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Cheap Flights from Ottawa to Istanbul (YOW-IST)

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

mié., 1 oct. - mié., 22 oct.
Air Canada Logo
5:55 p.m. - 7:05 p.m.YOW-IST
18h 10m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
7:45 p.m. - 7:04 p.m.IST-YOW
30h 19m2 stops
C$ 1,116Air Canada
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mié., 1 oct. - mié., 22 oct.
Air Canada Logo
5:55 p.m. - 7:05 p.m.YOW-IST
18h 10m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
7:45 p.m. - 1:51 p.m.IST-YOW
25h 06m2 stops
C$ 1,119Air Canada
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vie., 26 sep. - lun., 13 oct.
LOT Logo
7:50 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.YOW-IST
34h 15m2 stops
LOT Logo
5:30 p.m. - 12:19 a.m.IST-YOW
37h 49m2 stops
C$ 1,164LOT
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vie., 26 sep. - lun., 13 oct.
LOT Logo
7:50 p.m. - 11:50 p.m.YOW-IST
21h 00m2 stops
LOT Logo
5:30 p.m. - 12:19 a.m.IST-YOW
37h 49m2 stops
C$ 1,170LOT
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lun., 15 sep. - lun., 22 sep.
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5:05 p.m. - 3:50 a.m.YOW-IST
27h 45m2 stops
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4:45 a.m. - 8:35 p.m.IST-YOW
22h 50m2 stops
C$ 1,204
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mié., 1 oct. - mié., 22 oct.
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9:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.YOW-IST
13h 10m1 stop
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7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.IST-YOW
14h 15m1 stop
C$ 1,240
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mié., 1 oct. - mié., 22 oct.
Emirates Logo
6:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.YOW-SAW
24h 05m2 stops
Emirates Logo
10:25 p.m. - 1:51 p.m.SAW-YOW
46h 26m2 stops
C$ 2,000Emirates
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mié., 1 oct. - mié., 22 oct.
Emirates Logo
6:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.YOW-SAW
24h 05m2 stops
Emirates Logo
2:05 p.m. - 1:51 p.m.SAW-YOW
30h 46m2 stops
C$ 2,003Emirates
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dom., 21 sep. - sáb., 11 oct.
KLM Logo
5:25 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.YOW-SAW
16h 45m2 stops
KLM Logo
12:45 p.m. - 12:22 a.m.SAW-YOW
18h 37m2 stops
C$ 4,399KLM
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dom., 21 sep. - sáb., 11 oct.
KLM Logo
5:25 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.YOW-SAW
16h 45m2 stops
KLM Logo
8:45 a.m. - 12:22 a.m.SAW-YOW
22h 37m2 stops
C$ 5,113KLM
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Ottawa to Istanbul flights

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

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Ottawa to Istanbul?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Ottawa to Istanbul, 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 Ottawa to Istanbul is March, where tickets cost C$ 1,302 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 1,868 and C$ 1,564 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Ottawa to Istanbul?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Ottawa to Istanbul, 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 Ottawa to Istanbul, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.


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Cheapest flightC$ 556
Flight from Ottawa to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights from Ottawa to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Ottawa to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 flights from Ottawa to Istanbul

  • Are airline lounges available at Istanbul Airport?

    Yes. At IST, there are various airline lounges in its facilities. One is iGA Lounge; you can gain entry to the lounge by buying iGA services at the departure level at IST. Across from the information desk, Counter M of the international lines transit region, and Counter D of the domestic lines transit region is where you can purchase iGA services. Additionally, you can gain admission into the lounge if you travel with the lounges contracted by airlines or if you have an iGA membership pass. Turkish Airlines Lounge On the international lines there’s the Turkish Airlines Lounge for regular travellers with cards and Skyteam Alliance business passengers. CIP Lounge in the domestic lines is another lounge for frequent travellers with an entrance card and business travellers.

  • What are the most popular layover cities for flights connecting to Istanbul from Ottawa?

    Unfortunately, when flying to Istanbul from Ottawa there are no non-stop flights. Flights to Istanbul from Ottawa are rather long consequently, will include at least two layover stops en route. Nonetheless, the route will involve single layover flights. Frankfurt, Milan, Paris, Montreal, Amsterdam, Toronto, Newark, Halifax, London, Warsaw, and Geneva are the route’s popular layover cities.

