| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/04/25 1 Stopover (FRA) UA8828, LH1300 16h 20min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1305, UA8829 16h 30min |   United Airlines, Lufthansa |  | $948 | ||
| Best option San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/19/25 direct TK0080 13h 00min | Return 09/29/25 direct TK0289 13h 25min |  Turkish Airlines |  | $1,034 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/04/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH0455, LH1304 20h 40min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1305, LH0454 16h 30min | Lufthansa |  | $949 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/04/25 2 Stopovers (IAD, FRA) LH7531, LH0419, LH1298 18h 39min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1305, LH0454 16h 30min | Lufthansa |  | ? | $977 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 07/25/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH0455, LH1304 20h 40min | Return 08/17/25 2 Stopovers (CPH, YUL) AC6696, AC0805, AC0761 47h 55min | Lufthansa | | $1,012 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/04/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH0455, LH1300 16h 20min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1305, LH0454 16h 30min | Lufthansa | | $1,015 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 07/25/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH0455, LH1304 20h 40min | Return 08/17/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1301, LH0454 28h 45min | Lufthansa | | $1,022 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/19/25 1 Stopover (LHR) BA0286, BA0680 19h 00min | Return 09/29/25 1 Stopover (LHR) BA0677, BA0285 30h 15min |  British Airways |  | ? | $1,032 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/19/25 1 Stopover (FRA) UA0058, UA9062 22h 00min | Return 09/29/25 1 Stopover (FRA) UA9036, UA8829 32h 40min | United Airlines | | ? | $1,035 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 07/25/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH0455, LH1304 20h 40min | Return 08/17/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1301, LH0454 28h 45min | Lufthansa |  | $1,048 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- Lufthansa
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
- Air Europa Lineas Aereas
- British Airways
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from San Francisco to Istanbul
Favorite airline: SAS
The favorite airline for flights from San Francisco to Istanbul is SAS.
SAS
54 %
Finnair
15 %
Turkish Airlines
8 %
Stopover flights are the cheapest connection
Flights with a stopover are on average $903.00 cheaper than direct flights.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
12h 50min
19h 55min
25h 05min
1.752 $
849 $
1.170 $
Favourite connection: via Copenhagen
88 % of booked tickets on this route are for flights with a transfer in Copenhagen.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Copenhagen
19h 55min, from 849 $
88 %
1 stopover Rome-Fiumicino
22h 30min, from 893 $
12 %
Important flight information
Flight information: San Francisco - Istanbul
| Roundtrip from | 947,89 $ |
|---|---|
| Flight duration | min. 12:55 |
| Return flight duration | min. 13:40 |
| Distance | 10810 km |
| Flights per week | 8 |
| Departure airport | Airport San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) |
| Arrival airport | Airport Istanbul (IST) |
| Destination country | Flights to Turkey |
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