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$519 Find Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Istanbul

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Vancouver to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$814
Typical prices: $1,095-$1,455
British Airways
Thu 7/2Thu 7/9
YVR - IST • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$1,337
Typical prices: $1,139-$1,523
Turkish Airlines
Thu 8/27Tue 11/3
YVR - IST • Non-stop
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You can fly direct with Turkish Airlines. Average duration is 12h 00m
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Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Istanbul (YVR-IST)

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

Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Jul 9
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11:45 am - 12:40 am
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26h 55m
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8:15 am - 10:57 pm
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24h 42m
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$814British Airways
Wed, Jul 8 - Mon, Jul 27
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32h 25m
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$836British Airways
Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Jul 9
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$845British Airways
Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Oct 1
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5:50 pm - 12:40 am
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8:15 am - 9:17 pm
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$879British Airways
Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Oct 1
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5:50 pm - 12:40 am
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$881British Airways
Mon, Jul 20 - Mon, Jul 27
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5:50 pm - 12:25 am
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20h 35m
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$885British Airways
Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Oct 1
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5:50 pm - 7:30 pm
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15h 40m
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8:15 am - 9:17 pm
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$887British Airways
Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Oct 1
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$889British Airways
Mon, Oct 12 - Sun, Nov 15
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$900Multiple Airlines
Sat, Nov 7 - Wed, Nov 11
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10:25 pm - 4:25 pm
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver to Istanbul flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport departing in July.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Vancouver to Istanbul?

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Vancouver 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost $913 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,263 and $1,213 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport 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 Vancouver 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 week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Vancouver to Istanbul

 
AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Our travel experts
Lucas Aykroyd

Lucas Aykroyd

Expert on YVR

Lucas Aykroyd is an award-winning travel writer based in Vancouver (YVR). His favorite adventures include tracking polar bears in Nunavut and rafting over a waterfall in New Zealand. Lucas has written for the in-flight magazines of Delta, SAS, and Porter Airlines. He is also a National Geographic and Toronto Star contributor.

Jenna Scatena

Jenna Scatena

Expert on IST

Journalist and Travel Writer, Jenna Scatena is an award-winning travel writer with a love for sharing stories and exploring new places, especially by Vespa. Though she's from San Francisco, she has spent a significant chunk of her vacation days over the last decade eating her way through Texas and sleeping in hotels around the world—especially in California, the Middle East, and Europe.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$519
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
Flight from Vancouver to Istanbul

When to book flights from Vancouver to Istanbul

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Istanbul Airport was $519 for a one-way ticket and $814 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Vancouver and on arrival in Istanbul.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Vancouver to Istanbul?

    On your way to Istanbul, you’ll fly out from Vancouver Intl. You’ll be landing at Istanbul.

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

    Air Canada, and Lufthansa offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Vancouver to Istanbul flight route.

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

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Vancouver to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to Istanbul?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Vancouver and Istanbul, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Vancouver to Istanbul on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to Istanbul, Air Transat or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Istanbul are Air Transat and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,182 and an overall rating of 7.8, Air Transat is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,304 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $797 or less one-way and $1,336 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Vancouver to Istanbul?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Vancouver Intl to Istanbul.
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Vancouver Intl to Istanbul

Tuesday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Istanbul to Vancouver Intl

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

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Thursday

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Saturday

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Sunday

Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Vancouver to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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.
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Air TransatOverall score based on 556 reviews
7.9Boarding
8.5Crew
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
6.8Food
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My screen was broken so now movies, etc, but I didn’t really mind. They did work on it, so good effort on their part.

10.0 ExcellentWilliam, Jun 2026
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My screen was broken so now movies, etc, but I didn’t really mind. They did work on it, so good effort on their part.

The dinner was bland and boring, but the economy seats were surprisingly comfortable. The flight was very packed.

Arm rests are too small and too close. No screens, movie selection was very limited and poor. Food is pretty much overpriced cheap convenience store food.

I didn't have any problems during my flight. My main issue is with airlines in general, they keep offering less and less every year, AirTransat is no different.

