There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Istanbul 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 38m₺22,574–48,679Fly 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 40m₺10,577–25,702Fly Oakland International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Istanbul (IST)plane OAK - IST
20h 12m₺15,367–44,464
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Istanbul is to fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺ and takes 18h 40m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 38m and costs 22.000 ₺ - 49.000 ₺.
The distance between San Francisco and Istanbul is 10832 km.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from San Francisco to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:55 AM in San Francisco and 12:55 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4300+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- 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 San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- ajet.com
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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
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
- Website
- flypgs.com
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 Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–49,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
- 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 Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- delta.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 Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
- 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
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–44,000
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