There are 8 ways to get from California to Turkey by plane
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST)plane SFO - IST
16h 56m₺22,635–48,753Fly San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SFO - SAW
18h 58m₺10,638–25,776Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LAX - IST
16h 46m₺22,463–48,718Fly Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane LAX - ADB
18h 32m₺15,434–42,714Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LAX - SAW
19h 18m₺13,466–37,741Fly San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane SFO - ADB
18h 57m₺11,606–29,749Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane SFO - ESB
19h 14m₺10,681–25,799Fly San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane SFO - AYT
19h 28m₺14,585–47,703
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Turkey is to fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺ and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from California to Turkey is to fly which takes 16h 46m and costs 22.000 ₺ - 49.000 ₺.
The distance between California and Turkey is 10848 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from California to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 10h ahead of California. It is currently 9:11 PM in California and 7:11 AM in Turkey.
There are 4302+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between California, USA and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–49,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–29,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–37,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–30,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–45,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–25,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–30,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–49,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–42,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–42,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
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