Cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul from $263 KUL, SZB → IST, SAW
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) → Istanbul New Airport (IST), Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)
The cheapest return found recently is $440 with Turkish Airlines, 30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way found recently is $263 with AirAsia X, 28 Jul 2027, found 2 days ago.
- Cheapest one-way found recently
- $263, AirAsia X, found 2 days ago
- Cheapest return found recently
- $440, 30 Dec to 15 Feb 2027
- Usual return price
- $494 to $538
- Cheapest month to fly
- December 2026, return fares from $440 found in the last 7 days
- Airlines with nonstop flights
- AirAsia X, Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines
- Shortest nonstop flight found
- 11 h 5 min
Return
The cheapest return fare on each of 21 departure dates is usually $494 to $538.
Cheapest return found recently
$440
30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027 · Turkish Airlines
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)
Leaves 8:15 a.m. · Return leaves 3:20 p.m. · 21 h 40 min of travel, both ways together
out nonstop, back nonstop
found 2 days ago
Cheapest nonstop return
$440
30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027 · Turkish Airlines
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)
Leaves 8:15 a.m. · Return leaves 3:20 p.m. · 21 h 40 min of travel, both ways together
out nonstop, back nonstop
found 2 days ago
Every nonstop date from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul
Found recently, and the cheapest we hold
$440 30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027found 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
It is also the cheapest return we hold, of any age.
What have prices looked like?
Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest return we saw each day was $431 to $473.
Those were the prices on those days, not today's.
Is this a good return price?
Compared with the cheapest return fare on each of 21 departure dates from 18 Nov to 21 Sept 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.
Could nearby dates be cheaper?
We hold no other 47-night return fares leaving within 3 days of 30 Dec to compare.
Every date we hold
523 fares on 21 departure dates
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| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov – 30 Nov | $494 | Qatar Airways | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 30 Nov – 13 Dec | $522 | Qatar Airways | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 21 Dec – 9 Jan 2027 | $612 | Emirates | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 25 Dec – 12 Jan 2027 | $545 | Gulf Air | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 28 Dec – 15 Feb 2027 | $469 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027 | $440 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 1 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2027 | $513 | Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 6 Jan 2027 – 6 Jan 2027 | $658 | Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back nonstop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 7 Jan 2027 – 7 Jan 2027 | $750 | Emirates | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 18 Jan 2027 – 27 Feb 2027 | $538 | Qatar Airways | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 22 Jan 2027 – 7 Mar 2027 | $528 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 8 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027 | $487 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 6 Mar 2027 – 16 Mar 2027 | $894 | Scoot | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 31 Mar 2027 – 30 Apr 2027 | $498 | Gulf Air | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 2 stops, back 2 stops | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 5 May 2027 – 10 May 2027 | $473 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 28 May 2027 – 30 May 2027 | $507 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 29 May 2027 – 31 May 2027 | $494 | Turkish Airlines | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 9 Jul 2027 – 28 Jul 2027 | $536 | Emirates | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 12 Jul 2027 – 22 Jul 2027 | $536 | Emirates | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 14 Jul 2027 – 22 Jul 2027 | $538 | Saudia | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 21 Sept 2027 – 1 Oct 2027 | $507 | Saudia | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
Which month looks cheapest?
December 2026 is the cheapest month — from $440.
Airlines on the cheapest dates: Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Malaysia Airlines, Saudia, Scoot.
One-way
The cheapest one-way fare on each of 4 departure dates is usually $265 to $287.
Cheapest one-way found recently
$263
28 Jul 2027 · AirAsia X
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)
Leaves 10:00 a.m. · 11 h 5 min trip
nonstop
found 2 days ago
Cheapest nonstop one-way
$263
28 Jul 2027 · AirAsia X
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)
Leaves 10:00 a.m. · 11 h 5 min trip
nonstop
found 2 days ago
Every nonstop date from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul
Found recently, and the cheapest we hold
$263 28 Jul 2027found 2 days agoOpen this trip
It is also the cheapest one-way we hold, of any age.
