There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to San Francisco by plane 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 Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IST - SFO
16h 51m$471–1,014Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAW - SFO
19h 11m$201–564Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ESB - SFO
20h 32m$292–1,015Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ADB - SFO
19h 50m$240–713Fly Istanbul to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IST - OAK
20h 15m$427–1,410Fly Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IST - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
22h 41m$498–1,578Fly Antalya Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane AYT - SFO
20h 43m$229–663
Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to San Francisco is to fly which costs $200 - $600 and takes 19h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to San Francisco is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs $470 - $1,100.
The distance between Turkey and San Francisco is 6770 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 51m to get from Turkey to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 10h behind Turkey. It is currently 9:51 AM in Turkey and 11:51 PM in San Francisco.
There are 549+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Turkey and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Turkish Airlines and United Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Antalya Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Antalya Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Antalya Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Antalya Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
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