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For Athens to Istanbul, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Istanbul back to Athens, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Athens to Istanbul Airport is February, where tickets cost $162 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $249 and $230 respectively.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Athens to Istanbul were found on Aegean Airlines ($160) and Sky Express ($183).

Athens and Istanbul are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Turkish Airlines (31 flights per week), Aegean Airlines (23 flights per week), and Sky Express (7 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Athens and Istanbul historically see delays in approximately 14% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 106 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Saturday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Sky Express have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 4% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 8 and 9 direct flights that take off from Athens and land in Istanbul Airport, with an average flight time of 1h 33m. The most common departure time is 00:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 61 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Friday.