What have prices looked like?
Over 38 days, 28 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest one-way we saw each day was $237 to $405.
Those were the prices on those days, not today's.
Is this a good one-way price?
Compared with the cheapest one-way fare on each of 4 departure dates from 21 Jul 2027 to 19 Sept 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.
Could nearby dates be cheaper?
We hold no other one-way fares leaving within 3 days of 28 Jul 2027 to compare.
Every date we hold
57 fares on 4 departure dates
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| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2027 | $286 | Qatar Airways | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | 1 stop | found 7 days ago | Open this trip |
| 28 Jul 2027 | $263 | AirAsia X | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) | nonstop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 7 Sept 2027 | $288 | Qatar Airways | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Istanbul New Airport (IST) | 1 stop | found 5 days ago | Open this trip |
| 19 Sept 2027 | $265 | AirAsia X | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) | nonstop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
Which month looks cheapest?
July 2027 is the cheapest month — from $263.
Airlines on the cheapest dates: Qatar Airways, AirAsia X.
Premium cabin fares from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul
We hold no premium economy, business or first-class fares for this route: we collect them for the busiest routes, and this one is not among them yet.
Today's prices for 30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First
Today's prices for 28 Jul 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First
How far ahead were prices cheapest for Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
Return
The cheapest fares were 30 to 59 days before departure.
From the cheapest return each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (49 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.
Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.
Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.
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| Booked ahead by | Typical fare | Cheapest day | Above the cheapest | Days of prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–6 days | $478 | $441 | +1% | 28 |
| 7–13 days | $492 | $441 | +4% | 21 |
| 14–29 days | $485 | $431 | +3% | 42 |
| 30–59 days | $473 | $440 | Cheapest seen | 49 |
| 60–89 days | $498 | $441 | +5% | 48 |
| 90–179 days | $484 | $449 | +2% | 49 |
| 180+ days | $513 | $494 | +9% | 24 |
One-way
Not enough history yet: in 38 days of one-way prices, 28 Sept to 11 Nov, fewer than 3 booking ranges had prices on 7 days or more.
Live price for these dates
The cheapest return found recently is for 30 Dec – 15 Feb 2027. A live search on this page shows what those dates cost now, for one adult in economy.
Questions about this trip
How much is a return flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
The cheapest return found recently is $440 with Turkish Airlines, 30 Dec to 15 Feb 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest return fare on each of 21 departure dates is usually $494 to $538.
How much is a one-way flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
The cheapest one-way found recently is $263 with AirAsia X, 28 Jul 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way fare on each of 4 departure dates is usually $265 to $287.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
December 2026 is the cheapest month for a return, from $440, 30 Dec to 15 Feb 2027, found 2 days ago. July 2027 is the cheapest month for a one-way, from $263, 28 Jul 2027, found 2 days ago.
How far ahead should I book a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
In 49 days of prices between 24 Sept and 11 Nov, return fares were cheapest 30 to 59 days before departure.
Is there a direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
Yes, the cheapest nonstop return found recently is $440 with Turkish Airlines, 30 Dec to 15 Feb 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently is $263 with AirAsia X, 28 Jul 2027, found 2 days ago.
How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently, with AirAsia X on 28 Jul 2027, takes 11 h 5 min from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW).
Which airlines have the cheapest flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?
Between 18 Nov and 21 Sept 2027, Turkish Airlines has the cheapest return on 7 of the 21 departure dates we hold, Emirates on 4 and Qatar Airways on 3. Between 21 Jul 2027 and 19 Sept 2027, Qatar Airways has the cheapest one-way on 2 of the 4 departure dates we hold, and AirAsia X on 2.
Prices are what travelers' searches on Aviasales found in the last 7 days, in US dollars: the price the seller showed on Aviasales; bags may cost extra. Fares change, so check today's price before you book. How our prices work
