There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco 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 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₺10,577–30,702Fly 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 39m₺16,545–44,675Fly 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
18h 56m₺10,620–28,725Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cukurova
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cukurova (COV)plane SFO - COV
18h 50m₺16,790–43,295Fly San Francisco International Airport to Konya Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Konya Airport (KYA)plane SFO - KYA
22h 7m₺15,520–44,805Fly San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane SFO - AYT
19h 15m₺14,524–47,629Fly Oakland International Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Istanbul (IST)plane OAK - IST
20h 17m₺15,367–60,464
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Turkey is to fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺ and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Turkey is to fly which takes 16h 38m and costs 22.000 ₺ - 49.000 ₺.
The distance between San Francisco and Turkey is 10832 km.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from San Francisco to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:30 AM in San Francisco and 2:30 PM in Turkey.
There are 4299+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
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
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cukurova via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cukurova via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
- 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
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
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 Konya Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–44,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Konya Airport via Copenhagen, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–44,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Konya Airport via Munich, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–75,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
- 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 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 Cukurova via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–49,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Konya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
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, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- ₺17,000–60,000
- 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
- ₺11,000–32,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
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
- ₺17,000–45,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–30,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
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
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
- 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- 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
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- 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
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- 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
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–44,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cukurova via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–41,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Istanbul via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
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