Riga to Istanbul
Riga to Istanbul is cheapest from October through March, all at 99 €. August, the most expensive month we measured, costs about 37 € more.
Riga to Istanbul is 1,773 km flown direct. airBaltic, Lufthansa and LOT Polish Airlines all price it, and airBaltic held the cheapest fare we saw.
That comes from pricing 242 departure dates across 12 months. Every figure below is a fare we measured on the day shown, not a live quote. When we have nothing fresh to say about a route, its page stops existing.
What is a good price from Riga to Istanbul?
Anything at or below the quarter mark beats three in four of the 242 one-way fares we measured here. Above the median, wait or move the date.
seen 18 Aug 2026
How far ahead do the cheap fares sit?
When we measured, the cheapest quarter of fares sat between 106 and 184 days before departure, closer in than the market as a whole. The cheap fares were on nearer dates, not months away, when we looked.
a snapshot of where the cheap seats sat, seen 18 Aug 2026
Which day of the week is cheapest?
On average, Friday departures came out lowest and Tuesday highest, a spread of about 257 €. On this route the day moves the price about as much as the month does, which is unusual: check both before booking.
Which airline is cheapest on this route?
Each airline's cheapest measured one-way, with how many of the fares were theirs.