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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Los Angeles to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Los Angeles to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport is January, where tickets cost C$ 1,368 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets is C$ 2,160 and C$ 2,049 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 70 days before departure.

Which airlines fly direct between Los Angeles and Istanbul Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport.
There is just one airline that flies from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best one-way deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is C$ 1,255.

How many flights are there between Los Angeles and Istanbul Airport per day?

Each day, there are 5 nonstop flights that take off from Los Angeles and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 13h 14m. The most common departure time is 7:00 p.m. and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 35 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 5.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Los Angeles and Istanbul Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Los Angeles at 1:35 pm and will be landing in Istanbul Airport at 12:45 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul Airport jets off at 7:25 pm and lands at 6:45 pm.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

June
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (32% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul

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

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Los Angeles to Istanbul flight route: Lufthansa, SWISS, Iberia, United Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, and Vueling.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Los Angeles to Istanbul flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Los Angeles and Istanbul.

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

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

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 1,240 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Los Angeles to Istanbul?

Find which airlines fly direct from Los Angeles to Istanbul, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Los Angeles to Istanbul

Monday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Friday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

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Nonstop returns

Istanbul to Los Angeles

Monday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Friday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines,Turkish Airlines, +1 more

Air New Zealand,Pakistan International Airlines, +2 more

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Top airlines flying from Los Angeles to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 3696 reviews
7.4comfort
7.8crew
7.4food
7.5entertainment
7.4boarding
Airline reviews

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

10.0 ExcellentCardy, Apr. 2024JFK - IST
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Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

The 787 economy was a disaster for long haul. The space was too little compared to 777 or 747. Also the extremely low tray table behind the seat made any dining effort a nightmare. However, the movies were up to date, and the food taste was good, despite of terrible serving process caused by small space.

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

No snacks served! Seating in the kast row in uncomfortable.

Wouldn’t let me check in said couldn’t find a ticket had to wait very long Time

I liked that we arrived earlier, you could improve your snacks give away

Flight was fine, it was delayed but only 30 minutes, staff were efficient, lady making announcements at LAX was really hard to understand but the rest were great.

I really enjoyed the staff and crew! Very positive and happy people! Made the experience easier! The entertainment was a bit lack luster. Better movie options as well as equipment that works smoother could be nice. My ear buds from the airline didn’t work and my tv screen had a terrible delay that made it hard to search for things to watch. Also the selections were very limited.

Flight was diverted to Canberra because Not enough fuel to circle on Sydney’s skies waiting for showers to pass. After that everything went wrong. It took forever to put fuel. Once back rolling, we stopped short of takeoff because crew had reached maximum work hours per shift. Back to gate we waited and waited in the plane with no water and no food - a total of 4 hours. Received contrasting news about the follow up of our trip. Finally we disembarked but our luggage could not be processed there as not enough custom agents. We ended up on buses and arrived at Sydney airports after a 3 hours trip. There we had to queue in line with 240 more passengers to file a lost luggage claim. We received the luggage after 48 hours, many of which spent holding with non-existent United customer service. Never able to speak to an actual person during those long phone calls. Finally on a chatline I could talk to a baggage agent, who filed another report as our luggage did not appear anywhere in their system. Thus it was surprising to get it back.

I got upgraded, so comfort was not an issue. But as always, it is the people from baggage handlers, flight attendants, pilots etc. that make the difference.

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Los Angeles - Istanbul Flights

Departure:

Los Angeles (LAX)United States

Destination:

Istanbul (IST)Türkiye

Return flight deals:

Istanbul - Los Angeles

Cabin classes:

C$ 7,033
C$ 1,100

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