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Cheap Flights from Riga to Istanbul (RIX-IST)

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

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Everything you should know

When to book
7 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 7 weeks in advance save around 42% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 27% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
airBaltic
Thu 9/11
RIX - IST • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
airBaltic
Thu 9/11
RIX - IST • Non-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Riga to Istanbul flights

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

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

For Riga to Istanbul, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Istanbul back to Riga, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Riga 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 Riga to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost $185 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $328 and $300 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Riga 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.

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 $287 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Riga 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 Riga 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 Riga to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.

When to book flights from Riga to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Riga to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Riga to Istanbul flights

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

    Yes

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

    flydubai, and Emirates offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Riga to Istanbul flight route.

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

    The Airbus A220-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Riga to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Riga to Istanbul?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Riga and Istanbul.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Riga to Istanbul, airBaltic or LOT?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Riga to Istanbul are airBaltic and LOT. With an average price for the route of $267 and an overall rating of 7.7, airBaltic is the most popular choice. LOT is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $226 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Riga 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 Riga to Istanbul.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Riga 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 Riga 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 Riga with another airline. Booking your flights between Riga 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 Riga 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 Riga 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 Riga to Istanbul Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $277 or less one-way and $465 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Riga to Istanbul?

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

Direct departures

Riga Intl to Istanbul

Monday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Thursday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Friday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Riga Intl

Monday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Thursday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Friday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Riga to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Riga 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 Riga 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.
7.7
airBalticOverall score based on 181 reviews
8.0Boarding
8.3Crew
6.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
Airline reviews

Was great but they would not book my bag through to my final destination

8.0 ExcellentJohn, Aug 2025VNO - AMS
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Was great but they would not book my bag through to my final destination

First they postponed the departure from 20.20 to 02.05 - almost 6 hours. Then all communication stopped. At app. 23.30 all info boards confirmed that the plane was finally cancelled. And after a sleepless night I realised that two contradicting messages had been received: At 01.59 passengers were directed to board - at the opposite end of CPH Airport - as the plane would take-off at 02.05 and at 02.42 CPH Airport Authority (official traffic information) confirmed that plane was again-again cancelled. Irreparable image!

It's fine if you don't want to give free water or anything, but don't try to sell the food in first class like there is a chef that actively made the food from the finest local ingredients. Its still plane food and the chef hasn't been near that food for quite some time

I was very disappointed because a special assistance wasn’t given to me and water was given to me in 50 min after I asked about it.Poor service,

Smooth flight. Surprisingly good and inexpensive food choices. Clean cabin. The plane is not equipped with the entertainment system.

Failure of APU meant massive delays at start of journey , baking in an unventilated plane Not good

Delay ca 5 hours on the first flight and 2 hours on the next one

The airline ran late and I almost missed this connecting flight to LGW. The airline didn't act very sympathetic to my situation. I wished that didn't happen as my experience I'm sure would've been much different.

One flight has delayed, but connecting flight ( the same company) has another plan for us. And left TO TLL. Instead Finnair.Who waiting pax from BRUSSELS. GREAT EXAMPLE OF COOPERATION. 👍

Great leg room and very clean plane nothing could be better 😁

Boarding was delayed for an unknown reason for more than an hour. While the airplane was at the gate, the boarding time was moved by 10-20 minutes every 15 minutes. No entertainment on the plane.

The flight itself was pleasant and on time. Crew was very good. However, breakfast food was barely acceptable. Unfortunately this satisfies the recent industry standards. I asked for a sandwich with ham (another choice was cheese), but received a sandwich with roast beef.

Boarding could've been improved a bit, the rest is excellent.

Agents helping disable person doesnt know connections to Poland and after 9 agents helping and 2hours ,we made it to proper terminal. Polish Dreamliner its Polish nightmare liner with so narrow seats and no room under front seat for bag and feet,in economy class.To upgrade, to higher standart cost an arm and leg ,even there are empty seats No good experience overall

The crew and flight were amazing . However , my bag’s locker got broken and no refund provided . Everything else was amazing except this bad incident that ruined my experience

Checking in took very long for whatever reason. Flight comfort these days is always poor so… Crew was great thought!

The seats are small and the movie selection was disappointing. However, the food was excellent and the cabin crew was attentive and kind.

Bags lost no more to say, bad communication and no urgency to get it back to the hotel by the airline properly the worst airline I have used.

The customer service rep on chat refused carrying golf set at no charge that is customary for LOT and others. I wanted yo carry just ONE club not even full set! Web check in was nightmare. Most horrible lounge at warsaw. To call it business class is a BIG exaggeration. Rude staff warsaw to nyc. Seats uncomfortable and not flat as is now customary. Bad content and entertainment system.

It was was okay but the seat was stiff and hard to sit on it!!

THE SEATS ARE A JOKE!!!! YOU CALL THIS BUSINESS CLASS SEATS ? ITS A DISGRACE.. NARROW, CLAUSTRIPHOBIC SEATS CAN NEVER BE COMPENSATED FOR BY FOCUSING ON BETTER WUALITY FOOD SERVED....... THE CONFORT OF THE SEATS AND THE WIDTH & PITCH OF THE SEATS ARE WAY MORE IMP. THAN FOOD THAT TK IS FOCUSING ON... WILL NEVER FLY AGAIN EVEN IF THE PRICE OF BUSINESS CLASS SEAT IS SAME AS ECONOMY CLASS..... JAL/ QATAR/ EMIRATES HAS WAYYYY MORE COMFY SEATS

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

It was ok. Not the experience I expected from Turkish airlines

I loved and appreciated the agent at the check in counter in Amman. He was very professional and helpful. I believe his name was Lawrence. All I saw from him were smiles after smiles after smile. Very kind and professional. Overall trip was comfortable and pleasant.

The crew were very hospitable and pleasant. The food was pretty good. Unfortunately, there was a flight delay of more than 2 hours. We're not sure why but it appeared to be outside the control of Turkish Airlines.

Terrible. Delayed. No one would help. Just limped about like a piece of meat

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