Where to go from Istanbul in March
Istanbul averages 12°C in March. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This March, from Istanbul
In March, 43 of the 51 destinations are in season from Istanbul; fares were seen for 8 of them, 1 under ₺20,000, and the cheapest in season is Barcelona at ₺8,301.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in TRY, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for March departures from IST, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
Under ₺10,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barcelona Spain from IST | good | 15° cool | +3° | 6d | 3h 37m | ₺8,301 | 15C max, 6 rainy days |
₺20,000 to ₺40,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kathmandu Nepal from IST | sweet spotbusy | 22° | +10° | 9d | 7h 23m | ₺25,981 | shoulder season |
| 11 | Bangkok Thailand from IST | goodbusy | 33° | +21° | 8d | 10h 05m | ₺24,151 | shoulder season |
| 28 | Hong Kong Hong Kong from IST | okbusy | 23° | +11° | 8d | 10h 41m | ₺34,917 | shoulder season |
| 37 | Seoul South Korea from IST | okbusy | 7° cool | −5° | 4d | 10h 35m | ₺27,376 | shoulder season |
| 42 | Hanoi Vietnam from IST | okbusy | 26° | +14° | 8d | 9h 58m | ₺35,568 | shoulder season |
| 43 | Tokyo Japan from IST | okbusy | 15° cool | +3° | 11d | 11h 49m | ₺33,084 | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
Over ₺40,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Da Nang Vietnam from IST | okbusy | 27° | +15° | 7d | 10h 38m | ₺41,401 | shoulder season |
No fare seen yet (35)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doha Qatar from IST | sweet spot | 27° | +15° | 2d | 4h 17m | 27C max, 2 rainy days |
| 2 | Marrakech Morocco from IST | sweet spotbusy | 24° | +12° | 6d | 5h 06m | shoulder season |
| 4 | Muscat Oman from IST | sweet spotbusy | 30° | +18° | 1d | 5h 02m | holidays: TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün… |
| 5 | Athens Greece from IST | good | 16° cool | +4° | 5d | 1h 35m | 16C max, 5 rainy days |
| 6 | Cape Town South Africa from IST | goodbusy | 26° | +14° | 4d | 11h 12m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Goa India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 33° | +21° | 1d | 7h 15m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Lisbon Portugal from IST | good | 17° cool | +5° | 8d | 4h 50m | 17C max, 8 rainy days |
| 9 | Melbourne Australia from IST | goodbusy | 24° | +12° | 6d | 18h 46m | shoulder season |
| 10 | Jaipur India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 31° | +19° | 2d | 6h 29m | peak: This period features pleasant weather, making it ideal for… |
| 13 | Cairo Egypt from IST | okbusy | 24° | +12° | 1d | 2h 28m | peak: Pleasant temperatures and low rainfall make this a popular time. |
| 14 | Vienna Austria from IST | ok | 12° cool | 0° | 4d | 2h 24m | 12C max, 4 rainy days |
| 15 | Budapest Hungary from IST | ok | 12° cool | 0° | 6d | 2h 09m | 12C max, 6 rainy days |
| 16 | Nairobi Kenya from IST | okbusy | 28° | +16° | 12d | 6h 47m | holidays: KE: Easter Monday; TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Ramazan… |
| 17 | Auckland New Zealand from IST | okbusy | 22° | +10° | 8d | 21h 44m | holidays: NZ: Easter Monday; TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Ramazan… |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from IST | sweet spotbusy | 30° | +18° | 2d | 4h 37m | peak: Mild weather attracts tourists for outdoor activities. |
| 19 | Dubai United Arab Emirates from IST | okbusy | 28° | +16° | 2d | 4h 37m | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| 20 | Rome Italy from IST | okbusy | 16° cool | +4° | 8d | 2h 35m | holidays: IT: Pasqua; TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Ramazan Bayramı… |
| 21 | The Andaman Islands India from IST | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +20° | 4d | 9h 27m | peak: This period enjoys pleasant weather before the onset of the… |
| 22 | Phuket Thailand from IST | okbusy | 33° | +21° | 9d | 10h 19m | shoulder season |
| 23 | San Francisco United States from IST | okbusy | 16° cool | +4° | 9d | 14h 03m | shoulder season |
| 24 | Taipei Taiwan from IST | okbusy | 21° | +9° | 10d | 11h 10m | shoulder season |
| 25 | Prague Czechia from IST | ok | 10° cool | −2° | 5d | 2h 44m | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
| 26 | Sydney Australia from IST | okbusy | 25° | +13° | 12d | 19h 11m | shoulder season |
| 27 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from IST | okbusy | 16° cool | +4° | 9d | 5h 01m | shoulder season |
| 29 | The Maldives Maldives from IST | okbusy | 29° | +17° | 8d | 8h 19m | peak: This period generally has the best weather and is popular for… |
| 30 | New York United States from IST | ok | 10° cool | −2° | 10d | 10h 43m | 10C max, 10 rainy days |
| 31 | Tbilisi Georgia from IST | okbusy | 13° cool | +1° | 8d | 2h 34m | shoulder season |
| 33 | Baku Azerbaijan from IST | okbusy | 11° cool | −1° | 4d | 3h 05m | holidays: TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün… |
| 34 | Zurich Switzerland from IST | ok | 11° cool | −1° | 10d | 3h 02m | 11C max, 10 rainy days |
| 35 | Almaty Kazakhstan from IST | okbusy | 11° cool | −1° | 9d | 5h 42m | holidays: KZ: Наурыз мейрамы; TR: Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Ramazan… |
| 36 | Colombo Sri Lanka from IST | okbusy | 31° | +19° | 12d | 8h 36m | peak: This period witnesses the highest influx of tourists due to… |
| 38 | Paris France from IST | okbusy | 13° cool | +1° | 10d | 3h 38m | shoulder season |
| 39 | London United Kingdom from IST | okbusy | 12° cool | 0° | 8d | 3h 55m | shoulder season |
| 40 | Srinagar India from IST | okbusy | 12° cool | 0° | 10d | 5h 54m | shoulder season |
| 41 | Amsterdam Netherlands from IST | okbusy | 11° cool | −1° | 9d | 3h 35m | shoulder season |
Not this March
- Bali monsoon: 23 rainy days, 228mm
- Ho Chi Minh City extreme heat: 17 days over 35C
- Kochi extreme heat: 14 days over 35C
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 21 rainy days, 266mm
- Leh bitter cold: 2C daily max
- Mauritius monsoon: 25 rainy days, 197mm
- Singapore 30C max, 16 rainy days
- Toronto snow (moderate)
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Other months from Istanbul
- January 33 in season
- February 40 in season
- March
- April 40 in season
- May 33 in season
- June 28 in season
- July 29 in season
- August 28 in season
- September 28 in season
- October 36 in season
- November 38 in season
- December 34 in season
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Flight times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as "about" — they assume a direct routing, which not every pair has. Fares are shown in TRY, converted at the European Central Bank's daily rate. A dash means we have not seen a fare on that route yet.
The climate is the destination's own and the same wherever you fly from. What changes with your city is the distance, the fare and the public holidays that crowd a place out, and those can move a month's verdict up or down a rung.
The climate is the destination's own; the label, the order, the crowd flag and the fare are as scored from IST.