$222 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul

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Cheapest round-trip
$584
Overall average: $984
United Airlines
dim. 4/12jeu. 4/23
JFK - IST • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$585
Typical prices: $885-$996
Turkish Airlines
dim. 2/8lun. 2/16
JFK - IST • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $584 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul (JFK-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul

dim., avr. 12 - jeu., avr. 23
United Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 9:15 pmJFK-IST
18h 50m2 stops
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5:50 am - 4:35 pmIST-JFK
17h 45m2 stops
$584United Airlines
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mer., févr. 4 - ven., févr. 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:05 pm - 5:30 pmJFK-SAW
15h 25m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 7:05 pmSAW-JFK
18h 35m2 stops
$585Multiple Airlines
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mer., nov. 26 - sam., déc. 6
Lufthansa Logo
10:00 pm - 10:45 pmJFK-IST
16h 45m1 stop
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6:30 am - 8:10 pmIST-JFK
21h 40m1 stop
$585Lufthansa
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mar., nov. 11 - mer., janv. 14
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 10:25 pmJFK-SAW
19h 00m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:05 am - 7:05 pmSAW-JFK
18h 00m2 stops
$586Multiple Airlines
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jeu., janv. 22 - lun., janv. 26
Delta Logo
2:30 pm - 4:55 pmJFK-IST
18h 25m2 stops
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4:50 am - 12:55 pmIST-JFK
16h 05m1 stop
$588Delta
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ven., févr. 20 - mer., févr. 25
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:20 am - 6:10 pmJFK-IST
9h 50mnonstop
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7:30 pm - 10:25 pmIST-JFK
10h 55mnonstop
$590Turkish Airlines
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ven., mars 20 - sam., mars 28
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:20 am - 6:10 pmJFK-IST
9h 50mnonstop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 11:25 pmIST-JFK
10h 55mnonstop
$591Turkish Airlines
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sam., nov. 29 - ven., déc. 5
Delta Logo
4:30 pm - 3:50 amJFK-IST
27h 20m1 stop
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4:50 am - 2:15 pmIST-JFK
17h 25m1 stop
$595Delta
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sam., nov. 29 - mar., déc. 2
LOT Logo
10:35 pm - 5:35 pmJFK-IST
35h 00m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 8:35 pmIST-JFK
13h 35m1 stop
$601LOT
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mar., nov. 11 - sam., nov. 22
LOT Logo
10:35 pm - 12:40 amJFK-IST
18h 05m1 stop
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7:50 am - 8:35 pmIST-JFK
20h 45m1 stop
$602LOT
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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul flights

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

What is the cheapest New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul costs $568 on the route between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) and Istanbul Airport (IST). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul, 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul is October, where tickets cost $798 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,253 and $1,012 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul, 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$222
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Istanbul was $222 for a one-way ticket and $584 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Istanbul?

    A passport is required to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul?

    New York John F Kennedy Airport is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Istanbul. You will leave New York John F Kennedy Airport from New York John F Kennedy Intl and you will be arriving in Istanbul at one of these airports: Istanbul or Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Istanbul, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Istanbul from New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    London is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from John F Kennedy Intl to Istanbul? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7998 reviews
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

6.0 GoodDavid, Oct 2025JFK - KEF
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The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

I believe that a four-hour trip should have a meal. Delta had none.

Was charged for my luggage despite having been on one ticket from an international flight. Too tired to argue after 15 hours on flight. Was charged for rechecking it at JFK airport. Not sure why those off Kenya Airways were required to do that.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was canceled 1 minute before boarding. The customer service was owful, no one could tell us what was going happened. I spent 30hrs instead of 15 from Washington DC to Brussels. No apologie or help

Boeing 777 is a bad choice for a such a long flight.

This is my 2nd time with the Turkish airline. Would definitely recommend. In stability we connected to Indiago would not recommend, very cramped seating. No inflight entertainment..service was inferior.

I wouldn't know what the flight was like. AI canceled my flight reservation!! There's no way to speak to an actual human to fix the issue! NEVER AGAIN! ALWAYS BOOK YOUR FLIGHT DIRECTLY WITH THE AIRLINE NEVER GO THROUGH KAYAK OR JUSTFLY.COM!!

