Beijing to Istanbul flight
Flights from Beijing to Istanbul start at £460.60.
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The Flights from Beijing to Istanbul starts at £460.60, run by 2 operators over 7,268 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 12h 49mDoor to door
- 9h 39mMoving
- £534.40 to £1,139.46From
- 2129.5 kgCO2
12h 49m
9h 39m
£534.40 to £1,139.46
2129.5 kg£534.40 to £1,139.46 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £1,128.85Wed7
- about £1,139.46Thu8
- about £1,023.71Fri9
- about £844.77Sat10
- about £822.02Sun11
- about £776.03Mon12
- about £667.85Tue13
- about £562.71Wed14
- about £718.90Thu15
- about £665.83Fri16
- about £698.18Sat17
- about £771.47Sun18
- about £556.64Mon19
- about £534.40Tue20
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Airlines
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air China | £465.66 |
 Turkish Airlines | £460.60 |
The flight gets you into Istanbul. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Istanbul for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Beijing to Istanbul
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £387.3190 days
- £627.4160 days
- £451.5145 days
- £510.6530 days
- £493.4721 days
- £534.4014 days
- £667.857 days
- £1,023.713 days
- £1,128.851 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £387.31.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 191 percent. The dearest point is £1,128.85, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- £771.47Sun
- £556.64Mon
- £534.40Tue
- £562.71Wed
- £742.66Thu
- £665.83Fri
- £698.18Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Beijing
Air- PEK
- PKX
- NAY
Istanbul
- IST
- SAW
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 7,268 km against 7,057 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Vantaa, Tel Aviv. The gap between arriving and leaving is 89 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Questions about Beijing to Istanbul
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul take?
The Flight from Beijing to Istanbul covers 7,268 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul cost?
The Flight from Beijing to Istanbul starts at £460.60 for one passenger, as of 6 October 2026. A typical fare is £560.69. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul?
2 operators run the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul: Air China, Turkish Airlines. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul use?
The Flight from Beijing to Istanbul leaves from Beijing Capital International Airport PEK and arrives at İstanbul Airport IST. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul?
Fares for the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £387.31. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 191 percent, measured on 6 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Beijing to Istanbul produce?
The Flight from Beijing to Istanbul produces about 2129.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 7268 km, which works out at roughly 293 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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