Crew was good, helpful. Flight ran on time.would have liked to take airtransat home to MTL. But the price back from San Jose Costa Rica was MUCH more expensive than the flight from MTL to San Jose c.r.

We are a senior couple (70+) and chose emergency exit seats so we would have 2 seats together and neither of us had to sit in a middle seat. My husband is type 1 diabetic on an insulin pump and I monitor his blood sugar levels. I am 5'9" and 250 lbs and found the seats extremely uncomfortable. Toward the end of the flight I developed diarrhea which lasted a full 24 hours.

They never sent me a confirmation to say my flight time had changed so I cut my holiday short by 6 hours Had to pay over 50 American for my luggage to be checked on the way home and that’s more that it cost on the way there. Arbitrarily charging more for the same thing when the passenger has no options is shady The cabin was an icebox going there and back, if all the passengers have their gloves on and their hoods up that should be an obvious sign to turn up the heat

I was very nice to arrive earlier than scheduled. Very much appreciated. No issues with flight. All was good.

We were treated well by the staff at the airport and on board aircraft. Delay was uncontrollable due to the weather. Had to wait for another gate as we were late landing in Fort Lauderdale.

I was supose to have a carrey on incluided for each passenger and they made me paid 75$ each at the gate.

My seat/bed broke. Flight was delayed. Most of the cabin crew were very pleasant. Amenity kit was nice. Chairs and cabin was worn. Food was mostly quite nice.

I flew Business with my daughter and son. The service, friendliness of the staff and the comfort of the fully flat beds were phenomenal. Would definitely fly Turkish again soon.

I had 2 flights on the same day ( beautiful sunny non windy day)both had a touch and go -around on the runway. My husband said they were training a co pilot. The bathrooms were stinky dirty and the the floor was sticky. On one flight I had the worst food option I have ever had on an overseas flight.

Entertainment system is okay, flight attendants were ok. Leg space very narrow, I couldn’t get what I wanted to eat, dinner nor breakfast.

Staff are friendly and the pilot when we landed very smooth.

Turkish Airlines made a long flight from YVR to IST a great flying experience. From the attendants, to the food, to the entertainment program to all the extras, a twelve hour flight ‘flew by’. Late departure and arrival was not the airline’s fault.

Excellent experience with business class area. Staff was attentive and food was amazing. Only one bathroom for business class which was logistically difficult for the staff while preparing meals. Need to offer fluids with meals. I did not get enough water to drink. But overall I rate it 5 star.

On time. Great service, friendly crew. Great food. Everything went without a hitch. We will not hesitate to fly Turkish Airlines again.

It was great. The service was excellent and the timing was very good.

On time, great food, good drink selection! Only down was alcohol-free lounge. Lufthansa had a much better offering!

One crew member, Brandy was very helpful with recovering phone lost in customs. The plane was ancient and poorly maintained. Checked baggage did not arrive with flight. Almost missed flight because if insanely short layover time. Air Canada is worst flight I have ever booked with Kayak. Wanted to charge for headsets for on flight media.

Food abd wine was good and for the price this was a true bargain, relative to other transatlantic options. But it is still significantly behind my experiences with Air France long haul in both hard and soft product. But for the price air Canada to Europe from Vancouver is currently the best value of quality for the dollar cost.

I liked the fact that we arrived on time. What I did not like, I paid for a seat. Unfortunately a very large women sat beside me (required a belt extension). Her body spilled to my side. Not her fault but I had to lean to the left because her body was literally on my side of the seat. This caused a back ache. I was unable to sit straight the entire flight. There should be some form allowance (wider seat) for morbidly obese passengers. These seats are not designed for extremely obese people. I feel compassionate towards these obese passengers but I got off the plane with a substantial lower back ache. I myself have a degenerative disk disease and this did not help me

Air Canada doesn't have the jl most comfortable seats. It wasn't bad it just want what you expect for business class and there are adjusters for that but, they weren't that great.

Never flown with Air Canada before, but it's now a top choice! Loved it!

Horrible crew, horrible seats configuration, ridiculous space in the toilets, Air Canada is no longer a option.

