There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Istanbul by plane or train
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SBA - SAW
21h 35m₺18,035–65,098Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LAX - SAW
22h 56m₺11,466–40,112Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Istanbul (IST)plane SBA - IST
21h 50m₺16,022–65,077Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LAX - IST
20h 3m₺19,453–45,091Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Istanbul (IST)plane BUR - IST
23h 50m₺15,188–57,416Train to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispotrain
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Istanbul (IST)plane SBP - IST
25h 15m₺17,338–68,010
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 11.000 ₺ - 41.000 ₺ and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 20h 3m and costs 19.000 ₺ - 46.000 ₺.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Istanbul is 11118 km.
It takes approximately 21h 35m to get from Santa Barbara to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 10h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 5:14 AM in Santa Barbara and 3:14 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4189+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Istanbul, Turkey?
Delta, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–40,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–40,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–65,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–65,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–70,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–70,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–46,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–60,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–65,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–70,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–44,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–65,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–80,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–70,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–37,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–35,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–44,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–80,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–40,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Istanbul via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–46,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–44,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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