RM 968 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul Airport to Malaysia

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur1 stopRM 1,063
Penang
Penang2 stopsRM 2,217
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur1 stopRM 1,063
Penang
Penang2 stopsRM 2,217

Cheap Flights from Istanbul to Malaysia

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Istanbul to Malaysia 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to Malaysia

Mon, 2 Mar - Mon, 9 Mar
Air Arabia Logo
14:35 - 08:45
IST
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KUL
13h 10m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
09:45 - 13:50
KUL
-
IST
33h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,063Air Arabia
Mon, 23 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Arabia Logo
14:35 - 08:45
IST
-
KUL
13h 10m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
09:45 - 13:50
KUL
-
IST
33h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,067Air Arabia
Mon, 23 Feb - Mon, 9 Mar
Air Arabia Logo
14:35 - 08:45
IST
-
KUL
13h 10m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
09:45 - 13:50
KUL
-
IST
33h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,071Air Arabia
Mon, 23 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Arabia Logo
14:35 - 08:45
IST
-
KUL
13h 10m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
09:45 - 13:50
KUL
-
IST
33h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,083Air Arabia
Wed, 25 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
Air Arabia Logo
18:45 - 08:45
IST
-
KUL
33h 00m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
09:45 - 13:50
KUL
-
IST
33h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,127Air Arabia
Wed, 25 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Arabia Logo
18:45 - 08:45
IST
-
KUL
33h 00m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
09:45 - 13:50
KUL
-
IST
33h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,146Air Arabia
Tue, 10 Mar - Fri, 10 Apr
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:00 - 23:45
IST
-
PEN
28h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
09:00 - 13:05
PEN
-
IST
33h 05m
2 stops
RM 2,217Multiple Airlines
Sat, 4 Jul - Sat, 11 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:15 - 00:35
IST
-
PEN
25h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
05:50 - 17:25
PEN
-
IST
16h 35m
2 stops
RM 2,348Multiple Airlines
Fri, 27 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 13:15
IST
-
PEN
18h 15m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
14:30 - 12:55
PEN
-
IST
51h 25m
2 stops
RM 2,613Etihad Airways
Sat, 11 Apr - Thu, 16 Apr
Turkish Airlines Logo
01:40 - 09:05
IST
-
PEN
26h 25m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
05:50 - 15:40
PEN
-
IST
14h 50m
1 stop
RM 3,269Turkish Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to Malaysia flights

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

What is the cheapest Istanbul Airport to Malaysia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Malaysia from Istanbul Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Kuala Lumpur, at RM 2,328 return. The most popular route is from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was RM 2,328.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of RM 2,099, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Malaysia, 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 Istanbul Airport to Malaysia is February, when tickets cost RM 1,542 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is RM 2,261 and RM 2,225 respectively.

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

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

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

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Malaysia, 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 a flight from Istanbul Airport to Malaysia, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flightRM 976
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 21% lower on average.
Flight from Istanbul Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport

FAQs - booking Malaysia flights

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

    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 Istanbul Airport to Malaysia.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Malaysia 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 Istanbul Airport to Malaysia?

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

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

    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 from Istanbul Airport to Malaysia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost RM 1,729 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Malaysia is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is RM 2,227.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Istanbul to Malaysia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul to Malaysia? 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
Air ArabiaOverall score based on 55 reviews
7.5Comfort
7.8Boarding
6.9Food
5.7Entertainment
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

Much better seats on Airbus 321. Food prices are very reasonable.

8.0 ExcellentKrzysztof, Jan 2026
SHJ - BKK
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Much better seats on Airbus 321. Food prices are very reasonable.

My flight BKK–SHJ–TBS was changed, and I was notified only by an email that went into my spam folder. I found out only 1 day before the flight when I checked in online. The new flight had a 15-hour layover in SHJ and arrived in TBS 1 day later than my original plan. I needed to adjust my plan urgently and lost the cost of one hotel night because the free cancellation period was over.

My flight BKK-SHJ-TBS was changed and I was notified only by email which went into spam folder. I found out only 1 day before the flight when I checked in online. The new flight had a 15-hour layover in SHJ and arrived in TBS 1 day later than my original plan! I needed to adjust the plan urgently and lost the cost of one hotel night because the free cancellation period was over.

The flight was slightly delayed because of change of plane but informed beforehand. Flight was very good and comfortable

Superb like always. On time and quite comfortable. Only thing is that the arrival movement was by bus.

We were boarded by bus. That was a bit of pain.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

Plane was good Crew was good Food was just ok Could have had more entertainment options But overall good

Seated in row 6 you are separated from business class close to the toilets. The is a high panel in front that obscures forward viewing, coupled with no window view. Service is limited as the area is not in view of the attendants. It is closer in proximity to economy than business class.

Good. It would be great if comfort seats were available

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

I wish the leg room was better for Economy especially for the outbound flights to India . The outbound flight to US and Qatar was good

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

It was great! Kept the time. Provided what was promised

The crew could have been more friendly and could have offered to make the beds. Also, Ethiad should have more vegetarian food options.

It was mediocre. Honestly, the flight was late but that didn’t bother me as I had plenty of time. The only thing that bothered me is that the crew never asked to make the beds for us in business class. Maybe the crew was exhausted and that just didn’t occur to them.

