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Lufthansa vs Turkish Airlines

Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines score level at 8.8/10 on verifiable product.

By Jon Miksis · cabin data verified · fares for travel November 8–14, 2026

Best product each one flies

Scored on what can be verified. Service, food and ground recovery are absent deliberately: they need someone in the seat, and they live in the reviews rather than here.

One caveat on the Value line, stated rather than buried: Value is computed from business fares, and a carrier with too few of them does not get a Value score at all. Where you see a dash, we have fewer than three priced business routes for that airline and did not want to invent a figure from one or two — so its product score is the mean of three dimensions rather than four, and it is not directly comparable to a score built on hundreds of fares. The airlines with the most fares behind them are named on the business-class ranking.

Lufthansa

A350-900 / 787-9 (Allegris) · flown by Jon

Seat
10/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
7/10
Product score
8.8/10

Turkish Airlines

787-9 / A350-900

Seat
8/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
9/10
Product score
8.8/10

Dimension by dimension

  • Seat: Lufthansa

    10/10 on the A350-900 / 787-9 (Allegris) against 8/10 on the 787-9 / A350-900.

  • IFE: level

    Screens, connectivity and power: 8/10 against 8/10.

  • Lounge & bags: level

    What the fare includes before you board: 10/10 against 10/10.

  • Value: Turkish Airlines

    Median premium over the cheapest carrier on the same route: 7/10 against 9/10.

Where both were priced on the same dates

Every fare is November 8–14, 2026, so a difference between two rows is a difference between two airlines and nothing else. These are economy fares, while the cabin scores above describe the business product — read them as how each airline prices against its competitors, not as what its business seat costs.

