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Cheapest return fare
RM 1,998
Typical prices: RM 1,992-RM 2,484
Air China
Wed 11/11Thu 3/12
KUL - IST • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
RM 2,002
Typical prices: RM 2,055-RM 2,247
AirAsia X
Sun 6/9Wed 16/9
KUL - SAW • 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

Wed, 11 Nov - Thu, 3 Dec
Air China Logo
00:20 - 08:20
KUL
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IST
37h 00m
1 stop
Air China Logo
14:55 - 16:00
IST
-
KUL
20h 05m
1 stop
RM 1,998Air China
Sun, 6 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
AirAsia X Logo
10:00 - 16:05
KUL
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SAW
11h 05mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
17:15 - 08:45
SAW
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KUL
10h 30mdirect
RM 2,002AirAsia X
Mon, 3 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
AirAsia X Logo
10:00 - 16:05
KUL
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SAW
11h 05mdirect
AirAsia X Logo
17:15 - 08:45
SAW
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KUL
10h 30mdirect
RM 2,006AirAsia X
Mon, 14 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
Air Arabia Logo
03:15 - 13:20
KUL
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IST
15h 05m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
18:05 - 02:20
IST
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KUL
27h 15m
1 stop
RM 2,031Air Arabia
Sun, 18 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Emirates Logo
10:20 - 01:50
KUL
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SAW
20h 30m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
02:50 - 21:50
SAW
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KUL
14h 00m
1 stop
RM 2,035Emirates
Fri, 30 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov
Emirates Logo
10:15 - 02:05
KUL
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SAW
20h 50m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
03:05 - 21:55
SAW
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KUL
13h 50m
1 stop
RM 2,039Emirates
Fri, 11 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep
Air Arabia Logo
10:00 - 13:20
KUL
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IST
32h 20m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
18:05 - 09:10
IST
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KUL
34h 05m
1 stop
RM 2,043Air Arabia
Fri, 30 Oct - Fri, 13 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
10:15 - 18:40
KUL
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IST
13h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:00 - 13:55
IST
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KUL
20h 55m
1 stop
RM 2,051Qatar Airways
Wed, 12 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:40 - 17:25
SZB
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IST
14h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:00 - 13:10
IST
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SZB
15h 10m
1 stop
RM 3,738Multiple Airlines
Mon, 3 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:40 - 17:25
SZB
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IST
14h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:00 - 13:10
IST
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SZB
15h 10m
1 stop
RM 3,763Multiple 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?

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 departing in November.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Istanbul from Kuala Lumpur usually cost between RM 2,274 and RM 3,458 in November.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was RM 1,998 on Air China (11 Nov–3 Dec).

What is the cheapest Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul 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 costs RM 1,816 on the route between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 14% cheaper than other Kuala Lumpur-Istanbul routes. The most popular route is between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) and Istanbul Airport (IST).

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Kuala Lumpur 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, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

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, 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 is April, where tickets cost RM 2,006 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 2,925 and RM 2,382 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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RM 1,050
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 flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul was RM 1,050 for a one-way ticket and RM 1,998 for a return.

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

    When flying out of Kuala Lumpur you will be using one of these airports: Kuala Lumpur Intl or Kuala Lumpur Subang. You will be landing at one of these airports: Istanbul or Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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 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?

    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 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, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

Monday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Friday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Sunday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

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Direct returns

Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur

Monday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Friday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Sunday

AirAsia X,Turkish Airlines

AirAsia X,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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3636 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
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Difficult to find some food option for gluten and dairy allergy. May be a fruit salad would be better

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
SEA - DXB
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Difficult to find some food option for gluten and dairy allergy. May be a fruit salad would be better

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

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

Overall was a good experience and this particular flight the crew were great too at least in business class. It’s not always the case with flydubai. Few things would make me think twice in the future on this route. 1. The arrival into T3 might sound good but it is a real pain as it takes almost 30 mins to get to terminal on the bus as the aircraft still park at T2. The bag takes even longer . If they just let us off at T2, I’d be home within 30 mins of walking off the plane. Instead it takes 1.5 hours. 2. Due to the timing, the very tiny lounge in Penang is so crowded because half the lounge is closed for Qatar crew. Hardly anywhere to sit. 3. Flydubai app and site has a long way to go and using it is very unpleasant.

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

Good food and staff. Flights were delayed making catching the connecting one tough with no time to stretch in between

Not that good The crew in the plane were rim professional & almost lost in their work distribution

Very bad !! My confirmed ticket got canceled with out notifying me in hyd airport , crew didn’t help us out !! They were very rude!! They made me pay for the confirmed ticket again !! Can you please let us know how I can get the refund for the ticket I paid

Manchester airport facilities for special assistance was nothing short of disgraceful. Not an Emirates issue but they should be made aware.

