There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Turkey by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Istanbul (IST)plane SAN - IST
16h 41m₺28,365–54,665Fly San Diego International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane SAN - ESB
19h 19m₺20,163–66,023Fly San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SAN - SAW
18h 18m₺20,955–68,892Fly San Diego International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane SAN - ADB
15h 47m₺26,224–80,540Fly San Diego International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane SAN - AYT
19h 23m₺21,359–70,116Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LAX - IST
20h₺29,416–59,682
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Turkey is to fly which costs 20.000 ₺ - 70.000 ₺ and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Turkey is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs 26.000 ₺ - 85.000 ₺.
The distance between San Diego and Turkey is 11121 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from San Diego to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 10:30 PM in San Diego and 8:30 AM in Turkey.
There are 4424+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Turkey?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺30,000–55,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–70,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–85,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Antalya Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–75,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺31,000–46,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via London Heathrow, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Antalya Airport via London Heathrow, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–70,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–75,000
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Antalya Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–65,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–4,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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