Cheap flights from London Heathrow to Istanbul from £172

from as little as £172

16 nights in Istanbul, departing London Heathrow on 11 / Nov / 2025 with Turkish Airlines (price found 35 hours ago)

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Today alone, Netflights has searched over 22,645 flights. 11 / Nov / 2025 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the London Heathrow/Istanbul route. There are around 550 flights on any given week from the UK to Istanbul and the cheapest month to fly right now is November.

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113 mm

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If you're looking to fly from London Heathrow to Istanbul, you might like to know that 11 / Nov / 2025 currently has the cheapest flights. At the moment, there are five airlines flying to Istanbul. Go through the results to find the right flights for you – you can adjust the filters to see find even more flights to Istanbul.

There are 550 flights from London Heathrow to or via Istanbul every week. Out of the five available airlines, the most popular ones are Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways & Air France. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be the best option for your travel dates. To see as many flights as possible, try widening your search to include other departure airports.

Your flight from London Heathrow to Istanbul will take at least 4 hrs 50 mins. On average, it takes 8 hrs 35 mins to fly the 2553 km distance. Take a look at flight times to see which one works best for you.

If you need somewhere to stay for your trip to Turkey, take a look at our accommodation options.

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