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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Riga to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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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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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 Tuesday 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 $186 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $329 and $294 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 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% 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.

  • 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 $274 or less one-way and $410 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, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Thursday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Friday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Saturday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

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, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Thursday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Friday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Saturday

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

Turkish Airlines, airBaltic

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.
7.8
airBalticOverall score based on 175 reviews
8.4Crew
7.5Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Entertainment
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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!

2.0 MediocreNiels-Henrik, Jul 2025CPH - TLL
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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 😁

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!!

Seats were so uncomfortable, my butt hurts so much, I wish they have more cushions,it really was horrible, Except that, Stewarts were polite food was decent

The 737 lacked business-class seating. It was basically economy plus but with the middle seats left unsold. There were no TV screens but good food and service.

Plane is super outdated, seats not that comfortable for business class. Lounge also out dated. They need to catch up to 2024. Don’t think I’d ever fly again.

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.

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