Cosmetic surgery in Turkey from Germany: what the trip costs
What each of fourteen procedures adds up to from Frankfurt, with the return flight, an Istanbul hotel, food and transfers, all in euros.
Prices reviewed October 2026 · Exchange rates: Central Bank of Türkiye, 9 October 2026
The surgery fee is the number clinics lead with, but from Frankfurt it is only part of the bill. This page prices the whole trip to Istanbul: the surgery range, a return flight, hotel nights, food, local transport and the airport transfers. Of the five departure cities we price, Frankfurt has the second cheapest typical fare to Istanbul.
Flights are the line that changes most between pages. The KAYAK range for Frankfurt to Istanbul is €213–€363, with €279 as the typical fare. For a rhinoplasty that fare is about 4% of the typical total.
Costs outside the surgery
| Cost | Basis | Typical (EUR) | Range (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return flight | Per person, KAYAK, Frankfurt to Istanbul | €279 | €213–€363 |
| Hotel, per night | Four-star average, one room, KAYAK | €87 | €29–€236 |
| Food, per day | One person, Numbeo | €36 | — |
| Local transport, per day | Taxi fares, Numbeo | €10 | — |
| Airport transfers | Both ways, taxi fares, Numbeo | €65 | — |
| 8 nights without the flight | Hotel, food, transport, transfers | €1,130 | — |
| 10 nights without the flight | Hotel, food, transport, transfers | €1,400 | — |
One extra night in Istanbul adds about €133 for hotel, food and local transport. That is worth knowing if your surgeon keeps you longer than planned.
Total trip cost for 14 procedures
Each total is the Turkish surgery range plus the Frankfurt fare range plus the stay, for the planning nights shown. Across the table the cheapest trip starts at €3,350 (eyelid surgery, upper) and the dearest tops out at €11,760 (facelift (including deep plane)).
| Procedure | Nights | Surgery (EUR) | Total trip (EUR) | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinoplasty (nose job) | 8 | €4,000–€6,500 | €5,350–€8,000 | Open |
| Revision rhinoplasty | 8 | €6,500–€9,000 | €7,850–€10,500 | Open |
| Eyelid surgery, upper | 8 | €2,000 | €3,350–€3,500 | Open |
| Eyelid surgery, lower | 8 | €2,500 | €3,850–€4,000 | Open |
| Eyelid surgery, upper and lower | 8 | €4,000 | €5,350–€5,500 | Open |
| Facelift (including deep plane) | 10 | €7,000–€10,000 | €8,610–€11,760 | Open |
| Neck lift | 10 | €3,000–€5,000 | €4,610–€6,760 | Open |
| Brow lift | 10 | €2,000–€3,500 | €3,610–€5,260 | Open |
| Forehead reduction (hairline lowering) | 8 | €3,000–€4,500 | €4,350–€6,000 | Open |
| Chin implant | 8 | €2,500–€4,000 | €3,850–€5,500 | Open |
| Genioplasty (sliding chin) | 8 | €5,000–€8,000 | €6,350–€9,500 | Open |
| Jaw angle implant | 8 | €4,000–€6,000 | €5,350–€7,500 | Open |
| Cheek (buccal fat) surgery | 8 | €2,000–€3,000 | €3,350–€4,500 | Open |
| Lip lift | 8 | €2,500–€3,000 | €3,850–€4,500 | Open |
These totals are for one traveller. A companion adds a second flight and meals; the calculator handles that. The totals assume one room in Istanbul. For other Turkish cities, see the Antalya, Izmir and Ankara pages, or the Istanbul page for a night-by-night breakdown.
The clock and the calendar
Turkey stays on UTC+3 all year and does not change its clocks. Istanbul is two hours ahead of Frankfurt in winter and one hour ahead in summer.
What the official guidance says
The checks in the NHS guidance on cosmetic surgery abroad are not specific to Britain: find out how clinics are regulated, meet the operating surgeon twice before you decide, and ask what happens if something goes wrong after you leave. Ask your own health and travel insurers in writing what they will and will not cover.
Coming home
Everything on this page is already in euros, so the totals compare directly with a quote from a clinic in Germany. Leave out any item the German quote does not cover, such as the hotel, before you compare.
Method and sources
- Turkish surgery prices are an editorial estimate from October 2026: the surgeon’s fee for the operation only. They are not a quote from any clinic, and a written quote can differ.
- Trip costs for one traveller in one room, insurance not included. Totals use the typical figure for hotel, food, local transport and transfers, and the low and high fare for the flight.
- Hotels: KAYAK 4-star average
- Flights: KAYAK
- Food and local transport: Numbeo
- Airport distance: Rome2Rio
- Exchange rates: CBRT, 9 October 2026
Everything is converted with one fixed table of rates, so the figures do not move from day to day. Totals are rounded to the nearest 10. This page is general planning information, not medical advice, and it does not recommend a clinic or a surgeon.