There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to California by plane
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Fly Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IST - SFO
17h 10m$460–874Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAW - SFO
19h 25m$260–813Fly Istanbul to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IST - LAX
17h 30m$518–937Fly Istanbul to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane IST - SAN
19h 5m$434–1,182Fly Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IST - SMF
19h 35m$594–2,196Fly Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IST - SJC
19h 30m$549–2,016Fly Istanbul to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane IST - OAK
20h 33m$485–1,445
Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to California is to fly which costs $260 - $850 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to California is to fly which takes 17h 10m and costs $460 - $900.
The distance between Istanbul and California is 6780 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Istanbul to California, including transfers.
California is 10h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:49 AM in Istanbul and 10:49 PM in California.
There are 4378+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and California, USA?
Turkish Airlines and United Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Sacramento International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
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
- $250–800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
Flights from Istanbul to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- 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
- $250–800
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