RouteCabinLufthansaTurkish AirlinesCheaper
JFK → BUDeconomy$694$719Lufthansa by $25
BOS → MLAeconomy$741$702Turkish Airlines by $39
DEN → PRGeconomy$849$731Turkish Airlines by $118
BOS → VLCeconomy$860$737Turkish Airlines by $123
IAD → VCEeconomy$1051$739Turkish Airlines by $312
DEN → ZRHeconomy$871$740Turkish Airlines by $131
DTW → KRKeconomy$826$744Turkish Airlines by $82
ORD → KRKeconomy$850$745Turkish Airlines by $105
DEN → KRKeconomy$842$753Turkish Airlines by $89
DEN → MLAeconomy$1172$753Turkish Airlines by $419
DTW → ZRHeconomy$787$755Turkish Airlines by $32
DTW → ARNeconomy$829$758Turkish Airlines by $71
ORD → MLAeconomy$802$759Turkish Airlines by $43
ORD → BUDeconomy$852$760Turkish Airlines by $92
ORD → MXPeconomy$797$760Turkish Airlines by $37
ORD → PRGeconomy$954$760Turkish Airlines by $194
ORD → VCEeconomy$787$760Turkish Airlines by $27
DTW → MADeconomy$760$814Lufthansa by $54
IAD → MXPeconomy$1000$760Turkish Airlines by $240
ORD → ATHeconomy$841$761Turkish Airlines by $80
DEN → ATHeconomy$954$761Turkish Airlines by $193
DEN → BCNeconomy$859$762Turkish Airlines by $97
DTW → OPOeconomy$764$813Lufthansa by $49
DEN → OPOeconomy$764$843Lufthansa by $79
ATL → OPOeconomy$764$849Lufthansa by $85
IAD → KRKeconomy$778$764Turkish Airlines by $14
LAX → ARNeconomy$766$786Lufthansa by $20
DEN → MADeconomy$852$766Turkish Airlines by $86
DTW → BCNeconomy$767$810Lufthansa by $43
MIA → MLAeconomy$767$952Lufthansa by $185
LAX → ZRHeconomy$769$859Lufthansa by $90
SFO → MLAeconomy$769$961Lufthansa by $192
DTW → MXPeconomy$771$804Lufthansa by $33
DEN → BUDeconomy$895$781Turkish Airlines by $114
DEN → FCOeconomy$829$781Turkish Airlines by $48
DEN → ARNeconomy$859$782Turkish Airlines by $77
DFW → OPOeconomy$783$897Lufthansa by $114
IAH → OPOeconomy$783$897Lufthansa by $114
SEA → OPOeconomy$783$903Lufthansa by $120
ORD → VLCeconomy$831$784Turkish Airlines by $47
IAD → HELeconomy$847$785Turkish Airlines by $62
SEA → BCNeconomy$786$972Lufthansa by $186
BOS → ATHeconomy$787$1033Lufthansa by $246
IAH → MADeconomy$787$835Lufthansa by $48
IAD → BUDeconomy$859$790Turkish Airlines by $69
IAD → PRGeconomy$891$790Turkish Airlines by $101
DFW → MLAeconomy$792$837Lufthansa by $45
SEA → MADeconomy$794$884Lufthansa by $90
DTW → VCEeconomy$857$795Turkish Airlines by $62
IAD → MLAeconomy$797$921Lufthansa by $124
ORD → MUCeconomy$909$798Turkish Airlines by $111
DTW → DUBeconomy$1015$798Turkish Airlines by $217
DTW → OSLeconomy$866$799Turkish Airlines by $67
DEN → BEReconomy$912$799Turkish Airlines by $113
IAH → FCOeconomy$801$860Lufthansa by $59
JFK → MLAeconomy$802$852Lufthansa by $50
IAD → VLCeconomy$852$804Turkish Airlines by $48
SEA → LISeconomy$805$1002Lufthansa by $197
IAH → ZRHeconomy$806$881Lufthansa by $75
SEA → ZRHeconomy$807$831Lufthansa by $24
DEN → VLCeconomy$905$808Turkish Airlines by $97
DFW → PRGeconomy$824$809Turkish Airlines by $15
DFW → VCEeconomy$919$809Turkish Airlines by $110
SEA → PRGeconomy$859$809Turkish Airlines by $50
DTW → ATHeconomy$868$810Turkish Airlines by $58
MIA → KRKeconomy$810$824Lufthansa by $14
DTW → NCEeconomy$814$936Lufthansa by $122
ORD → SZGeconomy$933$815Turkish Airlines by $118
SFO → VCEeconomy$815$834Lufthansa by $19
DFW → LISeconomy$816$893Lufthansa by $77
SEA → DUBeconomy$818$902Lufthansa by $84
DEN → MUCeconomy$926$818Turkish Airlines by $108
JFK → MUCeconomy$839$820Turkish Airlines by $19
DTW → LISeconomy$821$873Lufthansa by $52
DEN → NCEeconomy$821$862Lufthansa by $41
DTW → CPHeconomy$913$823Turkish Airlines by $90
ATL → KRKeconomy$834$824Turkish Airlines by $10
IAH → KRKeconomy$860$828Turkish Airlines by $32
SEA → KRKeconomy$842$828Turkish Airlines by $14
DFW → ZRHeconomy$870$829Turkish Airlines by $41
ATL → ARNeconomy$829$838Lufthansa by $9
SFO → VLCeconomy$831$836Lufthansa by $5
