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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Wednesday is the most expensive day to fly from Lyon to Istanbul. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Lyon to Istanbul Airport is September, where tickets cost $191 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $439 and $405 respectively.

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 $210 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Lyon to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 35% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Lyon to Istanbul were found on Lufthansa ($209) and LOT ($214).

There are 3 airlines that fly nonstop from Lyon to Istanbul Airport. They are: Pegasus Airlines, Transavia France and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Transavia France at $133 for a round-trip flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Transavia France.

Weekly flights between Lyon and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 8% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 130 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, Turkish Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 8% of their flights encountering any delays.

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 2 and 3 nonstop flights that take off from Lyon and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 16m. The most common departure time is 6:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 16 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Wednesday, when 19% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.