# Edinburgh (EDI) to Istanbul (IST) business class reward flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/edi-ist
Data updated: 2026-10-14T18:32:03.465Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 24,300 miles plus $58 on Lufthansa through LifeMiles, departing 2026-10-24.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lufthansa | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 24,300 miles | $58 | via FRA, MUC | 2026-10-24 | 11 Oct 2026, 11:04 UTC |
| Turkish Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 24,300 miles | $76 | Nonstop | 2026-10-22 | 11 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTC |
| British Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 45,000 Atmos points | $179 | via LHR | 2026-11-02 | 14 Oct 2026, 18:32 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Edinburgh to Istanbul on 44 of the 44 departure days we have checked so far (16 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 8 of 44 checked | 24,300 miles | 24,300 miles | $58 to $76 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 38 of 44 checked | 45,000 Atmos points | 45,000 Atmos points | $179 |

Nonstop seats on Turkish Airlines.
With a connection on British Airways and Lufthansa.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search EDI to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search EDI to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $179).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-jfk)
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- [Atlanta (ATL)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-atl)
- [Dallas (DFW)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-dfw)
- [Houston (IAH)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-iah)
- [Miami (MIA)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-mia)
- [Chicago (ORD)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-ord)

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- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/man-ist)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/lgw-ist)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-ist)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/muc-ist)
- [Seattle (SEA)](https://miles.zone/routes/sea-ist)
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- [Kolkata (CCU)](https://miles.zone/routes/ccu-ist)
- [Delhi (DEL)](https://miles.zone/routes/del-ist)