ATL → LISeconomy$831$860Lufthansa by $29
SEA → MLAeconomy$846$833Turkish Airlines by $13
IAD → OPOeconomy$1338$833Turkish Airlines by $505
DEN → FRAeconomy$911$836Turkish Airlines by $75
IAH → MLAeconomy$858$837Turkish Airlines by $21
BOS → HAMeconomy$947$839Turkish Airlines by $108
SFO → FCOeconomy$839$961Lufthansa by $122
DTW → VLCeconomy$840$882Lufthansa by $42
DFW → BUDeconomy$914$840Turkish Airlines by $74
IAH → NCEeconomy$840$938Lufthansa by $98
SEA → NCEeconomy$840$918Lufthansa by $78
SEA → VLCeconomy$840$868Lufthansa by $28
IAH → DUBeconomy$841$882Lufthansa by $41
IAH → VCEeconomy$891$841Turkish Airlines by $50
DFW → ARNeconomy$846$842Turkish Airlines by $4
IAH → ARNeconomy$877$842Turkish Airlines by $35
IAH → BCNeconomy$1080$845Turkish Airlines by $235
DTW → MUCeconomy$1079$847Turkish Airlines by $232
ORD → BEReconomy$894$848Turkish Airlines by $46
DTW → FRAeconomy$1076$848Turkish Airlines by $228
DFW → VLCeconomy$848$868Lufthansa by $20
ATL → BEReconomy$959$848Turkish Airlines by $111
IAD → BEReconomy$920$848Turkish Airlines by $72
IAD → FRAeconomy$912$848Turkish Airlines by $64
DTW → BEReconomy$931$849Turkish Airlines by $82
IAH → HELeconomy$963$849Turkish Airlines by $114
DTW → MLAeconomy$852$971Lufthansa by $119
DEN → LISeconomy$936$853Turkish Airlines by $83
ATL → ZRHeconomy$1013$855Turkish Airlines by $158
LAX → VLCeconomy$1239$856Turkish Airlines by $383
SFO → AMSeconomy$857$904Lufthansa by $47
IAD → NCEeconomy$862$858Turkish Airlines by $4
DFW → ATHeconomy$957$859Turkish Airlines by $98
ATL → MLAeconomy$859$968Lufthansa by $109
ATL → VCEeconomy$913$859Turkish Airlines by $54
IAH → BUDeconomy$914$860Turkish Airlines by $54
SEA → BUDeconomy$895$860Turkish Airlines by $35
SFO → ATHeconomy$904$860Turkish Airlines by $44
SFO → BUDeconomy$897$860Turkish Airlines by $37
ATL → BUDeconomy$880$860Turkish Airlines by $20
ATL → PRGeconomy$906$860Turkish Airlines by $46
DTW → PRGeconomy$1118$862Turkish Airlines by $256
DEN → AMSeconomy$920$862Turkish Airlines by $58
MIA → VLCeconomy$923$864Turkish Airlines by $59
ATL → VLCeconomy$866$875Lufthansa by $9
SEA → BEReconomy$912$868Turkish Airlines by $44
BOS → BUDeconomy$870$869Turkish Airlines by $1
LAX → BEReconomy$887$869Turkish Airlines by $18
DTW → BUDeconomy$914$869Turkish Airlines by $45
BOS → ISTeconomy$870$1031Lufthansa by $161
JFK → ISTeconomy$870$1011Lufthansa by $141
LAX → MLAeconomy$870$962Lufthansa by $92
DEN → HELeconomy$870$883Lufthansa by $13
DFW → MUCeconomy$872$917Lufthansa by $45
SFO → PRGeconomy$877$880Lufthansa by $3
SEA → VCEeconomy$1024$879Turkish Airlines by $145
SEA → FCOeconomy$904$880Turkish Airlines by $24
DFW → KRKeconomy$881$922Lufthansa by $41
MIA → BUDeconomy$882$949Lufthansa by $67
IAH → OSLeconomy$904$883Turkish Airlines by $21
DFW → BEReconomy$889$898Lufthansa by $9
SFO → BEReconomy$920$889Turkish Airlines by $31
IAD → ATHeconomy$1089$889Turkish Airlines by $200
LAX → ATHeconomy$903$891Turkish Airlines by $12
DFW → HAMeconomy$893$1014Lufthansa by $121
ATL → SZGeconomy$894$1118Lufthansa by $224
DFW → FRAeconomy$983$896Turkish Airlines by $87
IAH → MUCeconomy$919$897Turkish Airlines by $22
ORD → HAMeconomy$898$934Lufthansa by $36
IAH → BEReconomy$931$898Turkish Airlines by $33
IAH → FRAeconomy$1120$898Turkish Airlines by $222
ATL → FRAeconomy$1076$898Turkish Airlines by $178
SEA → SZGeconomy$900$1168Lufthansa by $268
SFO → SZGeconomy$900$903Lufthansa by $3
MIA → HELeconomy$1035$907Turkish Airlines by $128
IAD → SZGeconomy$1008$908Turkish Airlines by $100
SEA → ATHeconomy$1004$909Turkish Airlines by $95
ATL → ATHeconomy$917$910Turkish Airlines by $7
DTW → ISTeconomy$911$1121Lufthansa by $210
DFW → ISTeconomy$911$1151Lufthansa by $240
IAH → ISTeconomy$911$1181Lufthansa by $270
SEA → ISTeconomy$911$1201Lufthansa by $290
