There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to Berkeley by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)IST - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
18h 12m$434–919Fly 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)SAW - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Downtown Berkeley
21h 23m$191–664Bus to Istanbul, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)IST - OAK
20h 57m$476–1,612Bus to Istanbul, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)IST - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
22h 52m$532–1,742Bus to Istanbul, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)IST - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Downtown Berkeley
21h 37m$483–1,618
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 $190 - $700 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Berkeley is to bus and fly and BART which takes 18h 12m and costs $430 - $950.
The distance between Istanbul and Berkeley is 6786 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 12m to get from Istanbul to Berkeley, including transfers.
Berkeley is 11h behind Istanbul. It is currently 4:43 AM in Istanbul and 5:43 PM in Berkeley.
There are 775+ hotels available in Berkeley.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Berkeley, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Berkeley. However, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to Downtown Berkeley. Alternatively, you can take the train to Ayrilikcesme, take the train to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, walk to Sabiha-Gokcen-Airport-SAW airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to Downtown Berkeley.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- 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
- $180–650
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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
- $180–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- 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
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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