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 24m$465–761Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- 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
19h 39m$211–764Fly 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 4m$643–2,438Fly Istanbul to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IST - OAK
20h 19m$423–1,586Fly 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
20h 52m$665–2,540
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 $210 - $800 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Berkeley is to fly and BART which takes 17h 24m and costs $460 - $800.
The distance between Istanbul and Berkeley is 6785 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Istanbul to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 10h behind Istanbul. It is currently 9:08 PM in Istanbul and 11:08 AM in Berkeley.
There are 729+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Berkeley, CA, USA?
Turkish Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- 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
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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