There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Istanbul by plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST)plane SFO - IST
16h 18m₺31,555–45,655Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Istanbul (IST)plane STS - IST
22h 59m₺13,278–38,962Fly San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SFO - SAW
18h 10m₺13,558–39,678Fly Oakland International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Istanbul (IST)plane OAK - IST
18h 27m₺22,360–65,455Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Istanbul (IST)plane SJC - IST
19h 46m₺20,653–60,742
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Istanbul is to shuttle and fly which costs 13.000 ₺ - 39.000 ₺ and takes 22h 59m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs 31.000 ₺ - 46.000 ₺.
The distance between San Francisco and Istanbul is 10832 km.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from San Francisco to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:29 PM in San Francisco and 3:29 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4424+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–65,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–70,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–42,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–44,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–60,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–36,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–39,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–47,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Istanbul via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–36,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–55,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺440–550
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- ₺440–550
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,900
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- ₺1,100–2,900
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