SFO → ISTeconomy$911$1301Lufthansa by $390
ATL → ISTeconomy$911$1071Lufthansa by $160
MIA → ISTeconomy$911$1151Lufthansa by $240
IAH → CPHeconomy$913$934Lufthansa by $21
MIA → SZGeconomy$913$1118Lufthansa by $205
DFW → SZGeconomy$917$988Lufthansa by $71
DEN → HAMeconomy$917$1004Lufthansa by $87
DTW → EDIeconomy$1023$918Turkish Airlines by $105
IAH → HAMeconomy$935$918Turkish Airlines by $17
SFO → MUCeconomy$950$918Turkish Airlines by $32
ATL → NCEeconomy$962$918Turkish Airlines by $44
IAD → HAMeconomy$919$954Lufthansa by $35
MIA → ATHeconomy$1018$922Turkish Airlines by $96
SFO → HAMeconomy$924$1011Lufthansa by $87
BOS → SZGeconomy$925$1048Lufthansa by $123
JFK → SZGeconomy$925$938Lufthansa by $13
JFK → BEReconomy$961$929Turkish Airlines by $32
DTW → HAMeconomy$935$934Turkish Airlines by $1
SFO → FRAeconomy$2038$938Turkish Airlines by $1100
LAX → HELeconomy$965$943Turkish Airlines by $22
SEA → HELeconomy$1022$943Turkish Airlines by $79
IAH → AMSeconomy$950$1066Lufthansa by $116
ATL → HAMeconomy$963$1014Lufthansa by $51
IAH → LISeconomy$1015$968Turkish Airlines by $47
DFW → EDIeconomy$983$999Lufthansa by $16
DEN → CDGeconomy$1319$987Turkish Airlines by $332
DEN → SZGeconomy$991$1108Lufthansa by $117
LAX → SZGeconomy$1033$1018Turkish Airlines by $15
JFK → MUCbusiness$6059$3785Turkish Airlines by $2274
BOS → BERbusiness$5340$3857Turkish Airlines by $1483
ATL → OPObusiness$3914$4768Lufthansa by $854
ORD → ZRHbusiness$6816$3929Turkish Airlines by $2887
ORD → BERbusiness$6590$3957Turkish Airlines by $2633
ORD → MUCbusiness$6838$3975Turkish Airlines by $2863
BOS → BUDbusiness$5994$4003Turkish Airlines by $1991
ORD → FRAbusiness$6069$4017Turkish Airlines by $2052
JFK → BUDbusiness$5296$4034Turkish Airlines by $1262
ORD → OPObusiness$7424$4046Turkish Airlines by $3378
IAH → BERbusiness$6894$4097Turkish Airlines by $2797
LAX → SZGbusiness$6062$4198Turkish Airlines by $1864
BOS → KRKbusiness$10019$4256Turkish Airlines by $5763
DTW → OPObusiness$4272$5958Lufthansa by $1686
LAX → BERbusiness$6094$4297Turkish Airlines by $1797
LAX → HAMbusiness$5342$4302Turkish Airlines by $1040
ATL → DUBbusiness$4307$4337Lufthansa by $30
DTW → PRGbusiness$4322$6350Lufthansa by $2028
LAX → FRAbusiness$14379$4332Turkish Airlines by $10047
ORD → MADbusiness$6352$4347Turkish Airlines by $2005
DFW → MUCbusiness$5829$4353Turkish Airlines by $1476
JFK → MLAbusiness$5399$4363Turkish Airlines by $1036
LAX → KRKbusiness$5462$4396Turkish Airlines by $1066
ORD → HELbusiness$5585$4403Turkish Airlines by $1182
ORD → OSLbusiness$7407$4437Turkish Airlines by $2970
ATL → ZRHbusiness$5847$4444Turkish Airlines by $1403
ORD → VLCbusiness$7463$4446Turkish Airlines by $3017
ORD → SZGbusiness$6861$4458Turkish Airlines by $2403
ORD → HAMbusiness$6557$4462Turkish Airlines by $2095
DTW → EDIbusiness$5662$4486Turkish Airlines by $1176
SEA → DUBbusiness$7079$4486Turkish Airlines by $2593
DTW → ARNbusiness$5317$4492Turkish Airlines by $825
ATL → PRGbusiness$4587$4500Turkish Airlines by $87
ATL → MLAbusiness$5427$4504Turkish Airlines by $923
SEA → AMSbusiness$6077$4506Turkish Airlines by $1571
LAX → PRGbusiness$5478$4511Turkish Airlines by $967
ATL → MXPbusiness$5347$4527Turkish Airlines by $820
MIA → VCEbusiness$5007$4528Turkish Airlines by $479
ATL → ARNbusiness$5317$4532Turkish Airlines by $785
DTW → OSLbusiness$5336$4537Turkish Airlines by $799
ORD → MLAbusiness$7308$4544Turkish Airlines by $2764
ORD → VCEbusiness$6346$4571Turkish Airlines by $1775
ORD → FCObusiness$6257$4574Turkish Airlines by $1683
ATL → OSLbusiness$6060$4577Turkish Airlines by $1483
ATL → VLCbusiness$5335$4606Turkish Airlines by $729
ATL → MADbusiness$5327$4607Turkish Airlines by $720
ATL → VCEbusiness$5332$4631Turkish Airlines by $701
IAH → VCEbusiness$6036$4636Turkish Airlines by $1400
