the ticketing sales staff. My experience in Instanbul was so bad Ill.never fly Pegasus again. They were incredibly rude, dismissive and not helpful whatsoever. This is the worst of the worst if you want to fly a budget airline I'd go elsewhere. The airplane seats are really uncomfortable and don't recline at all, you get charged for every single thing so in the end you will pay more flying with them. The crew on the plane were the only kind people we encountered with Pegasus.

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

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