  • Are there animal relief areas at Ottawa/Macdonald Cartier International Airport?

    Yes. YOW welcomes service animals and pets throughout its facilities as well as provides animal relief areas to care for its furry passengers' bathroom breaks. That being the case YOW has several delegated animal relief areas open throughout the day on its premises past security. At YOW, past security on the United States Departure level and Canada/International Departure level close to Gate 18 are animal relief areas. Additionally, an outdoor animal relief area is situated across from the terminal building along the Parkade (P1) furnished with garbage containers and plastic bags.

  • Do I need a passport or visa to fly to Istanbul from Ottawa?

    Canadian citizens flying to Istanbul from Ottawa need to have a valid Canadian passport at least 6 months before expiration to enter Istanbul. Besides an official passport, Canadian citizens travelling to Istanbul are demanded to have a Turkey Electronic Travel Authority (Turkey eVisa). The eVisa will be in force for up to 90 days if you’ll need to extend the duration of your stay you should apply for a relevant Visa.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Ottawa to Istanbul?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Ottawa to Istanbul was C$ 403 for a one-way ticket and C$ 809 for a round-trip.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Ottawa to Istanbul?

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

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

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Ottawa 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 Ottawa with another airline.

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

  • Istanbul Airport (IST) is among the airports serving the metropolis of Istanbul. The Airport is the hub for Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines. The passenger airline offers flights from Ottawa to Istanbul.
  • Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) is one of the main airports that work for the metropolitan area of Ottawa. YOW is a base for several passenger airlines, Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines, and Airlines. The airlines facilitate flights to Istanbul from Ottawa.
  • Don't fret if you're travelling with your kids; Istanbul Airport has children's areas that provide a play area with kid-friendly activities for the minor traveller. The Airport has five kids' play areas in front of gates A6, B3, D2, F7, and G6 on the passengers' departing floor in the International Terminal.
  • The flight to Istanbul from Ottawa is rather long. If you need to sidetrack yourself on the flight passenger airlines such as Pegasus Airlines, Lufthansa, LOT, and Air Canada provide complimentary entertainment like TV shows, music, or movies.
  • YOW passengers who need room to change before their flight to Istanbul the Airport has several adult changing rooms. At YOW, the changing rooms are located past security on level 2, on the United States hall, and Canada/International hall. Moreover, the changing rooms are accessible to persons with limited mobility.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Ottawa to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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.
7.6
LOTOverall score based on 1105 reviews
8.2Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.6Boarding
7.5Comfort
7.2Food
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Agents helping disable person doesnt know connections to Poland and after 9 agents helping and 2hours ,we made it to proper terminal. Polish Dreamliner its Polish nightmare liner with so narrow seats and no room under front seat for bag and feet,in economy class.To upgrade, to higher standart cost an arm and leg ,even there are empty seats No good experience overall

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025YYZ - WAW
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Agents helping disable person doesnt know connections to Poland and after 9 agents helping and 2hours ,we made it to proper terminal. Polish Dreamliner its Polish nightmare liner with so narrow seats and no room under front seat for bag and feet,in economy class.To upgrade, to higher standart cost an arm and leg ,even there are empty seats No good experience overall

The crew and flight were amazing . However , my bag’s locker got broken and no refund provided . Everything else was amazing except this bad incident that ruined my experience

Checking in took very long for whatever reason. Flight comfort these days is always poor so… Crew was great thought!

The seats are small and the movie selection was disappointing. However, the food was excellent and the cabin crew was attentive and kind.

Bags lost no more to say, bad communication and no urgency to get it back to the hotel by the airline properly the worst airline I have used.

The customer service rep on chat refused carrying golf set at no charge that is customary for LOT and others. I wanted yo carry just ONE club not even full set! Web check in was nightmare. Most horrible lounge at warsaw. To call it business class is a BIG exaggeration. Rude staff warsaw to nyc. Seats uncomfortable and not flat as is now customary. Bad content and entertainment system.

