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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$65
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 30% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Lyon to Istanbul

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $208 or less one-way and $633 or less round-trip.

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

Direct departures

Lyon-Saint Exupéry to Istanbul

Monday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +3 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +4 more

Friday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +3 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +4 more

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Monday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +3 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +4 more

Friday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +2 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, RwandAir, +3 more

IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, +4 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Lyon to Istanbul

 
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7.4
Transavia FranceOverall score based on 355 reviews
7.2Boarding
7.1Comfort
6.0Entertainment
6.3Food
8.2Crew
Airline reviews

Have to offer water. Leg room and space is non existent

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Feb 2025ORY - IST
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Have to offer water. Leg room and space is non existent

The seat was surprisingly comfortable and the crew was great.

The boarding was terrible. Confusing, long and with multiple checks.

One of our suitcases was missing at arrival. No news from the lost and found desk so far. As for 3 or 4 other passengers, they said it probably was missent at Orly airport. Hope it arrives. Not sure whether a compensation will occur if not found.

Stuck on the hot overcrowded bus on the tarmac without ac

Bonjour, J'ai été très très fortement déçue et en colère par mon dernier vol avec Transavia. Voici ce qui s'est passé : J'avais acheté un billet avec 50 kg en soute (dont uniquement 36kg utilisés). Au moment du dépôt des valises en soute, l'hôtesse m'a demandé si je voulais également mettre mon bagage cabine en soute. J'ai dit que je préfère le garder avec moi. Arrivée à la porte d'embarquement, un responsable vérifie les dimensions du bagage cabine des passagers. Un tiers était non conforme à la réglementation (dimensions non conformes), dont moi. J'avais déjà voyagé plusieurs fois avec transavia sans jamais avoir de problème avec cette même valise en cabine, mais c'est la première fois que je suis confrontée à ce problème. La conséquence est de payer 60 €. Le nombre de passagers non conformes étant trop grand et les réclamations devant grandissantes, le responsable a détourné sciemment l'attention pour que des disaines de personnes traversent, pour n'en garder que 4-5, qui n'auront pas trop de voix et sont obligés de payer. Je ne remets pas en cause la réglementation. Mes reproches sont les suivants : 1- Pourquoi au moment de mettre le bagage en soute l'hôtesse n'a t-elle pas prévenu sur ce sujet ? Il aurait suffit d'une seule phrase. Tout ceci pour nous laisser arriver jusqu'à l'embarquement avec l'expérience que les bagages sont en général non conformes car vos dimensions sont ridiculement plus petites que la norme internationale, et nous mettre sous pression avant la fin de l'embarquement sans pouvoir parler à un responsable et n'avoir plus le choix que de payer. 2- l'attitude du responsable et sa methode corrompue de faire taire les réclamations en permettant à certains de passer 3- le fait que j'avais encore droit à 14kg en plus des 10kg de la valise cabine et j'ai du payer 60€ pour que finalement ma valise aille en soute. Tout ceci est une manière de soutirer de l'argement indignement, sous forme de réglementation. Je vous conseille d'assumer d'augmenter vos prix au lieu de les répercuter par des escroqueries pareils, au moins nous serions prévenus. Ceci est une honte et vous semblez en être fiers. Merci et bravo.

Les espacement entre les sièges sont moins confortables pour les personnes de grande taille

Being on time rather than almost 3 hours late would be a start, and also, since it was known from a long time ago that the flight would be late, letting us know ahead so we don’t stay in a small hall at the airport would have been nice

Transit through Cairo was abysmal and I will never repeat this journey !!!

Être avertie SMS/mail du retard/changements d'horaire avant les 5min du décollage initial..

The best airline food being served for business travellers. Excellent food.

The economy seat was so uncomfortable, had not enough leg room for 13 hours flight, front seat basket was broken and couldn’t hold anything, food quality was horrible( we got food poisoned ) we charged for logged which used to be free. We paid too much for this flight and very disappointed. Turkish air line better to make satisfy and respect people instead of find different way to scam people.

The business class seats are designed for someone taller than I am, so my feet were dangling (the footrest was just a smidge too low). Which caused problems with my sciatic nerve and made for a long uncomfortable flight.

Overall great airline that still provides two suitcases, has a huge hub and crew goes above and beyond to assist you. Boarding took a lot of time as there were only 2 people checking in. Also, in Istanbul, taxing took almost 30 min.

Very good overall.... apart from the cost of extra check ed in luggage where they charge £17 per kg, and no option to just buy an extra bag allowance (at least on the route I took)

Amazing! Big line at Check in was diminished in 10 minutes. Boarding was quick and efficient. Service and food great. Only minor point: seats could be a little broader and for me being small, something to put your feet on during the flight would be great.

Except for spending an extra day in Istanbul due to late departure from Athens on Saturday and missing the connection flight TK0044 to Cape Town and again arriving 45 min late on Monday in Cape Town, it was all good.

The best food I’ve ever been served on an airplane. The security at the gate was frustrating as was the heavy editing of the films and television shows offered.

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

It was an old airline with the old configuration of business class seats. Not really what we signed up for for the longest leg of the trip. Disappointing.

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

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

Bad. Cancelled and delayed flight. Payed 25£ for seat but got just normal one. No one refunded the money.

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