DTW - IST

C$ 611 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Istanbul

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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Istanbul (DTW-IST)

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

Mon, 1 Dec - Mon, 22 Dec
United Airlines Logo
7:45 p.m. - 5:55 p.m.DTW-IST
14h 10m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:30 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.IST-DTW
15h 25m1 stop
C$ 926United Airlines
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Fri, 2 Jan - Tue, 20 Jan
United Airlines Logo
4:15 p.m. - 6:05 p.m.DTW-IST
17h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.IST-DTW
15h 25m1 stop
C$ 927United Airlines
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Sun, 11 Jan - Sat, 17 Jan
KLM Logo
8:35 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.DTW-IST
12h 20m1 stop
KLM Logo
4:50 a.m. - 1:50 p.m.IST-DTW
17h 00m1 stop
C$ 929KLM
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Mon, 5 Jan - Thu, 22 Jan
Delta Logo
4:15 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.DTW-IST
16h 40m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:50 a.m. - 1:50 p.m.IST-DTW
17h 00m1 stop
C$ 943Delta
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Mon, 23 Mar - Mon, 30 Mar
Delta Logo
10:20 p.m. - 3:50 a.m.DTW-IST
22h 30m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:05 p.m. - 11:50 a.m.IST-DTW
25h 45m1 stop
C$ 944Delta
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Sun, 7 Dec - Tue, 20 Jan
KLM Logo
6:00 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.DTW-IST
14h 55m2 stops
KLM Logo
4:50 a.m. - 3:06 p.m.IST-DTW
18h 16m2 stops
C$ 972KLM
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Fri, 27 Feb - Sat, 7 Mar
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.DTW-IST
10h 20mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
2:50 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.IST-DTW
11h 20mdirect
C$ 978Turkish Airlines
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Sat, 3 Jan - Mon, 26 Jan
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.DTW-IST
10h 20mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
2:50 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.IST-DTW
11h 20mdirect
C$ 982Turkish Airlines
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Sat, 15 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
Lufthansa Logo
2:10 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.DTW-IST
24h 35m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:30 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.IST-DTW
15h 40m1 stop
C$ 1,010Lufthansa
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Sat, 3 Jan - Sat, 24 Jan
Lufthansa Logo
4:15 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.DTW-IST
22h 30m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:30 a.m. - 1:55 p.m.IST-DTW
15h 25m1 stop
C$ 1,048Lufthansa
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Our travellers' advice
AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
Consider airport hotels for early flights from DTW.
Use Havaist shuttles for easy transit from IST.
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Top airlines
United Airlines
Cheapest • from C$ 926 (round-trip)
KLM
Best reviews • 7.7 score
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When to book
3 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 15% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 16% price drop
July
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 926
Typical prices: C$ 1,213-C$ 2,085
United Airlines
Mon 1/12Mon 22/12
DTW - IST • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
C$ 943
Typical prices: C$ 1,217-C$ 1,507
Turkish Airlines
Sat 28/2Thu 30/4
DTW - IST • Direct
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Istanbul flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport departing in December.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Istanbul, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Istanbul, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost C$ 1,266 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 2,085 and C$ 1,675 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at C$ 1,303 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Detroit to Istanbul

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airports
DTW

For early departures, consider airport hotels offering overnight stays and shuttle services to DTW, ensuring a stress-free start to your journey.

Read more about DTWby Ramsey Qubein
IST

Use the Havaist shuttles for a comfortable and affordable ride from IST to central Istanbul locations like Taksim Square and Sultanahmet.

Read more about ISTby Jenna Scatena
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Ramsey Qubein

Ramsey Qubein

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Ramsey Qubein

Ramsey Qubein

An avid traveler and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

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Jenna Scatena

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Jenna Scatena

Jenna Scatena

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 flightC$ 611
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Detroit to Istanbul

When to book flights from Detroit to Istanbul

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport was C$ 611 for a one-way ticket and C$ 926 for a round-trip.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to Istanbul flight route: Virgin Atlantic, Air France, Delta, Lufthansa, United Airlines, KLM, and SWISS.

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

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Istanbul?

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Istanbul are KLM and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of C$ 1,356 and an overall rating of 7.7, KLM is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 1,500 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul from Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit with another airline.

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 802 or less one-way and C$ 974 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Detroit to Istanbul?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Istanbul.
Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Istanbul

Monday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Friday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Friday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Detroit to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit 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 Detroit 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.
7.7
KLMOverall score based on 1404 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.3Food
8.4Crew
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They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

4.0 OkayMarcel, Oct 2025JFK - AMS
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They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

My flight was canceled 1 minute before boarding. The customer service was owful, no one could tell us what was going happened. I spent 30hrs instead of 15 from Washington DC to Brussels. No apologie or help

Boeing 777 is a bad choice for a such a long flight.