It was was okay but the seat was stiff and hard to sit on it!!

Seats were so uncomfortable, my butt hurts so much, I wish they have more cushions,it really was horrible, Except that, Stewarts were polite food was decent

The 737 lacked business-class seating. It was basically economy plus but with the middle seats left unsold. There were no TV screens but good food and service.

Plane is super outdated, seats not that comfortable for business class. Lounge also out dated. They need to catch up to 2024. Don’t think I’d ever fly again.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Efficient, calm when things were delayed and kept us regularly informed of what was happening.

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

Very nice and clean plane. Transit time between flights was tight though

Our flights got changed from United to Air Canada and our purchased seats did not get transferred so we had to pay for seats twice. I brought it up with Air Canada and they stated I had to go back and chase it with United. The united seats were $21 Canadian each and Air Canada were $56 each so we have paid $77 for each seat. Very unhappy

So far so good but food and entertainment are not available for this flight

Plane temperature was comfortable (not to hot) when boarding and waiting for takeoff.

Michael, our FA was very attentive, even finding me a chocolate brownie from economy class when the dessert selections were all dairy based. ( intolerant, not allergic so don’t usually need to order dairy free)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

It was my first time with United Airlines and I would say it was very good experience and best of all the flights were on time. Will definitely fly with United Airlines next time.

Flying in the Dreamliner is always comfortable. Though the food options for Air Canada aren't great.

Flight got delayed for no reason. And Air Canada was doing 3 boardings via the same gate. It was chaotic!

I n the Toronto airport I had trouble finding my zone. It was 47. I went from Zone 1 to the end of the line.didn't find it. Then saw my zone somewhat by accident over by where you first come in. Signs could be more helpful or more personnel directing people like me.

Wonderful airline. All staff were pleasant and helpful. What is sad is that it wasn’t grand gestures just everyday pleasantness and friendliness that are missing from the other airlines I have flown recently.

Friendly efficient crew, but plane had no way to charge phone. That is a near necessity with today’s travel where we carry out travel documents on our phones.

Orderly boarding. The flight to Montreal was difficult to get to on time, but had help from staffer.

Orlando to Canada, despite being close and an international flight, the plane was not at all comfortable. It felt like the chair was being pushed forward, in addition to not having a TV and having to choose from a tiny glass of drink, for example, water or soda. I couldn't have both. When I asked the flight attendant for an extra glass of water, she looked at me with an ugly face. This is ridiculous. They don't want to give water to passengers. I will never fly with this airline again in my life.

The checking of my carry-on was not the greatest idea. It was selected for a security check in Toronto and didn't make it to my connecting flight. Fortunately Air Canada delivers late luggage to Whistler so I got it at 2 A M.

The seating and lack of leg room. I paid extra for more leg room. The space for under seat storage was a joke.

Well managed flight comfortable. Wish they had back of seat screens

Hate their old flights, boatding, food and services. Very poor quality

Not bad. We had preboarding tickets but the preboarding was badly managed. We lined up behind all the parents with little kids etc and when we got to the front of the line the attendant deliberately turned away from us and ignored us until I asked to be allowed to go to the gate. She started telling us that we had to wait until I told her we had preboarding then she let us through.

Change of fate should be done well ahead of time rather than a last minute thing without proper communication to the passengers

I was unable to check in online. When I attempted to do so from the app and Luftansa website, I was directed to Niko.hr which I found out was fraught with errors. The kiosk at airport was not working. I had to wait in line to check in which was inefficient

The crew was the best I’ve ever encountered. Business class was spacious, immaculate, and very modern.

Everything well done and customer oriented There entertainment system is difficult to navigate

They delayed my flight from Toronto Pearson for one hour and Frankfurt to Abuja for 2HRS, So sad

The aircraft was old, there was no charging sockets, and the seats were narrow and uncomfortable even though I had exit row premium seats.

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

Lufthansa charged me $280 to take skiiis when in the US the boot bag and skiis are one check-in bag. This was not advertised and a real shock at the airport. They only took the boot bag as a check-in item. The seats have been squeezed together like any economy airline and legroom is not as good as it used to be. Otherwise, the flight was fine and staff was helpful for making my connection.

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