| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 4 Stopovers (YVR, YYC, LHR, BEG) F81847, WS0118, WS0018, JU0215, JU0426 31h 15min | Return 11/17/25 2 Stopovers (LGW, LHR, DUB) W95772, EI0153, EI0061 29h 45min |    Flair Airlines, Westjet, Air Serbia |  | $811 | ||
| Best option San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 09/04/25 direct TK0080 13h 00min | Return 09/28/25 direct TK0289 13h 25min |  Turkish Airlines |  | ? | $1,052 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 2 Stopovers (YUL, FRA) UA8032, UA8580, UA9062 26h 50min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1301, LH0454 28h 35min |  United Airlines |  | $902 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH9407, LH1304 15h 55min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1301, LH0454 28h 35min |  Lufthansa |  | ? | $869 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (LHR) BA0284, BA0680 22h 20min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (LHR) BA0679, BA0285 31h 35min |  British Airways |  | ? | $886 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH0455, LH1304 20h 40min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (FRA) LH1301, LH0454 28h 35min | Lufthansa |  | $905 | ||
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (FRA) UA8828, UA9062 20h 40min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (FRA) UA9127, UA8829 17h 05min | United Airlines |  | ? | $910 | |
| San Francisco Istanbul | Outbound 10/18/25 2 Stopovers (YUL, FRA) AC0760, AC9634, AC9439 18h 35min | Return 11/17/25 2 Stopovers (LHR, YYZ) AC6703, AC0855, AC0743 32h 47min |  Air Canada |  | ? | $939 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- Lufthansa
- United Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
- Air Europa Lineas Aereas
- Air Canada
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 | 810,28 $ |
|---|---|
| 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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