I booked and paid for a Business Class seat for myself and my wife. 4 hours before the flight i get a call saying the plane they sent doesn't have the correct layout to accommodate all the business class seats they sold me 3 months earlier at a premium of $1500 a ticket. So they have to bump me from Business to Economy and will give me a $400 credit (total of $800 for both seats) that I could turn in at Abu Dahbi for $400 in US cash. They then promised a row that we could have to ourselves and the arm rests would go up so we could spread out for each of us. My wife was taken care of but I was put in the exit row with the flight attendents set as part of the three...and the arm rest did not go up. When we got to Abu Dahbi, they would not exchange our credit for cash as promised. Very disappointed they took my money 3 months ago and refused to reimburse for the change in seats or follow the promises made.

We have paid premium price for a business class Cabinet and we have received the old 777 with the following apart business class that is not to standard. It was very disappointing and it’s a very bad reputation for a premium airline company. This aeroplane should be the commission from being as a business class. We will pass this knowledge to our colleagues because the quality of business class in Etihad is not consistent and it is a lucky dip that sometimes you’re getting a good aeroplane and sometimes you’re getting their 30 years old aeroplane. The crew of the aeroplane have apologise and said that they hate this aeroplane and they have complained about it multiple times as well. Obviously Etihad is putting the economy in front of the Customer Experience. For the future we will not take this risk anymore and will fly with established company like emirates.

It was an old plane with seats not comfortable and with little space for the legs. I must say that the previous flight I had was amazing on a very comfortable new plane

It’s a business class ticket but they didn’t give a lounge access

Seat space was tight and uncomfortable. There was hardly any cushioning giving me a terrible tail bone ache. Getting and out was extremely cramped. We paid for seat choices and felt totally ripped off. Food was mediocre. By the time the servers served 2 or 3 rows they ran out of this or that option as we saw on the inbound trip also. This is infuriating. Entertainment choices were extremely limited for such a long haul. The screen froze on occasion and did not switch off when the on off button was pressed. When it did it came back on its own in 5 seconds. The airlines has gone downhill since last year.

Crew was amazing as usual. Very comfortable for a 13hour flight. Check in at ATL was terrible. Ticket counter charged me $200 for a small bag. Apparently Kayak sold me a zero luggage ticket. No carry on no checked. So the check in desk charged me a bullshit $200 dollar fee for a small gym bag weighing less than 20lbs. In true 3rd party ticket buying. This will turn into a finger pointing process between Kayak and Etihad. Now I'm going to have to ship my bag back in the mail a day ahead of my return flight.

excellent, staff and boarding were all seamless and no issues, thank you!

The crew on this flight provided exceptional business class service to me.

The staff at the boarding or the rudest uninformative and no English whatsoever they’re very rude as if they are envious of you travelling I don’t understand how could someone would be this rude and this out of touch and cold

You charged me for luggage although the airline does not- you charged me for seat when customers can pick their own seat at checkout in I travel to Europe slot and I will not use kayak again

It would be great if the flight attendants could inform people travelling with small children that at take off and landing the children should drink liquid or chew/swallow something so their ears don’t hurt. Also, Emirates serves the food to the children first. Really good idea. Best of all would be to put all children in the same area.

I had issue with my boarding pass. When I arrived in London Gatwick Airport. My e-ticket wasn't scanning and had to do a lot of back and forth with Air Transit I order to board my flight, which I almost missed as a result of this.

Requested food options were always finished. Supplied food items were good but of course not the desired choices.

The airport staff never announced that boarding has started. Both at iad or Islamabad or Istanbul.

Very bad experience with turkish airline tk 0001. Very uncomfortable seats and food ran out and crew was not helpful

The airline could improve its business class seats and privacy in line with its competitors.

The fact that my flight was cancelled and made wait for 14 Fing hours to booka flightto a neighboring country.... never again

All fine - you get what you pay for ! and it is a bargain

AirAsia kept us waiting for hours due to a technical issue with the plane, then eventually cancelled the flight. Unfortunately there is no-one to call or speak with at AirAsia, no customer service department at all, so I flew with another airline instead. Now I am going through the fun process of trying to get a refund from AirAsia. I strongly recommend that no-one flies with them, it's just not worth it.

The best part was Tony Fernandes actually reinstated the Buttercake menu. It has gone missing after Covid & i made a complaint in one of my Tweets back in October 2022. Both flight D170 & D171 landed very smoothly- kudos to both pilots!

The worst experience in any flight I have ever had, delayed for more than 10 hours, lost my other flight so I lost one day during my trip. Didn’t gave me facilities with my luggage either. Never again

I was next to a quite large person. Soni essentially had 2/3 of my seat for myself and couldn't sit properly. Even though there were some other seat available, the staff refuse that I occupy another seat.

Pros: The staff was very friendly. Cons: Long delay. The food is terrible.

I’m a frequent Traveler on all types of airlines, including budget. This was the worst flight experience I’ve ever had. Something was wrong with AirAsia’s systems and we were the whole flight was rescheduled to the following day, the third flight it happened to. Apart from an email which gave the new date the web and app said the original flight date which meant that there were hundreds of people queueing at the airport to try and find out what was going on. People waited six hours to talk to customer service who gave advice that didn’t match the web or app. Nightmare. just advertising for spending the extra hundred dollars I’ve ever seen.

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