
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $1,044 (Delta) |
One-way from | $568 (Kiwi.com) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | February |
Average price | $1,480 |
Good round-trip deal | $1,097 or less |
Good one-way deal | $613 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Sun 11/8
5:30 pm-12:50 am
1 stop20h 20m
Istanbul
Mon 11/23
3:15 pm-6:45 pm
1 stop38h 30m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Fri 10/2
2:30 pm-3:30 am
2 stops27h 00m
Istanbul
Sat 10/10
4:25 am-7:37 pm
2 stops25h 12m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Tue 11/10
7:00 am-4:40 am
2 stops34h 40m
Istanbul
Tue 11/24
5:55 pm-8:18 pm
3 stops37h 23m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Sat 11/7
5:30 pm-1:10 am
1 stop20h 40m
Istanbul
Fri 11/27
8:10 am-6:45 pm
1 stop21h 35m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Sat 9/26
3:55 pm-12:15 pm
1 stop34h 20m
Istanbul
Mon 10/12
8:05 pm-1:35 pm
1 stop27h 30m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Sun 8/16
8:30 am-6:35 pm
2 stops48h 05m
Istanbul
Fri 8/21
11:40 am-1:35 pm
1 stop35h 55m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Tue 9/15
6:45 pm-5:40 pm
Nonstop12h 55m
Istanbul
Sun 9/27
1:15 pm-4:40 pm
Nonstop13h 25m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Tue 9/1
11:10 am-9:15 pm
2 stops24h 05m
Istanbul
Thu 9/10
5:40 am-12:11 pm
2 stops40h 31m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Tue 6/30
4:29 pm-3:30 am
2 stops25h 01m
Istanbul
Tue 7/7
6:00 am-8:57 pm
2 stops24h 57m
San FranciscoIstanbul
SFO - IST
SFOIST
San Francisco
Wed 9/30
11:50 am-6:35 pm
2 stops44h 45m
Istanbul
Thu 10/15
1:45 pm-9:27 am
2 stops53h 42m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
|---|---|---|
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*1 star |
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from San Francisco to Istanbul Airport, you should look to book at least 66 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Istanbul Airport (average of $805). Flying from San Francisco to Istanbul Airport in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,480). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
It’s typically best to fly out from San Francisco to Istanbul Airport in the evening. Doing so could potentially save you 16% on the flight price compared to flying in the morning, which is usually more expensive.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their San Francisco to Istanbul Airport flight should consider departing on Sunday evenings when fares are most often at their lowest. Thursday mornings flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
About 9% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Istanbul have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 173 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving at night tend to experience delays more often.
Wednesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Friday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, Turkish Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 9% of flights being delayed.
Paris (CDG) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 30% of 1-stop itineraries from San Francisco to Istanbul Airport on Cheapflights.
Copenhagen (CPH) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $625.
Flights via Warsaw (WAW) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 15h 35m.
Flights via Warsaw (WAW) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 55m.
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