LAX → HELbusiness$6167$4643Turkish Airlines by $1524
ORD → KRKbusiness$5273$4649Turkish Airlines by $624
ATL → KRKbusiness$5406$4649Turkish Airlines by $757
ORD → PRGbusiness$7462$4650Turkish Airlines by $2812
ATL → BUDbusiness$5344$4650Turkish Airlines by $694
ORD → BUDbusiness$6070$4651Turkish Airlines by $1419
SEA → VCEbusiness$6032$4686Turkish Airlines by $1346
IAH → FCObusiness$4992$4691Turkish Airlines by $301
BOS → FRAbusiness$6875$4692Turkish Airlines by $2183
LAX → VCEbusiness$6305$4696Turkish Airlines by $1609
LAX → CPHbusiness$6879$4701Turkish Airlines by $2178
MIA → HAMbusiness$6245$4702Turkish Airlines by $1543
IAH → BUDbusiness$6048$4709Turkish Airlines by $1339
IAD → SZGbusiness$6862$4728Turkish Airlines by $2134
JFK → KRKbusiness$5485$4756Turkish Airlines by $729
SEA → ARNbusiness$5975$4776Turkish Airlines by $1199
ATL → ATHbusiness$5444$4788Turkish Airlines by $656
LAX → OPObusiness$7169$4805Turkish Airlines by $2364
LAX → FCObusiness$4808$4961Lufthansa by $153
IAH → OPObusiness$6151$4815Turkish Airlines by $1336
DFW → VLCbusiness$7423$4826Turkish Airlines by $2597
SEA → VLCbusiness$5318$4826Turkish Airlines by $492
MIA → KRKbusiness$5537$4841Turkish Airlines by $696
DTW → KRKbusiness$5406$4849Turkish Airlines by $557
LAX → BUDbusiness$7318$4851Turkish Airlines by $2467
SEA → BUDbusiness$5309$4853Turkish Airlines by $456
MIA → VLCbusiness$7413$4854Turkish Airlines by $2559
ATL → BCNbusiness$5326$4857Turkish Airlines by $469
SEA → MADbusiness$4868$4990Lufthansa by $122
DTW → MADbusiness$4887$5997Lufthansa by $1110
IAH → MADbusiness$6826$4890Turkish Airlines by $1936
MIA → BERbusiness$5497$4897Turkish Airlines by $600
DFW → CPHbusiness$6664$4901Turkish Airlines by $1763
DFW → PRGbusiness$5868$4902Turkish Airlines by $966
SEA → PRGbusiness$5302$4902Turkish Airlines by $400
LAX → MLAbusiness$6237$4903Turkish Airlines by $1334
JFK → SZGbusiness$7175$4908Turkish Airlines by $2267
IAH → VLCbusiness$6371$4926Turkish Airlines by $1445
MIA → HELbusiness$5567$4943Turkish Airlines by $624
MIA → BUDbusiness$6554$4950Turkish Airlines by $1604
BOS → FCObusiness$6715$4961Turkish Airlines by $1754
DFW → OSLbusiness$6595$4977Turkish Airlines by $1618
ORD → ATHbusiness$6354$4978Turkish Airlines by $1376
SEA → CPHbusiness$5342$5009Turkish Airlines by $333
DFW → ATHbusiness$6728$5018Turkish Airlines by $1710
IAH → ARNbusiness$6021$5032Turkish Airlines by $989
SEA → BERbusiness$5352$5047Turkish Airlines by $305
IAH → CPHbusiness$6085$5066Turkish Airlines by $1019
SEA → FRAbusiness$6064$5082Turkish Airlines by $982
SEA → HAMbusiness$5356$5082Turkish Airlines by $274
DFW → BERbusiness$6777$5097Turkish Airlines by $1680
DFW → BUDbusiness$6626$5103Turkish Airlines by $1523
IAH → MLAbusiness$6824$5103Turkish Airlines by $1721
MIA → PRGbusiness$5447$5150Turkish Airlines by $297
IAH → OSLbusiness$6060$5163Turkish Airlines by $897
SEA → OPObusiness$5923$5205Turkish Airlines by $718
DTW → MUCbusiness$5230$5876Lufthansa by $646
IAD → KRKbusiness$6398$5242Turkish Airlines by $1156
DTW → ISTbusiness$5463$5251Turkish Airlines by $212
SEA → ATHbusiness$5440$5268Turkish Airlines by $172
DTW → VCEbusiness$5311$5953Lufthansa by $642
DTW → VLCbusiness$5318$6346Lufthansa by $1028
SEA → FCObusiness$5321$5821Lufthansa by $500
SEA → ZRHbusiness$5326$6079Lufthansa by $753
DTW → MXPbusiness$5330$5467Lufthansa by $137
BOS → HAMbusiness$5344$5812Lufthansa by $468
DTW → BUDbusiness$5344$6351Lufthansa by $1007
DTW → ZRHbusiness$5345$5746Lufthansa by $401
SEA → SZGbusiness$5358$7978Lufthansa by $2620
ATL → SZGbusiness$5358$8158Lufthansa by $2800
IAD → HELbusiness$5363$6858Lufthansa by $1495
SEA → MUCbusiness$6071$5365Turkish Airlines by $706
IAH → LISbusiness$6158$5376Turkish Airlines by $782
IAH → HAMbusiness$6094$5378Turkish Airlines by $716
DTW → LISbusiness$5385$5857Lufthansa by $472