Disappointing experience with the cabin crews on this Air Canada flight. Some crew members came across as quite rude, and one bumped into my arm without even acknowledging it or apologising. A little courtesy and kindness would have gone a long way. Air turbulence is understandable. Human turbulence from the crew, less so.

Crew at gate and onboard were just very OK, not very friendly and honestly seemed bothered to be there. I will give a shout out to still selling headphones for those who forgot.

Flight Boarded and departed on time. The Flight crew was very friendly and accommodating. The aircraft was clean and free from clutter and debris. I will be happy to recommend Air Canada to my friends and relatives for their flight needs. They were very attentive and responsive to our needs as Senior citizens.

We upgraded to business class. First time on Air Canada business class and they ran out of the better prawn dinner and we got chicken. Beds not as good as on Quantas

I never got to Lufthansa because of Air Canadas negligence.

Not great!!! Seats in Business class were horrible; no cushion!!!

How about changing the personal out to more friendly human beings? This team was pretty arrogant. No fun!!

The flight got delayed 3 hours from Montreal and we missed our connecting flight so it was a long journey

boarding and flight very smooth. Crew very friendly and efficiant. Everything worked well

The flight delay made the connection a bit tight but that's outside the flight crew's control.

The service and food was excellent. The remote control for entertainment did not function properly.

All was good, except my USB charging did not work, so my phone got drained and I could not charge it. Same happened to my neighbour.

A bit more space? Not practical, I know. I felt squished in but part of that could have been the man sitting next to me.

They don’t give information on why a flight is delayed in a timely manner. Very frustrating.

All good, professional service, and arrived close to on time.

This was a special trip so we booked first class. It was obviously an old plane as the seats weren't that comfortable or spacious. We were delayed 45mins taking off as the "little engine that starts the big engines doesn't work". The powered divider between myself and the next seat in first class didn't work and my electrically powdered seat didn't work so I had to move seats to try and get some sleep. Food and drink were good, crew were great. But I'll never fly with BA again.

Poor service, antiquated plane with 2-3-2. B-class config upstairs. Tight and not comfortable—not what I expected for paying B-class! AND my bag didn’t make the transfer, bag will be delivered the day after it lands!

The crew has always been great on BA. They are very friendly and accommodating. I like that they have vegetarian options already in the menu. And the free wine is a nice perk.) I noticed (both directions of my trip) minor upgrades/ replacements needed on the plane itself (touch screen didn't work with touch; bathroom light didn't go on). However, this is one of my favorite airlines.

My experience with IndiGo was terrible. I had tried to check in online. I could do the DEL to LHR and from LHR to JFK. However, I was unable to check in for the CCU to DEL flight. There was no explanation of why I could not do so. After 2.5 hours of being shuffled from one place to another, I found out that because I was on a codeshare flight, I had to get my boarding pass at the airport. For 2.5 hours, no one was able to explain this to me.

Our Jackson, Mississippi to Dallas Fort Worth flight was delayed on 1/19/26.. This was changed to Jackson to Charlotte in the last minute because of this delay. This started some kind of disconnect between American Airlines and British Airways bookings. We could not go past the passport control in London Heathrow. I had to go to the counter and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a new boarding pass. Problems did not end there. Somehow our entire return flight was canceled by someone. I had to make several phone calls over several days to fix the problem – this was not easy from India. Looks like there was some kind of disconnect between two airlines or some agent did not do it right. I’m anxious to know what went wrong.

The space in the seat was okay, the staff were friendly, the entertainment system, my touch screen was not working and some of the films listed on the website for the flight were not available.

Need thicker and wider blankets. Food was below standard especially in the fist leg.

Decrepit planes, poor business class layout designed to maximize revenue, no decent movie selection.

There might be more food options for people who can't eat so much starch/sugar/bread/rice. Meat, cheese, walnuts/pecans for snack, maybe jerky or other kinds of meat-based snacks would be better than bread and rice and sweets. I had an extra chardonnay, which was fine. The entertainment was great.

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