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Flights from Sao Paulo to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Sao Paulo to Istanbul, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Istanbul back to Sao Paulo, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport 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 Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport is November, where tickets cost $1,094 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of tickets is $1,382 and $1,303 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 72 days before departure.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport and Istanbul Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport.
There is just one airline that flies from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best one-way deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is $1,053.

How many flights are there between Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport and Istanbul Airport per day?

Each day, there are between 2 and 3 nonstop flights that take off from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 12h 38m. The most common departure time is 4:00 am and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 18 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport and Istanbul Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Sao Paulo to Istanbul?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport at 4:05 am and will be landing in Istanbul Airport at 10:45 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from Sao Paulo to Istanbul?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport jets off at 11:00 pm and lands at 5:35 pm.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

September
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.

When to book flights from Sao Paulo to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo to Istanbul flights

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Istanbul from Sao Paulo.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Sao Paulo to Istanbul flight route: SWISS, Lufthansa, Air France, American Airlines, Delta, and KLM.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Sao Paulo to Istanbul?

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Sao Paulo to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sao Paulo to Istanbul?

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

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

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

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo with another airline. Booking your flights between Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from GRU to Istanbul

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $865 or less one-way and $964 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Sao Paulo to Istanbul?

Find which airlines fly direct from Guarulhos Intl to Istanbul, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl to Istanbul

Monday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Tuesday

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Thursday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Friday

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Sunday

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +1 more

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Nonstop returns

Istanbul to Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

Monday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Tuesday

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, +1 more

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Wednesday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Thursday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Friday

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, +1 more

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

Air Serbia, Egypt Air, +3 more

Sunday

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, +1 more

Egypt Air, Singapore Airlines, +2 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Sao Paulo to Istanbul

 
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7.5
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 2482 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.6Boarding
7.1Entertainment
6.8Food
8.1Crew
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TAM is a real disappointment. We had to jump on a crowded bus for a 6am flight - although there were at least 15 available fingers that could have been used by our plane. Then, we were placed on row 30 - the last row of the plane, despite having purchased the tickets a long time ago and being TAM gold plus members. Note: worse seats on the plane. Great way of rewarding your frequent flyers TAM ! I now remember why I stoped flying internationally with TAM and moved to American, United, Swiss, Lufthansa and BA. TAM has no respect for its customers.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024PAV - SAL
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TAM is a real disappointment. We had to jump on a crowded bus for a 6am flight - although there were at least 15 available fingers that could have been used by our plane. Then, we were placed on row 30 - the last row of the plane, despite having purchased the tickets a long time ago and being TAM gold plus members. Note: worse seats on the plane. Great way of rewarding your frequent flyers TAM ! I now remember why I stoped flying internationally with TAM and moved to American, United, Swiss, Lufthansa and BA. TAM has no respect for its customers.

I do not speak Spanish or read in Spanish When asking for help, people were hard to find they spoke quickly and pointed a lot directions for where to go and what to do we’re unclear. Which made my traveling uneasy.

I didn't realize they didn't have bathrooms on the plane. Almost had a very bad situation.

It was confusing because I got a notification that my gate was changed when in reality it wasn’t

I loved how polite the crew was even though some of them wasn't the best with English that they still done everything they could to help me with my needs food was amazing

Terrible They charged me 157$ for excess baggage even though my bags were within the normally accepted limits Flight was late. Service was poor. The snacks were really bad

Horrific checkin procedure with neither Delta nor Latam figuring out how to check me in. 4 hrs on customer support with both and both airlines pointing to each other who should do checking. I was not checked in until morning of flight, which for international flight is concerning.

the flight from Boston to Curitiba was on time actually 30 minutes earlier. latam was not able to unload the luggage for custom checkup in Sao Paulo ii took two and half hours . i missed the flight to Curitiba spend the night in hotel and then flying in the morning to Curitiba

Very courteous crew, the food was good and the flight was on time.

Cons: "The flight was full and all seats were taken. It means it was impossible to maintain the required and necessary social distancing."

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Horrible. Boarding was terrible. For a huge airplane, we needed to be transported to the plane. The boarding area was overcrowded and frantic. .The seats were so uncomfortable. The food was fine.

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

Was not able to check in online, so had to stand in line for 90 minutes to get a boarding pass, and I had no luggage to check. Why not let people check in in advance on line? Or at a kiosk at the airport?

Boarding did not have a clue what is an EU disability card

Not a good experience from Lagos was very terrible paying for one extra bag is #403,600 in dollars is $331 which is too high and when get to Ny I don’t receive my bag till 2nd day some of my stuff was damaged am not really happy with Turkish Airlines very poor services.

3 of us were in the business class. All good except the Flight out of Mumbai is too early. It is at 6:30 am. Reporting is at 4 am. We had to get up at 3 am. US connection has 4-5 hours of layover. It would be nicer to start the India flight late (give more time to sleep at home) and have less layover duration in IST.