MIA → ATHbusiness$7072$5386Turkish Airlines by $1686
DTW → BERbusiness$5387$6358Lufthansa by $971
DTW → HAMbusiness$5390$6363Lufthansa by $973
DTW → AMSbusiness$5391$5928Lufthansa by $537
DFW → KRKbusiness$5653$5396Turkish Airlines by $257
IAH → KRKbusiness$5673$5396Turkish Airlines by $277
SEA → KRKbusiness$5407$5396Turkish Airlines by $11
BOS → NCEbusiness$5412$5677Lufthansa by $265
SEA → MLAbusiness$5416$6253Lufthansa by $837
DTW → MLAbusiness$5427$5776Lufthansa by $349
IAH → FRAbusiness$6060$5429Turkish Airlines by $631
DFW → VCEbusiness$6590$5436Turkish Airlines by $1154
DTW → NCEbusiness$5438$6202Lufthansa by $764
SEA → NCEbusiness$5439$7117Lufthansa by $1678
DTW → ATHbusiness$5444$7078Lufthansa by $1634
DFW → ZRHbusiness$6234$5444Turkish Airlines by $790
BOS → PRGbusiness$5466$5737Lufthansa by $271
IAH → BCNbusiness$6034$5486Turkish Airlines by $548
SEA → ISTbusiness$6043$5491Turkish Airlines by $552
DFW → HAMbusiness$6781$5502Turkish Airlines by $1279
DFW → MLAbusiness$6849$5503Turkish Airlines by $1346
LAX → NCEbusiness$5599$5637Lufthansa by $38
ATL → HAMbusiness$6100$5602Turkish Airlines by $498
IAD → ARNbusiness$5994$5612Turkish Airlines by $382
ATL → FRAbusiness$5726$5632Turkish Airlines by $94
SEA → HELbusiness$5985$5643Turkish Airlines by $342
IAD → OSLbusiness$6805$5657Turkish Airlines by $1148
SEA → EDIbusiness$5662$5696Lufthansa by $34
SEA → OSLbusiness$6020$5677Turkish Airlines by $343
LAX → ATHbusiness$6259$5688Turkish Airlines by $571
IAD → MXPbusiness$6471$5717Turkish Airlines by $754
DTW → FRAbusiness$5726$6393Lufthansa by $667
MIA → EDIbusiness$11231$5796Turkish Airlines by $5435
DFW → AMSbusiness$6517$5806Turkish Airlines by $711
DEN → PRGbusiness$6798$5836Turkish Airlines by $962
IAD → MLAbusiness$6793$5894Turkish Airlines by $899
IAD → BERbusiness$6064$5947Turkish Airlines by $117
IAD → HAMbusiness$6847$5952Turkish Airlines by $895
BOS → MLAbusiness$8720$5963Turkish Airlines by $2757
IAD → EDIbusiness$7211$5977Turkish Airlines by $1234
IAD → PRGbusiness$5992$6650Lufthansa by $658
IAD → VLCbusiness$5993$6096Lufthansa by $103
DEN → MADbusiness$5996$6040Lufthansa by $44
IAD → VCEbusiness$6009$6221Lufthansa by $212
DEN → BUDbusiness$6013$6444Lufthansa by $431
IAD → BUDbusiness$6019$6651Lufthansa by $632
DEN → BERbusiness$6056$6182Lufthansa by $126
DEN → VLCbusiness$6057$6376Lufthansa by $319
DEN → AMSbusiness$6060$6061Lufthansa by $1
LAX → MUCbusiness$6071$6275Lufthansa by $204
DEN → SZGbusiness$6071$8228Lufthansa by $2157
BOS → SZGbusiness$6080$6948Lufthansa by $868
DEN → NCEbusiness$6127$8017Lufthansa by $1890
DEN → OPObusiness$6153$6155Lufthansa by $2
IAD → OPObusiness$6789$6158Turkish Airlines by $631
IAH → ATHbusiness$6163$9368Lufthansa by $3205
DEN → LISbusiness$6790$6166Turkish Airlines by $624
SEA → LISbusiness$6230$6716Lufthansa by $486
DEN → HELbusiness$8067$6368Turkish Airlines by $1699
SFO → KRKbusiness$6380$8265Lufthansa by $1885
DEN → KRKbusiness$6380$6697Lufthansa by $317
DEN → FCObusiness$7699$6401Turkish Airlines by $1298
DEN → MUCbusiness$6871$6436Turkish Airlines by $435
DEN → MLAbusiness$7653$6454Turkish Airlines by $1199
IAD → NCEbusiness$6921$6570Turkish Airlines by $351
MIA → SZGbusiness$6616$8698Lufthansa by $2082
DEN → ARNbusiness$7227$6792Turkish Airlines by $435
IAH → EDIbusiness$10631$6796Turkish Airlines by $3835
IAH → ZRHbusiness$6825$6844Lufthansa by $19
SFO → ATHbusiness$6828$8968Lufthansa by $2140
SFO → VCEbusiness$6832$9611Lufthansa by $2779
SFO → MLAbusiness$6837$9378Lufthansa by $2541
DEN → ZRHbusiness$7780$6844Turkish Airlines by $936
SFO → SZGbusiness$6858$9613Lufthansa by $2755
DEN → HAMbusiness$6860$6922Lufthansa by $62
SFO → FRAbusiness$15070$8012Turkish Airlines by $7058
SFO → MUCbusiness$10446$8495Turkish Airlines by $1951

