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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul Airport on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Cologne to Istanbul Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Cologne to Istanbul Airport is January, where tickets cost 105 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 323 € and 301 € respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of 260 €, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cologne to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Cologne to Istanbul Airport were found on Lufthansa (169 €) and Turkish Airlines (181 €).

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Cologne to Istanbul Airport. They are: Ajet, Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Pegasus Airlines at 72 € for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Pegasus Airlines.

Weekly flights between Cologne and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 12% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 124 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Turkish Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 10% of their flights encountering any delays.

Munich (MUC) is the top choice – 86% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Cologne to Istanbul Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Niš (INI) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of 248 € for a return.

Consider flying via Niš (INI) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 4h 25m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Niš (INI) often has the shortest stopovers from Cologne to Istanbul Airport, with an average time of 0h 58m.

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.

Each day, there are between 1 and 3 direct flights that take off from Cologne and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 13m. The most common departure time is 19:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 16 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 19% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Wednesday.