Find Emirates(EK) flights from Istanbul to Kabul

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Istanbul to Kabul with the following airlines, including: Kam Air Turkish Airlines AJet Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 5 hours 2 minutes to fly from Istanbul to Kabul.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Istanbul to Kabul is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 15 flight per week flying from Istanbul to Kabul. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Kam Air: S/M/T/-/T/F/S -- RQ9920 (04:44) Turkish Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- TK706 (01:18)

The cheapest months to fly from Istanbul to Kabul is September, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our September flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Istanbul to Kabul on September 30, 2026 with Pegasus Airlines, with prices starting at US$236.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Kabul: Kabul International Airport (KBL). Flying from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kabul International Airport (SAW-KBL) is by far the most common option on this route.

The time difference between Kabul and Istanbul is 1h.

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