# Munich (MUC) to Istanbul (IST) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/muc-ist
Data updated: 2026-10-14T18:38:14.988Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 27,500 miles plus $112 on Lufthansa through Thai Royal Orchid Plus, departing 2026-10-23.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lufthansa | [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 27,500 miles | $112 | Nonstop | 2026-10-23 | 14 Oct 2026, 18:38 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Munich to Istanbul on 2 of the 2 departure days we have checked so far (58 days are not checked yet), through 1 program. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 2 of 2 checked | 27,500 miles | 27,500 miles | $112 to $113 |

Nonstop seats on Lufthansa.

## How to book it

1. [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) books on thaiairways.com: sign in there, search MUC to IST in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $112).

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

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