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Bucharest to Istanbul BBU, OTP → IST, SAW

Baneasa (BBU), Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST), Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)

The cheapest return found recently is $86 with Tarom, 11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027, found today. The cheapest one-way found recently is $49 with Tarom, 14 Feb 2027, found yesterday.

Return

The cheapest return fare on each of 30 departure dates is usually $113 to $205.

Cheapest return found recently

$86

11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027 · Tarom

Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)

Leaves 3:50 p.m. · Return leaves 11:40 a.m. · 2 h 5 min of travel, both ways together

out nonstop, back nonstop

found today

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Cheapest nonstop return

$86

11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027 · Tarom

Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)

Leaves 3:50 p.m. · Return leaves 11:40 a.m. · 2 h 5 min of travel, both ways together

out nonstop, back nonstop

found today

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Every nonstop date from Bucharest to Istanbul

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Found recently, and the cheapest we hold

Cheapest found recently $86 11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027found todaySee prices for these dates

It is also the cheapest return we hold, of any age.

What have prices looked like?

Over 25 days, 24 Sept to 18 Oct, the cheapest return we saw each day was $82 to $100.

$86, the cheapest return found recently, sits here in that range of $82 to $100.

25 days is a short history, so treat this range as an early guide.

Those were the prices on those days, not today's.

Is this a good return price?

Compared with the cheapest return fare on each of 30 departure dates from 21 Oct to 1 Sept 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.

Could nearby dates be cheaper?

We hold no other 6-night return fares leaving within 3 days of 11 Jun 2027 to compare.

Every date we hold

42 fares on 30 departure dates

21 Oct – 23 Oct: $167, found 6 days ago24 Oct – 24 Oct: $245, found 2 days ago26 Oct – 1 Nov: $206, found yesterday28 Oct – 1 Nov: $201, found yesterday29 Oct – 2 Nov: $165, found 5 days ago31 Oct – 31 Oct: $263, found 4 days ago6 Nov – 11 Nov: $105, found 5 days ago9 Nov – 9 Nov: $201, found 5 days ago10 Nov – 15 Nov: $159, found 4 days ago11 Nov – 15 Nov: $164, found yesterday14 Nov – 17 Nov: $116, found 6 days ago16 Nov – 22 Nov: $155, found 4 days ago2 Dec – 4 Dec: $112, found 4 days ago10 Dec – 17 Dec: $115, found 2 days ago18 Dec – 21 Dec: $162, found 5 days ago19 Dec – 19 Dec: $182, found yesterday21 Dec – 5 Jan 2027: $218, found 4 days ago25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027: $160, found 5 days ago27 Dec – 9 Jan 2027: $254, found 6 days ago28 Dec – 28 Dec: $251, found yesterday29 Dec – 8 Jan 2027: $245, found 5 days ago30 Dec – 8 Jan 2027: $236, found yesterday4 Jan 2027 – 12 Jan 2027: $113, found yesterday5 Jan 2027 – 15 Jan 2027: $113, found yesterday22 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027: $112, found 5 days ago25 Jan 2027 – 30 Jan 2027: $113, found 2 days ago27 Jan 2027 – 31 Jan 2027: $115, found 4 days ago15 Mar 2027 – 18 Mar 2027: $92, found 4 days ago11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027: $86, found today1 Sept 2027 – 3 Sept 2027: $88, found 4 days agoOctNovDecJanSep
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The cheapest price seen for each departure date — per traveler in Economy.
DatesFromAirlineAirportsStopsFound
21 Oct – 23 Oct$167ALPAVIABucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 6 days agoSee prices for these dates
24 Oct – 24 Oct$245TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
26 Oct – 1 Nov$206AjetBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
28 Oct – 1 Nov$201Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
29 Oct – 2 Nov$165Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
31 Oct – 31 Oct$263Turkish AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
6 Nov – 11 Nov$105TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
9 Nov – 9 Nov$201Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
10 Nov – 15 Nov$159TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
11 Nov – 15 Nov$164Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
14 Nov – 17 Nov$116Turkish AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 6 days agoSee prices for these dates
16 Nov – 22 Nov$155Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
2 Dec – 4 Dec$112Turkish AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
10 Dec – 17 Dec$115TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
18 Dec – 21 Dec$162TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
19 Dec – 19 Dec$182TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
21 Dec – 5 Jan 2027$218AjetBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027$160TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
27 Dec – 9 Jan 2027$254Wizz Air MaltaBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 6 days agoSee prices for these dates
28 Dec – 28 Dec$251Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)out nonstop, back nonstopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
29 Dec – 8 Jan 2027$245TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
30 Dec – 8 Jan 2027$236Wizz Air MaltaBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
4 Jan 2027 – 12 Jan 2027$113TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
5 Jan 2027 – 15 Jan 2027$113TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
22 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027$112TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
25 Jan 2027 – 30 Jan 2027$113Turkish AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
27 Jan 2027 – 31 Jan 2027$115TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
15 Mar 2027 – 18 Mar 2027$92TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027$86TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound todaySee prices for these dates
1 Sept 2027 – 3 Sept 2027$88TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates

Which month looks cheapest?

June 2027 is the cheapest month — from $86.

