Off-season city breaks from Istanbul
20 of the 21 destinations on this site have a direct flight from Istanbul. The rest need a connection, which usually costs more than the fare difference suggests.
Route data is from flightconnections.com, last updated 16 October 2026 and read on 28 October 2026. It covers every airport serving Istanbul. Airlines are named where the source named them.
One thing worth saying plainly: the only part of a trip that changes with where you fly from is the flight. Room rates, tourist tax, what the sights cost and which months are worth going are the same whoever you are and wherever you start — so the prices below hold for you, and the flight is the bit you check.
- TallinnEstonia£195Direct — Turkish Airlines · 2 nights · Dec - Mar
- BrugesBelgium£235Direct to Brussels, then an hour on by train · 2 nights · Jan - Feb
- DublinIreland£235Direct · 2 nights · Sep – Mar
- BerlinGermany£240Direct — Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, AJet · 2 nights · Jan – Feb
- LisbonPortugal£255Direct · 3 nights · Oct – Mar
- EdinburghScotland£260Direct — Turkish Airlines, Pegasus · 2 nights · Nov – Jan
- KrakówPoland£260Direct — Turkish Airlines, LOT · 3 nights · Nov – Feb
- GdanskPoland£275Direct — LOT · 3 nights · Nov - Feb
- ViennaAustria£275Direct · 2 nights · Jan – Feb
- RigaLatvia£290Direct — airBaltic, Turkish Airlines · 3 nights · Feb – Mar
- BudapestHungary£305Direct — Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, AJet · 3 nights · Jan – Feb
- PragueCzech Republic£315Direct — Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, AJet · 3 nights · Nov – Feb
- SevilleSpain£320Direct — Turkish Airlines, Pegasus · 3 nights · Jan – Feb
- PortoPortugal£325Direct — Turkish Airlines · 3 nights · Feb – Mar
- LondonEngland£330Direct · 2 nights · Jan - Mar
- AmsterdamNetherlands£345Direct · 2 nights · Oct – Apr
- ParisFrance£350Direct · 2 nights · Nov - Mar
- BolognaItaly£360Direct — Turkish Airlines, Pegasus · 3 nights · Nov - Jan
- RomeItaly£375Direct · 3 nights · Nov – Mar
- AthensGreece£410Direct — Aegean, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus · 3 nights · Jan – Mar
- FlorenceItaly£360No direct flight — you'll be connecting · 3 nights · Jan – Feb