Paying extra for premium seats was wasted. Turkish Airlines takes 2 seats for bassinet. The lady next to me had a baby with bassinet Bassinet was in front of my seat

Rude staff. I would avoid using the word racist but definitely partially or discriminatory. My 72 yrs old mother who is also disabled was traveling on this flight. She was the second passenger boarded to the plane. The First elderly couple ahead of my mother were allowed to use the airplane bathroom but my mother was denied entry stating it was for safety reasons. My mother objected the the couple in front of her were allowed but hostess still stated that due to the flight safety reasons she can’t use it. Even my mother explained that he is using blood pressure medication that’s why she have to use the restroom frequently but the crew continued arguing her. At one point the Mae attendent even suggested that if that’s the case my mother can urinate in her seat. The level of disrespect against an elderly lady is beyond my comprehension. This matter will be taken to the social media to shame the employees involved.

my experience was great with Turkish airlines . the problem i encountered was with kayak booking. When I booked . it showed that im allowed a bag . and when I got to the airport, i had to pay $165 for one bag.

Not up to Business Class standards. Two of the three toilets were out of order. The hostesses were aware and didn’t show any responsible act to do something. Food quality was not what we expect from Turkish hospitality. Overall we were not impressed and disappointed.

During mid flight, try to get a flight attendant to help I couldn’t find one Otherwise, everything was perfect

I was not given basinett seat.The connecting flight was missed due to airline fault i was not accomodated for hotel.Drinks were normt served frewuently.Never travelling again on tirkish airlines.I always travel wiyh family by turkish airline but no more.zero stars

I booked extra leg room, due to seat neighbor i now consider extra shoulder and arm room as well. Seems like the seats shrink in width now The crew was very friendly and professional ( 100%). Food was good not great, breakfast was bad, a dry slice of bread would have been better. Facilities clean.

I think they overbooked Frankfurt to New York and bumped me off. This changed my return travel I arrived home about 4 hours late. Almost 24 total travel time Totally unacceptable Would not travel with United

I liked everything BUT the temperature. It was freezing and now I am sick.

Flight was delayed over one hour and I had to pay to select my seat, even though my booking supposedly had free selection (I paid extra for this at time of booking)

Flight was late arriving. So, we left 25 min late. Pilot made some time up during the flight. Therefore, we arrived alittle past original time.

The seat I was stuck in was so unimaginably uncomfortable. I have never had that tight of a seat in my 20 years of flying. Even budget airlines give you more space.

We were upgraded to economy plus and everything was awesome!

Insulting. Lufthansa flight from Munich to EWR had us getting our luggage when we were told in Florence that it would follow us to Indianapolis. It did not. Then very slow security in EWR caused me and three other passengers from Lufthansa flight from Munich to miss the boarding closure. Behind me were two elderly grandparents and their ten year old grandson. We were all refused entry on a plane to Indy that was still at the gate. The doors had not even closed inside the terminal yet. No apologies or compensation offered. Not even a meal voucher let alone a free hotel stay for our inconvenience. I m not sure what the other three passengers behind me did ( they were elderly with a grandson, recall), but I stated 12 hours overnight in a chilly EWR airport until next flight to Indy at 850 next morning.

The pasta in the evening meal was tasteless. Otherwise, the flight was okay.

We were charged for luggage, and our ticket was with Lufthansa and was supposed to include luggage fees. So our experience was a bit bad. Also, the flight was about 45 minutes late arriving.

I was sleeping during dinner service, no one bothered to offer meal later, I remained hungry….until I got a morning sandwich!

Very caring crew on board. Didn’t have dinner as I was sleeping. Was seating in the emergency row so I had comfortable leg room

Although the crew were great and the good nice, I might as well have been on Ryanair for the amount of space I had. Not good enough BA. I’d rather pay more and not feel like a human sardine.

Crew were fantastic can’t fault them at all. Couldn’t do enough for us

They’ve lost my bag and I have no way of really getting in touch with anyone and have received no updates.

The entertainment selection was ok, but overall not bad! The crew was great.

The payment system was not working so was unable to connect wifi the entire flight

The screen didn’t work and I didn’t get the seat upgrade I paid $300 for. They were no help with that,

Paid $180 for seat selection, and selection essnt honored. Have to call for a refund.

I paid for business class…. And was counting on the usual packet of toilettes to be provided. They were not because not enough were brought on the plane so they could t give to some and not all. So no tooth brush nor eye cover. Then NO coffee since there was no hot water. The lay I er too short because of delays and my luggage didn’t make the next flight!! It is now a day later and I am awaiting to hear if my bag has arrived. Very inconvenient!. I suppose I need to be glad that I spend over $4000 since I doubt those in coach or premium economy even made that next flight..Heathrow is the worst.

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