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Cheapest return fare
166 €
Typical prices: 119 €-202 €
Lufthansa
Tue 15.9.Mon 21.9.
HAM - IST • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
167 €
Typical prices: 119 €-202 €
Turkish Airlines
Thu 3.9.Wed 9.9.
HAM - IST • Direct
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Shortest trip • 5h 39m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Hamburg to Istanbul (HAM-IST)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Hamburg 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 return flight deals from Hamburg to Istanbul

Tue, 15. Sep - Mon, 21. Sep
Lufthansa Logo
19:15 - 2:05
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5h 50m
1 stop
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3:45 - 8:00
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5h 15m
1 stop
166 €Lufthansa
Tue, 8. Sep - Fri, 18. Sep
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20:15 - 2:05
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4h 50m
1 stop
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3:45 - 14:30
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11h 45m
1 stop
166 €Lufthansa
Thu, 3. Sep - Wed, 9. Sep
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13:10 - 17:30
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3h 20mdirect
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11:30 - 13:45
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3h 15mdirect
167 €Turkish Airlines
Wed, 9. Sep - Wed, 16. Sep
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14:50 - 19:05
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3h 15mdirect
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11:30 - 13:45
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3h 15mdirect
169 €Turkish Airlines
Mon, 5. Oct - Sat, 10. Oct
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17:55 - 15:55
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21h 00m
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20:05 - 9:30
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14h 25m
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173 €Multiple Airlines
Fri, 11. Sep - Mon, 14. Sep
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20:20 - 3:40
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6h 20m
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4:25 - 8:40
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5h 15m
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177 €Air Serbia
Fri, 13. Nov - Mon, 16. Nov
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4h 50m
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16:40 - 19:40
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177 €Air Serbia
Mon, 5. Oct - Sat, 10. Oct
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13:10 - 17:30
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3h 20mdirect
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20:05 - 9:30
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14h 25m
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180 €Multiple Airlines
Thu, 8. Oct - Tue, 20. Oct
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18:35 - 1:20
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5h 45m
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17:20 - 7:55
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15h 35m
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193 €KLM
Mon, 24. Aug - Wed, 9. Sep
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9h 30m
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194 €KLM
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Hamburg to Istanbul flights

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

How much is a return flight from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Istanbul Airport from Hamburg usually cost between 200 € and 315 € in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was 166 € on Lufthansa (10. Sept–16. Sept).

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Hamburg 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 Hamburg to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost 113 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 368 € and 273 € respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at 374 € on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

83 €
Best time to beat the crowds (41% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Hamburg to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Hamburg to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns 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 Hamburg to Istanbul Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport was 83 € for a one-way ticket and 166 € for a return.

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

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

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

    Lufthansa, and South African offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Hamburg to Istanbul Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Hamburg to Istanbul Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

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

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

    There are direct flights from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Hamburg to Istanbul, Pegasus Airlines or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Hamburg to Istanbul are Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of 191 € and an overall rating of 6,6, Pegasus Airlines is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of 274 € and an overall rating of 7,4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

    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 Hamburg to Istanbul Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul Airport from Hamburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Istanbul Airport with an airline and back to Hamburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Hamburg to Istanbul Airport?

    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 Airport from Hamburg 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 Hamburg to Istanbul Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for 202 € or less one-way and 528 € or less round-trip.

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Hamburg to Istanbul

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Istanbul to Hamburg

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Hamburg to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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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LOTOverall score based on 1214 reviews
8,2Crew
7,5Boarding
7,5Comfort
7,2Food
6,9Entertainment
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Every time I fly LOT, I swear I will never do it again. And changing planes in Warsaw is a horror. Not even remotely organized. I can only feel sorry for the staff who have to put up with it.

6,0 GoodAnonymous, Apr 2026
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Every time I fly LOT, I swear I will never do it again. And changing planes in Warsaw is a horror. Not even remotely organized. I can only feel sorry for the staff who have to put up with it.

The seat was paid for but given for some different person .

Stuck on a plane for 6 hours due to a technical or mechanical issue.

The flight itself was pleasant and on time. Crew was very good. However, breakfast food was barely acceptable. Unfortunately this satisfies the recent industry standards. I asked for a sandwich with ham (another choice was cheese), but received a sandwich with roast beef.

Delay rushed to the next plane and bags didn’t arrive in chicago

Boeng Dreamliner has so tiny seats, so even medium and smaller size people have not enough room to fill comfortable..

