Where to go from Istanbul in May
Istanbul averages 20°C in May, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in May.
This May, from Istanbul
In May, 33 of the 51 destinations are in season from Istanbul; fares were seen for 3 of them, none under ₺20,000, and the cheapest in season is Seoul at ₺27,067.
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 May departures from IST, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
₺20,000 to ₺40,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seoul South Korea from IST | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −3° | 7d | 10h 35m | ₺27,067 | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 33 | Bali Indonesia from IST | okbusy | 29° | +9° | 17d | 13h 32m | ₺34,635 | holidays: TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün… |
Over ₺40,000
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Da Nang Vietnam from IST | okbusy | 32° | +12° | 8d | 10h 38m | ₺42,437 | shoulder season |
No fare seen yet (30)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty Kazakhstan from IST | good | 23° | +3° | 8d | 5h 42m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom from IST | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −2° | 7d | 3h 55m | shoulder season |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal from IST | sweet spotbusy | 23° | +3° | 3d | 4h 50m | shoulder season |
| 4 | Athens Greece from IST | sweet spotbusy | 25° | +5° | 4d | 1h 35m | shoulder season |
| 5 | San Francisco United States from IST | sweet spotbusy | 19° | −1° | 2d | 14h 03m | shoulder season |
| 6 | Baku Azerbaijan from IST | goodbusy | 22° | +2° | 4d | 3h 05m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Prague Czechia from IST | sweet spotbusy | 20° | 0° | 9d | 2h 44m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from IST | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +9° | 5d | 5h 01m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 9 | Budapest Hungary from IST | goodbusy | 21° | +1° | 9d | 2h 09m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 10 | Barcelona Spain from IST | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +1° | 6d | 3h 37m | shoulder season |
| 11 | Marrakech Morocco from IST | goodbusy | 31° | +11° | 1d | 5h 06m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 12 | Paris France from IST | goodbusy | 20° | 0° | 10d | 3h 38m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 13 | Toronto Canada | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −3° | 8d | 10h 52m | shoulder season |
| 14 | Rome Italy from IST | goodbusy | 22° | +2° | 7d | 2h 35m | shoulder season |
| 15 | Vienna Austria from IST | goodbusy | 21° | +1° | 9d | 2h 24m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 17 | Srinagar India from IST | okbusy | 22° | +2° | 8d | 5h 54m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 18 | Amsterdam Netherlands from IST | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −2° | 8d | 3h 35m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 19 | Zurich Switzerland from IST | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −2° | 13d | 3h 02m | shoulder season |
| 20 | Cape Town South Africa from IST | okbusy | 21° | +1° | 6d | 11h 12m | shoulder season |
| 21 | New York United States from IST | okbusy | 21° | +1° | 11d | 10h 43m | shoulder season |
| 22 | Leh India from IST | okbusy | 13° cool | −7° | 10d | 6h 10m | shoulder season |
| 23 | Tokyo Japan from IST | okbusy | 23° | +3° | 10d | 11h 49m | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
| 24 | Sydney Australia from IST | okbusy | 20° | 0° | 8d | 19h 11m | shoulder season |
| 25 | Goa India from IST | okbusy | 33° | +13° | 9d | 7h 15m | holidays: TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün… |
| 26 | Tbilisi Georgia from IST | okbusy | 23° | +3° | 11d | 2h 34m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 27 | Melbourne Australia from IST | okbusy | 16° cool | −4° | 6d | 18h 46m | shoulder season |
| 28 | Auckland New Zealand from IST | okbusy | 18° | −2° | 9d | 21h 44m | holidays: TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün… |
| 29 | Nairobi Kenya from IST | okbusy | 25° | +5° | 15d | 6h 47m | holidays: TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün; TR: Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün… |
| 30 | Taipei Taiwan from IST | okbusy | 28° | +8° | 14d | 11h 10m | shoulder season |
| 31 | Mauritius Mauritius from IST | okbusy | 25° | +5° | 20d | 10h 03m | shoulder season |
Not this May
- Abu Dhabi extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
- Bangkok monsoon: 18 rainy days, 193mm
- Cairo extreme heat: 10 days over 35C
- Colombo monsoon: 26 rainy days, 347mm
- Doha extreme heat: 26 days over 35C
- Dubai extreme heat: 21 days over 35C
- Hanoi monsoon: 16 rainy days, 245mm
- Ho Chi Minh City monsoon: 23 rainy days, 245mm
- Hong Kong monsoon: 15 rainy days, 220mm
- Jaipur extreme heat: 29 days over 35C
- Kathmandu monsoon: 21 rainy days, 236mm
- Kochi monsoon: 28 rainy days, 551mm
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 25 rainy days, 332mm
- Muscat extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
- Phuket monsoon: 24 rainy days, 254mm
- Singapore monsoon: 23 rainy days, 199mm
- The Andaman Islands monsoon: 24 rainy days, 308mm
- The Maldives monsoon: 21 rainy days, 271mm
Narrow it
Other months from Istanbul
- January 33 in season
- February 40 in season
- March 43 in season
- April 40 in season
- May
- 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
- Everything from Istanbul
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.