What happens if the aircraft swaps

Both carriers are paying-the-same-fare-either-way propositions on some frames. The worst product each one flies:

Lufthansa

747-8 / A330-300 (legacy) · flown by Jon

Seat
5/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
7/10
Product score
7.5/10

Turkish Airlines

777-300ER (legacy)

Seat
5/10
IFE
8/10
Lounge & bags
10/10
Value
9/10
Product score
8/10

Lufthansa: The cabin Allegris is replacing. Still widely flown on US routes into late 2026.

Turkish Airlines: The cabin the retrofit is replacing, on the aircraft Turkish flies most from the US.

Common questions

Is Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines better to Europe?
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines score level at 8.8/10 on verifiable product. On the four dimensions we can verify, Lufthansa wins 1 and Turkish Airlines wins 1. Service and food are not scored here because they cannot be read off a spec sheet.
Which is cheaper, Lufthansa or Turkish Airlines?
On the 392 routes where both were priced for the same week (November 8–14, 2026), Lufthansa was cheaper on 137 and Turkish Airlines on 255. Every pair of fares is the same departure and return date in the same cabin, so the difference is the airline rather than the dates or the cabin.
Does the aircraft change the answer?
Yes. Lufthansa scores 10/10 on the A350-900 / 787-9 (Allegris) and 5/10 on the 747-8 / A330-300 (legacy). Turkish Airlines scores 8/10 on the 787-9 / A350-900 and 5/10 on the 777-300ER (legacy). Check the equipment on your date before deciding.
Has Jon flown either of these?
Lufthansa, in business on a Europe route. Turkish Airlines has not been flown, so nothing here claims firsthand experience of its cabin.

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