The flight was delayed by an hour which caused me to lose my car rental in Vilnius

Garbage airline at a premium price. Both ways was unable to purchase seats before checking. Called, messaged on Facebook, and emailed. All three times staff said I could, and gave me form responses on how to, despite providing screenshots/explaining beforehand showing I couldn't. At check-in both times they sat me and my wife separately, despite booking together. Both legs the USB port in my entertainment system was broken. Food is atrocious. Seats are old and uncomfortable, and struggle to adjust. Toilets were like portapotties at a concert.

I didn’t use Entertainment so, no comments on it. Staff was courteous, efficient and helpful. Wines (I also tried Polish White wine) were really good, so also the food. The accessories provided were good (a goodnight chocolate would have enriched the experience 😀) Originally flight reached before time but we didn’t understand why it was sidelined for almost half an hour and also, luggage was delivered quite late (20-25 minutes) and that too after changing belt! That need not be LOT’s fault! Overall, I would certainly like to travel again with LOT, worth recommending!

I didn't understand why I couldn't do a check-in at home

Liked the presentation and the seats. Did not care for the crew, they were efficient but not friendly and did not check if we needed anything

They kept some of my electronics and would not return them. I’m out an extra $200. I called, emailed but no one helped. My layover coming back to LA was too short. The flight attendants were kind and very helpful but overall the staff in the airport treated me and my friends like commodities. I’m sorry to say but never flying Turkish again. I was promised a free room during my first layover of 19 hours. I had to sleep on the floor of the rest areas. Good was expensive and not nutritious at all. There need to be better customer service and better communication.

Average at every level . Poor entertainment selection. Boarding was very poor and disorganized. Flight was late by one hour .

Spent over $20k on for business class tickets from DFW. They used a very old Boeing 777 with old Business class cabin which was unclean and stained seats. On a route they normally operate the modern Boeing 787. The cabin heat was set to hot for 11 hours. On the IST LHE route the business class experience got even worse. They operate an even older Airbus A330 where trip was falling apart, seat recline did not operate and the whole experience left us hugely disappointed. Next time we likely will shift to better quality product which stands up to their hype. Turkish need to relook at their fleet plans and not use their worst assets of perceived week markets such as Pakistan.

The flight from Houston to Chicago was delayed, causing us to miss our connecting flight to Madrid, losing our Rental Car booking in Bologna taking alternative travel routes to get to our initial destination in Pizza by the 15th. We got the notification of the delay as we were traveling the 3 1/2 hours from Corpus Christi, Texas to Houston Texas for the initial flight. The delays hauling luggage all over Milan‘s Central train station to catch trains to get to Pizza the same day resulting us arriving in Pizza at 2 AM leaving us no time to rest as there was a 9 o’clock checkout time the next morning. The first 72 hours of the trip with nothing but headache, a knee injury from the excessive walking and a delayed car rental replacement, which ended up costing significantly more.

I never went you have me confused with someone else! I don’t know how this happene

the seat sizes and the distance row to row was not comfortable. when a passenger in front seat put it down (he kept it all the time during the flight since he didn't fit in the space) their seat was squishing my knees and it was very difficult under their weight. It lasted 12 hours and was extremely uncomfortable. The rest of the experience was very good.

Turkish airlines feedback team response is awfully slow, and because of that, I Emmy able to bring my little dog with me, after all those preparations.

PLEASE GIVRE US PERMISSION TO BOOK SEAT NUMBER EVEN WITH FEES

The seat did not recline and we called the stewardess, he forced it to recline, but when we landed, it did not come forward because the seat was broken. The stewardess came, He tried to do it but couldn't do it, the flight commander came and spoke to us in a bad tone, telling us to get out of here, she waited at the head and acted as if there was a child and we couldn't get up, it was very shameful, I don't even know if it's true, but she said if you don't get up, the plane will not land and will keep turning around. Then a passenger pushed the seat from behind and it worked. Then we wanted to talk to the supervisor again, but she did not come next to us. We fly so much and this is the first time we encountered such a style.

Check in, was fine, boarding was good, we left on time, punctual flight, aircraft condition was also good, Boeing 737-600 , all went well, I did not expect more or any better

Flight changed and cancelled several times over the months in advance that I booked it. However, actual flight went well, no delays, spacious seats. Had some landing issues but otherwise, fine. Also loved that they don’t check weight of luggage!

