There are 8 ways to get from San Luis Obispo to Istanbul by plane, bus, 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 Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Istanbul (IST)plane SBP - IST
21h 23m₺16,108–48,156Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane SBA - IST
23h 41m₺17,785–49,518Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul (IST)plane SFO - IST
21h 54m₺34,979–52,368Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LAX - IST
22h 42m₺30,883–57,715Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LAX - SAW
24h 45m₺21,886–57,738Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SFO - SAW
23h 46m₺16,982–47,391Train to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Salinastrain
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Istanbul (IST)plane MRY - IST
25h 52m₺22,415–64,604Train, bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Oxnardtrain
- Take the bus from Oxnard to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Istanbul (IST)plane BFL - IST
27h 59m₺27,395–74,078
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Luis Obispo to Istanbul is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs 17.000 ₺ - 48.000 ₺ and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from San Luis Obispo to Istanbul is to fly which takes 21h 23m and costs 16.000 ₺ - 49.000 ₺.
The distance between San Luis Obispo and Istanbul is 11004 km.
It takes approximately 21h 23m to get from San Luis Obispo to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 10h ahead of San Luis Obispo. It is currently 12:55 AM in San Luis Obispo and 10:55 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4435+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between San Luis Obispo, CA, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
United Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺31,000–50,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Istanbul via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Istanbul via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–75,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–49,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–48,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–47,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–47,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–60,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Istanbul via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–60,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Istanbul via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–65,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–65,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–70,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–65,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
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
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–40,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–44,000
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
- ₺17,000–60,000
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
- 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 Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺31,000–50,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Istanbul via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–70,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Istanbul via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- 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
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 Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺370–450
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- ₺370–450
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺370–450
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- ₺370–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Luis Obispo to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Oxnard to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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