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RM 1,116 Find Cheap Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
RM 1,977
Typical prices: RM 2,472-RM 1,973
Etihad Airways
Sun 1/11Mon 30/11
KUL - IST • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
RM 2,756
Typical prices: RM 3,430-RM 1,955
Turkish Airlines
Fri 25/9Mon 2/11
KUL - IST • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

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

Recent return flight deals from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

Sun, 1 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
09:35 - 12:55
KUL
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IST
32h 20m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 19:35
IST
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KUL
24h 35m
1 stop
RM 1,977Etihad Airways
Wed, 16 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 12:35
KUL
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IST
31h 45m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
13:45 - 19:45
IST
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KUL
25h 00m
1 stop
RM 1,981Etihad Airways
Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 12:35
KUL
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IST
31h 45m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
13:45 - 19:45
IST
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KUL
25h 00m
1 stop
RM 1,985Etihad Airways
Mon, 28 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 12:35
KUL
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IST
31h 45m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
13:50 - 19:45
IST
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KUL
24h 55m
1 stop
RM 1,993Etihad Airways
Sat, 26 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 12:35
KUL
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IST
31h 45m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
13:45 - 19:45
IST
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KUL
25h 00m
1 stop
RM 1,997Etihad Airways
Fri, 6 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
09:35 - 12:55
KUL
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IST
32h 20m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 19:35
IST
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KUL
24h 35m
1 stop
RM 2,001Etihad Airways
Tue, 7 Jul - Tue, 14 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:50 - 04:50
SZB
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IST
17h 00m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:50 - 16:00
IST
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SZB
19h 10m
2 stops
RM 4,628Multiple Airlines
Tue, 4 Aug - Wed, 2 Sep
Singapore Airlines Logo
14:00 - 08:30
SZB
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IST
23h 30m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:10 - 13:10
IST
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SZB
19h 00m
1 stop
RM 4,961Singapore Airlines
Fri, 14 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
Singapore Airlines Logo
14:00 - 08:30
SZB
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IST
23h 30m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:10 - 13:10
IST
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SZB
19h 00m
1 stop
RM 5,001Singapore Airlines
Sun, 16 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
Singapore Airlines Logo
14:00 - 08:30
SZB
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IST
23h 30m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:10 - 13:10
IST
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SZB
19h 00m
1 stop
RM 5,200Singapore Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul flights

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

How much is a return flight from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport departing in November.

What is the cheapest Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport costs RM 2,821 on the route between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) and Istanbul Airport (IST). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

When flying from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Kuala Lumpur, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport is July, where tickets cost RM 1,514 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 3,564 and RM 2,610 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 35% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flightRM 1,116
Flight from Kuala Lumpur Airport to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kuala Lumpur 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 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport was RM 1,116 for a one-way ticket and RM 1,977 for a return.

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

    Kuala Lumpur has 2 major airports: Kuala Lumpur Intl and Kuala Lumpur Subang. Istanbul is the only airport in Istanbul Airport. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Kuala Lumpur Airport.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport?

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

  • What is the most popular stopover when flying to Istanbul Airport from Kuala Lumpur?

    Dubai is the most popular stopover city among KAYAK users travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport.

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul.
Find which airlines fly direct from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur

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 5 airlines flying from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3580 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Worst kayak is worst ill never ever use kayak ever again !!

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Child’s meal was great along with other nice touches for kids.

Both flights to and back from Lyon with buses taking extra time and delaying flight at DXB. Food serving needed work.

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

Really good food and service. Qatar Airways is again and again provided an exceptional experience.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

excellent! movie selection just ok, but everything else was wonderful.

Flight departed punctually on time. Unfortunately it seems because the destination airport is a secondary airport the airline sees it fit to operate a plane with lower comfort and offerings. There was no inflight entertainment, wifi or let alone a screen to at least track flight status for remaining flight time.

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/Indigo 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/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

Excellent service. The personal adaptation of menus and the individual timing of service of them is fantastic.

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

My flight was with American Airlines 120. The flight was delayed 3 hours and I missed my connection. When I arrived in Doha, the AA staff told me to call an 800 number to rebook a different flight, which was unacceptable. Eventually a Qatar Air staff member helped rebook me on a flight to Manila, that was 12 hours later. They offered me a hotel and meal voucher which I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the airport. Long story short, I spent 12 hours in the Doha airport waiting for my next flight.

Entertainment system is okay, flight attendants were ok. Leg space very narrow, I couldn’t get what I wanted to eat, dinner nor breakfast.

Staff are friendly and the pilot when we landed very smooth.

Turkish Airlines made a long flight from YVR to IST a great flying experience. From the attendants, to the food, to the entertainment program to all the extras, a twelve hour flight ‘flew by’. Late departure and arrival was not the airline’s fault.

Excellent experience with business class area. Staff was attentive and food was amazing. Only one bathroom for business class which was logistically difficult for the staff while preparing meals. Need to offer fluids with meals. I did not get enough water to drink. But overall I rate it 5 star.

On time. Great service, friendly crew. Great food. Everything went without a hitch. We will not hesitate to fly Turkish Airlines again.

It was great. The service was excellent and the timing was very good.

On time, great food, good drink selection! Only down was alcohol-free lounge. Lufthansa had a much better offering!

Seat assignments for family traveling with 2 children. Loud crowd during sleep time

It was crowded… the bathrooms dirty and smelly. The seats have been made even smaller.

delayed to take off from detroit by 3 hours lost baggage in istanbul and now in venice without baggage

I payed for extra leg room but in last moment my seating place was changed and i got standard one seat. Staff was not able to do anything , so was very disappointed because of this.

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

Very disappointed to not have lounge access The shorter flight seats were uncomfortable

Unfortunately the flight was cancelled so I never got to go

Dear Team, I purchased a full travel package that included 2 checked bags through you and JustFly. However, when I arrived at the airport, my ticket showed 0 checked bags. Since I was traveling internationally to India with 2 bags, It was a $200 per bag at the counter, which was extremely disappointing. For an international trip, why would I ever choose a no‑bag option for only $20–$30 less? This seems like an error in the booking process, and I am requesting clarification and a resolution. I have called JustFly and on phone for 1 hr :53 min and they couldn't help till I show some kind of proof etc which isn't possible but besides that love your service and using it for years !

No entertainment except on app. No outlets working to charge. Good service

Nice crew , clean cabin , food was delayed due to problem with the quantity .

On this flight...fine. The one from India to Abu Dahbi, awful.

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.

Kayak and Aran grant issuing business class tickets without lounge access and sometimes 1 or 2 connections in economy class. It’s very disappointing to find out that after buying the ticket. Never buy tickets on kayak and Aran grant 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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