Seats are disaster, not comfortable at all. With my height 183 cm there were no space for my legs... The airplane was Turkish airlines and no entertainment on board.

Bad. Cancelled and delayed flight. Payed 25£ for seat but got just normal one. No one refunded the money.

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

The flight was ok, but the chargers did not work, and the speakers in the back of the cabin did not either. The seats are too small, and the food was terrible. However, I am writing because the crew was extremely rude, not only that, but they also kept the curtains closed, forgot to clear our trays, the bathrooms were filthy, and trash was piling up. Additionally, one of the attendants had her earbuds on while in the cabin. From the movement, it seemed like she was listening to music, so not even the safety aspect was there. My neighbor s English is not good and they were very dismissive of her. When we deplaned, the crew in the back was just chatting with one another, and the first class attendant was nice and said thank you. It is nice that the crew gets along so well, but they did not take care of the passengers at all. They rushed through all the services and otherwise did not go through the cabin to offer water or anything else. i had the feeling of being unwelcome at a party. I am not a grumpy traveller, but I thought you really needed to know. Thank you, Carin

Business class was roomy and comfortable however, the entertainment screen was very dark and hard to see.

No entertainment since it was a 3 hr flight. Good leg room for economy.

Flights were extremely delayed, then canceled, our baggage was lost due to this and the service reps at the counter couldn’t be bothered to help us put in a missing luggage claim.

Unable to get Lufthanza code to obtain a boarding pass for my flight. Had to exit and re-register to get on the flight. Extremely frustrating.

My flight was delayed for more than an hour due to planning amd scheduling issues all of which were Lufthansa's responsibility. They failed dismally at doing what was agreed upon and their reparations were inadequate and completely useless to us. The flight crew were lovely however the ground crew working out of their customer service were the modt rude and obnoxious people i have ever had the misfortune of meeting.

Ordered kids meals but didn't expect to get ravioli with mushrooms or wraps with peppers. both things kids barely ever touch. Same for the Quinoa salad. My own snack after 8h of light was a Roggenbread sandwhich. It didint taste bad to me but I can see how others who are not accustomed to the German Bread cuisine would not like that. I don;t know, I feel like Delta or KLM come up with way better alternatives.

The crew that checked at the gate was completely unprofessional, i had a child, stroller and a carry on luggage and the crew did not bother providing any help getting down 3 flight if stairs. I asked for hel and they ignored me

I've always been very happy with Lufthansa, but this trip was definitely a struggle. Lufthansa had some technical issues which caused a serious mess for one of our passengers. What was really disappointing about that was the number of hours that we and Lufthansa personnel at the airport had to spend to fix the problem, hours that they could have used more effectively in other areas. That combined with the high volume of summer travelers, and short staff, made it a less than optimal experience.

Great flight and great crew. Many thanks to them for their hard work making our trip so relaxing.

The plane was too hot inside. There was no entertainment and we had to sit on the plane for one hour before takeoff. There was no free wifi.

Online check-in was unavailable for my flight. So I waited 40 min in the queue at the check-in counter. Then, unlike any other airline in the world (and I am a very frequent international flyer) Pegasus was adamant that my CPAP was just another carry on and that I had to pay extra for it. Then, after I had paid in advance for a seat, they insisted I could not sit in an exit row because I was over 60 years old (I'm clearly in good shape and buy exit row seats more or less weekly). We pushed back harder and harder and insisted on talking to the station chief, who spoke with the counter staff by phone (not to me) and eventually relented. Experience on boarf was ok-- for a budget airline.

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The airport staff were some of the worst I've ever flown, and I fly at least 50x every year. From the staff at the gate, to the check in staff, to the ticketing sales staff. My experience in Instanbul was so bad Ill.never fly Pegasus again. They were incredibly rude, dismissive and not helpful whatsoever. This is the worst of the worst if you want to fly a budget airline I'd go elsewhere. The airplane seats are really uncomfortable and don't recline at all, you get charged for every single thing so in the end you will pay more flying with them. The crew on the plane were the only kind people we encountered with Pegasus.

The crew were outstandingly kind and cheerful. We carried our cat and they offered help.

Late departure. No announcements. Boarding was a disaster. Some kind of technical issue scanning boarding passes.

It was like moving cattle around. Very abrupt, uncomfortable and not much hospitality

All good but air not give the pasing er any food even glase of water

Flight delayed by 1hr when we already boarded because someone had to get off. Leg room is terrible for 6ft people like me.

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