There was a Turkish Airlines employee sitting in front of us, we noticed from her conversations we witnessed with the cabin crew and the fact that she boarded business class. She was sat in 16A. Firstly she was talking loudly the majority of the flight with two other men, one of which was leaning over the seat in front of her. This was disturbing as they were talking loudly and we were not able to sleep. The 12 hour long flight turned into a nightmare, even the noise cancellation didn’t work for their chatter. Secondly she requested extra meals from the crew for her male friends. We believe the meals came from business class. They also took their e-cigarettes out and were caught the cabin crew, but no further action was taken. Sitting in economy and seeing this is extremely disheartening. Next time I will book Emirites, I don’t think their staff would be allowed to behave like this.

There was some delay at Heathrow where a machine needed to "start the engines" wasn't available and they couldn't even find the team tasked to do it. Unacceptable. Caused about an hour delay and seemed unnecessary. Also saw several passengers abusing the overhead luggage situation, having too many large bags and not leaving enough space for others. The crew was good and the refreshments were good in quality and quantity.

Terrible. Missed my flight to final destination because of delayed British Airways flight. Had to spend 12 hours in airport and $1500 for new plane tickets

Check in process was unfamiliar. While receiving assistance the employees supervisor berated him for not walking the area. Lucky for us, he ignored her and helped us check in. Did not know about the baggage fees with economy basic and spent 450 GBP (nearly$600) just on bags for a total of less than 2 hours flying time (50 minutes one way) on a round trip lasting less than 3 days. Astronomically high price for bags. Our first experience flying British Airways and very disappointed. Completely overpriced for the service we received.

Having traveled from Canada through Seattle -London-Edinburgh with only carry on ( to keep trip uncomplicated ) We had to check our hand luggage at the gate as flight was full This was really annoying since due to their late flight in from Seattle we’d missed our orginal flight to Edinburgh and had been put on a flight four hours later We had no checked luggage with no need to go to the baggage carousel Very annoying

I asked for a wheelchair. I have a back health condition. I had to walk a lot

Boarding = No one respected the boarding groups. The ground crew did nothing to enforce the boarding system. What is the point of being a Gold member when there are no benefits to that? Tired old plane

Staff , Comfort and Food were excellent. My individual lamp did not work so I could not read, neither my novel nor the menu. I found it impossible to check in online. The website sent you round and round a loop. The only way to break the loop was to view and change your advance personal details.

Very poor, they didn't want to attend to me until I missed my flight, my bags are missing

Horrible experience! We sat in the plane at the gAte and had a delay of about 4 hours! Captain said it was due to the tug not being able to disengage from the aircraft . When we finally took off it was evident that we had missed out connection and tbough BA rebooked us on a later flight it caused us to miss an orientation meeting and dinner in Geneva. Once in the second flt from gatwick to Geneva we again were delayed( again sitting in the plane )for an hour after boarding waiting for apparently an air traffic problem to resolve. Another annoyance was paying seat fees twice to upgrade our seats towards the front of the plane to ensure overhead cabin space and were told at the gate they are boarding from the rear! This should be stated when making reservations!! On the first flight from Jfk there was a sick person on board snd they asked for assistance. For the rest I of the flight a person kAyed on the glue if the planes covered in blankets . Very unsettling to say the least!I have several flights booked with BA and I’m seriously rethinking this. Kathleen Ditta

Innovative boarding process using face recognition was flawless. Excellent food. Great lounge!

The plane seemed very dated. The entertainment was very limited. There was a school group on our flight and the crew seemed bothered by them. They were not overly friendly or welcoming.

Ok, but no entertainment. Left late, but made up most of the time.

May be it is not an ITA issue, but the bags took long time to go out.

Good. But there food was poor quality and 95% of movies didn't have English subtitles

I thought they had rebranded themselves in every aspect but it was quite the opposite. The food was terrible the service was sub-par. Overall it was not a good experience.

Service from staff was poor, food choices were limited. Air plane was not clean or hygienic and seemed like not cleaned for days. Seats were uncomfortable.

service from stAff was barely there , food choices were limited. AirPlane was not clean and seemed like it was not cleaned for days.. Seats were very uncomfortable.

I paid for premium seats and the last minute they changed the aircraft for a bigger one, they bumped me to another seat which was NOT at all comfortable for an 11 hour flight, will fight for a refund!!

The landing was catastrophic. I was very scared. I thought it were my last lminues. Pilotes should be more experienced

ALL services were good. An announcement should’ve been made at the end of the flight that filling out a customs form would not be necessary anymore for USA travelers entering Philadelphia.

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Departure:

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Destination:

Istanbul (IST)Türkiye

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