This is my 2nd time with the Turkish airline. Would definitely recommend. In stability we connected to Indiago would not recommend, very cramped seating. No inflight entertainment..service was inferior.

I wouldn't know what the flight was like. AI canceled my flight reservation!! There's no way to speak to an actual human to fix the issue! NEVER AGAIN! ALWAYS BOOK YOUR FLIGHT DIRECTLY WITH THE AIRLINE NEVER GO THROUGH KAYAK OR JUSTFLY.COM!!

Paying extra for premium seats was wasted. Turkish Airlines takes 2 seats for bassinet. The lady next to me had a baby with bassinet Bassinet was in front of my seat

Rude staff. I would avoid using the word racist but definitely partially or discriminatory. My 72 yrs old mother who is also disabled was traveling on this flight. She was the second passenger boarded to the plane. The First elderly couple ahead of my mother were allowed to use the airplane bathroom but my mother was denied entry stating it was for safety reasons. My mother objected the the couple in front of her were allowed but hostess still stated that due to the flight safety reasons she can’t use it. Even my mother explained that he is using blood pressure medication that’s why she have to use the restroom frequently but the crew continued arguing her. At one point the Mae attendent even suggested that if that’s the case my mother can urinate in her seat. The level of disrespect against an elderly lady is beyond my comprehension. This matter will be taken to the social media to shame the employees involved.

my experience was great with Turkish airlines . the problem i encountered was with kayak booking. When I booked . it showed that im allowed a bag . and when I got to the airport, i had to pay $165 for one bag.

Not up to Business Class standards. Two of the three toilets were out of order. The hostesses were aware and didn’t show any responsible act to do something. Food quality was not what we expect from Turkish hospitality. Overall we were not impressed and disappointed.

During mid flight, try to get a flight attendant to help I couldn’t find one Otherwise, everything was perfect

I was not given basinett seat.The connecting flight was missed due to airline fault i was not accomodated for hotel.Drinks were normt served frewuently.Never travelling again on tirkish airlines.I always travel wiyh family by turkish airline but no more.zero stars

I booked extra leg room, due to seat neighbor i now consider extra shoulder and arm room as well. Seems like the seats shrink in width now The crew was very friendly and professional ( 100%). Food was good not great, breakfast was bad, a dry slice of bread would have been better. Facilities clean.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

love the crews and my only problem was the delay at Frankfurt was very bad. I have travelled with Lufthansa for over 30 years now and this was cost me some planned business appointment

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

We just made it to our connecting flight. A long, long speed walk!

We didn't get the coffee with breakfast in the morning.. 30 mins lazer I asked flight attendant why don't we get coffee now at least.. after the breakfast..she said that captain announced possible turbulences fee minutes ago, which didn't ecplain why we didn't get it with the breakfast..breakfast was very poor btw..just little pastry which you can eat in 4 little bites. Turbulences fortunately didn't even happen.. but we didn't get that more than necessary coffee in the morning after the night flight with very poor sleep.. They just served breakfast 1 hour afzer we took off..at like 11 PM.. that doesn't make sense at all.. Also, flight attendants weren't very nice..they looked like they're not happy with their job.. :/

Lufthansa still has a good level of quality compared to US airlines, especially with respect to (1) food quality - actually tasty, (2) good French red wine - free, (3) good movie selection. Also my ticket price includes 1 free check-in luggage, while some other budget airlines sneak in an extra $150 for a checkin.

I think they overbooked Frankfurt to New York and bumped me off. This changed my return travel I arrived home about 4 hours late. Almost 24 total travel time Totally unacceptable Would not travel with United

We were moved twice on flights to the point we weren’t even on Lufthansa anymore. We had to fly united. Lost paid extra leg room twice. To top it all off we’re forced to pay $375 and $275, respectively for you luggage that was considered sports luggage. We were told it would be Lufthansa fares l, from the united desk, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A LUFTHANSA FLIGHT! I’ll be calling once my trip is over on October 7th to all airlines and Kayak. This was ridiculous!

Everything went smoothly and the staff was very kind. I’m glad I purchased the extra leg room for my long flight; it was totally worth it. We were served 2 meals for a 9 hour flight which I was not expecting and they were very tasty. I appreciated them being vegetarian. Customs line in Munich was long; I had a choice to have a 1 hr 40 min layover or 2 hr 40 min layover; I took the longer layover which I was thankful for because my flight was delayed 30 minutes and there’s a good chance I would have missed my connecting flight. This was my very first international flight and I would fly Discover again without hesitation. Thank you for taking good care of me!

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