They kept some of my electronics and would not return them. I’m out an extra $200. I called, emailed but no one helped. My layover coming back to LA was too short. The flight attendants were kind and very helpful but overall the staff in the airport treated me and my friends like commodities. I’m sorry to say but never flying Turkish again. I was promised a free room during my first layover of 19 hours. I had to sleep on the floor of the rest areas. Good was expensive and not nutritious at all. There need to be better customer service and better communication.

Average at every level . Poor entertainment selection. Boarding was very poor and disorganized. Flight was late by one hour .

Spent over $20k on for business class tickets from DFW. They used a very old Boeing 777 with old Business class cabin which was unclean and stained seats. On a route they normally operate the modern Boeing 787. The cabin heat was set to hot for 11 hours. On the IST LHE route the business class experience got even worse. They operate an even older Airbus A330 where trip was falling apart, seat recline did not operate and the whole experience left us hugely disappointed. Next time we likely will shift to better quality product which stands up to their hype. Turkish need to relook at their fleet plans and not use their worst assets of perceived week markets such as Pakistan.

The flight from Houston to Chicago was delayed, causing us to miss our connecting flight to Madrid, losing our Rental Car booking in Bologna taking alternative travel routes to get to our initial destination in Pizza by the 15th. We got the notification of the delay as we were traveling the 3 1/2 hours from Corpus Christi, Texas to Houston Texas for the initial flight. The delays hauling luggage all over Milan‘s Central train station to catch trains to get to Pizza the same day resulting us arriving in Pizza at 2 AM leaving us no time to rest as there was a 9 o’clock checkout time the next morning. The first 72 hours of the trip with nothing but headache, a knee injury from the excessive walking and a delayed car rental replacement, which ended up costing significantly more.

I never went you have me confused with someone else! I don’t know how this happene

the seat sizes and the distance row to row was not comfortable. when a passenger in front seat put it down (he kept it all the time during the flight since he didn't fit in the space) their seat was squishing my knees and it was very difficult under their weight. It lasted 12 hours and was extremely uncomfortable. The rest of the experience was very good.

Turkish airlines feedback team response is awfully slow, and because of that, I Emmy able to bring my little dog with me, after all those preparations.

The staff is professional and friendly. The food was excellent, with the exception of the octopus salad just prior to landing.

Turkish airline is so mismanaged . We had to onboard a flight outside from tarmac when there was heavy rains . By the time we climbed the flight we were drenched from the rain and we were so cold. The flight service was so terrible. The flight attendant never responded to any of the calls. There were no extra snack left for the kid . On one of the more than 13 hours flight my seat did ot recline and the person in the front had reclined their seat completely , for the whole more than 13 hour journey , I barely had any space to do anything . I will never travel with this airline ever again , such a bad experience

4 flights booked with specific seats together and a bassinet. All 4 flights were seated separately without a bassinet

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.

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.

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

The business class experience was awesome - I will be using QATAR airways again and it'll be business class again - appreciate the privileges afforded to the business class clients - thank you.

The 2nd flight from Doha to Mumbai was not of international level expected while booking with Qatar

This flight was packed and undercrewd! Service cart cam by twice on a 14 hour flight

I liked the food and services provided. I think the seating should be updated cause it’s to congested for economic class.

Bag check in at DC was slow. Boarding process was slow more due to customers unfamiliar with how to board properly. Food and service was excellent!

No attention paid to passengers asking for simple things such as water. Only 2 meals throughout a 16-hour flight. Crew Needs to pay better attention to flight attendant call buttons.

It is an international flight so food, entertainment and blankets is minimum requirement. Also cleanliness was very poor.

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

Stewardess was attentive and was actively roamin to check the passengers on the biz class

A380 First Class Apartments were phenomenal. Comfortable bed and matress cover, superior vegetarian five course meal, shower, small business lounge and plenty of exercise walking around the aircraft.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Seat selection screen while online check-in could include free seats to choose from and show the options before we proceed. Currently, it is auto-allocated and there are no options for free seat selections.

Good range of movies but lacking decent tv shows. Wifi was really expensive on this flight, considering flights under 7 hours have a $9.99 USD charge for streaming, to jump up to $24.99 for a 7 hour 40 flight seemed a little bit of a rip off. Staff are inattentive, and really need to improve on the customer experience. The new airport is fantastic, as is the new lounge, a huge upgrade from the old airport and lounge!

The flight was small and was not cool very bad

Everything was great. Cabin Crew was awesome and very helpful. Thank you so much.

The seat was not functional. Very uncomfortable to sit upright for that many hours😢. There was no legroom. Can’t move the legs or the body. We should have the option to pick our seats. There was no need to call customer support team and have them pick and we pay for the premium seats. When I called the CST regarding the seats, their response is gaslighting. Total disappointment. We have paid to be tortured by Etihad Airlines.

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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Cabin class types available on flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul

Cabin classes available on flights from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability are not guaranteed.