October 2026From $1656 departure dates29 Oct – 2 Nov · found 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
November 2026From $1056 departure dates6 Nov – 11 Nov · found 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
December 2026From $11210 departure dates2 Dec – 4 Dec · found 4 days agoSee prices for these datesEvery date in December 2026
January 2027From $1125 departure dates22 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027 · found 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
March 2027From $921 departure date15 Mar 2027 – 18 Mar 2027 · found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
June 2027From $86Cheapest seen1 departure date11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027 · found todaySee prices for these dates
September 2027From $881 departure date1 Sept 2027 – 3 Sept 2027 · found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates

Airlines on the cheapest dates: Tarom, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Ajet, Wizz Air Malta, ALPAVIA.

One-way

The cheapest one-way fare on each of 9 departure dates is usually $49 to $61.

Cheapest one-way found recently

$49

14 Feb 2027 · Tarom

Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)

Leaves 3:50 p.m. · 1 h 50 min trip

nonstop

found yesterday

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Cheapest nonstop one-way

$49

14 Feb 2027 · Tarom

Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)

Leaves 3:50 p.m. · 1 h 50 min trip

nonstop

found yesterday

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Found recently, and the cheapest we hold

Cheapest found recently $49 14 Feb 2027found yesterdayOpen this trip

Cheapest we hold, of any age $42 20 Mar 2027found 5 days agoOpen this trip

What have prices looked like?

Over 25 days, 24 Sept to 18 Oct, the cheapest one-way we saw each day was $42 to $59.

$49, the cheapest one-way found recently, sits here in that range of $42 to $59.

25 days is a short history, so treat this range as an early guide.

Those were the prices on those days, not today's.

Is this a good one-way price?

Compared with the cheapest one-way fare on each of 9 departure dates from 2 Jan 2027 to 24 Jun 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.

Could nearby dates be cheaper?

We hold no other one-way fares leaving within 3 days of 14 Feb 2027 to compare.

Every date we hold

14 fares on 9 departure dates

2 Jan 2027: $61, found 4 days ago8 Jan 2027: $52, found 5 days ago10 Jan 2027: $66, found 2 days ago19 Jan 2027: $61, found 6 days ago14 Feb 2027: $49, found yesterday2 Mar 2027: $50, found 5 days ago20 Mar 2027: $42, found 5 days ago3 Apr 2027: $50, found 3 days ago24 Jun 2027: $47, found 2 days agoJanFebMarAprJun
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DatesFromAirlineAirportsStopsFound
2 Jan 2027$61Turkish AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 4 days agoOpen this trip
8 Jan 2027$52Pegasus AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
10 Jan 2027$66TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 2 days agoOpen this trip
19 Jan 2027$61TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 6 days agoOpen this trip
14 Feb 2027$49TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound yesterdayOpen this trip
2 Mar 2027$50TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
20 Mar 2027$42Turkish AirlinesBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
3 Apr 2027$50TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip
24 Jun 2027$47TaromBucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) → Istanbul New Airport (IST)nonstopfound 2 days agoOpen this trip

Which month looks cheapest?

March 2027 is the cheapest month — from $42.

January 2027From $524 departure dates8 Jan 2027 · found 5 days agoOpen this trip
February 2027From $491 departure date14 Feb 2027 · found yesterdayOpen this trip
March 2027From $42Cheapest seen2 departure dates20 Mar 2027 · found 5 days agoOpen this trip
April 2027From $501 departure date3 Apr 2027 · found 3 days agoOpen this trip
June 2027From $471 departure date24 Jun 2027 · found 2 days agoOpen this trip

Airlines on the cheapest dates: Tarom, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines.

Premium cabin fares from Bucharest to Istanbul

We hold no premium economy, business or first-class fares for this route: we collect them for the busiest routes, and this one is not among them yet.

Today's prices for 11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First

Today's prices for 14 Feb 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First

How far ahead were prices cheapest for Bucharest to Istanbul?

Return

Fares 30 to 59 days before departure were typically 48% lower than 0 to 6 days before departure.

From the cheapest return each day between 24 Sept and 18 Oct (25 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.

Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.

Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.

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Typical price in each booking range — round trip, per traveler in Economy.
Booked ahead byTypical fareCheapest dayAbove the cheapestDays of prices
0–6 days$177$131+90%18
7–13 days$135$108+45%22
14–29 days$109$99+17%25
30–59 days$93$85Cheapest seen25
60–89 days$122$112+31%25
90–179 days$100$85+8%25
180+ days$105$82+13%23

One-way

The cheapest fares were 30 to 59 days before departure.

From the cheapest one-way each day between 24 Sept and 18 Oct (25 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.

Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.

Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.

See these ranges as a table
Typical price in each booking range — one way, per traveler in Economy.
Booked ahead byTypical fareCheapest dayAbove the cheapestDays of prices
30–59 days$44$44Cheapest seen9
60–89 days$60$51+36%16
90–179 days$51$42+16%25
180+ days$59$47+34%23

Live price for these dates

The cheapest return found recently is for 11 Jun 2027 – 17 Jun 2027. A live search on this page shows what those dates cost now, for one adult in economy.

Prices are what travelers' searches on Aviasales found in the last 7 days, in US dollars: the price the seller showed on Aviasales; bags may cost extra. Fares change, so check today's price before you book. How our prices work