There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Berkeley by plane, subway, 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, BART
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IST - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
17h 54m$445–910Fly Istanbul to Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IST - OAK
19h 44m$402–1,223Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAW - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeleysubway
21h 24m$611–1,714Fly 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 49m$578–1,832Fly Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IST - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeleysubway
21h 27m$640–2,024
Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Berkeley is to fly and BART which costs $440 - $950 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 17h 54m and costs $440 - $950.
The distance between Istanbul and Berkeley is 6785 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 54m to get from Istanbul to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 11h behind Istanbul. It is currently 10:01 AM in Istanbul and 11:01 PM in Berkeley.
There are 787+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Turkish Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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