Cheap flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Istanbul from $282

Travelers have found it’s best to book a flight 53 days in advance to save up to 9% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 53 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from San Francisco to Istanbul 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as $1,317, or $1,374 for flights within the next 24 hours.

Our data shows that January tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Istanbul from San Francisco. Users have commonly found prices around $1,228 for the month, but tickets can be as low as $865. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in July.

When flying from San Francisco to Istanbul, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

For a flight from San Francisco to Istanbul, you will be flying from San Francisco. San Francisco (SFO) is just 11.8 mi from the center of the city. San Francisco is the only San Francisco airport and it handles 2 outbound flights to Istanbul per day. 11 airlines have flights to Istanbul from San Francisco on a regular basis.

Yes, there are multiple flights from San Francisco to Istanbul for under $900. The cheapest flight booked recently is on Multiple Airlines for just $855, but on average you can expect to pay $903.

Cheapflights has at least 20 direct flights from San Francisco to Istanbul under $1,100. A good price for a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Istanbul is less than $1,124.

There are currently 20+ open flights from San Francisco to Istanbul within the next 7 days for less than $1,100.

Nonstop flights are available for this route on the following days: Monday, Friday.

Travelers can expect 1 flight from San Francisco to Istanbul on average per day.
Afternoon (Noon - 6pm) - 100% of flight departures

A quick flight from San Francisco to Istanbul can take about 17h 30m. Delta provides one of the quickest options available for as low as $874. San Francisco and Istanbul are separated by a distance of 6727 mi. Both multi-stop and nonstop flights can be found to your destination and back.

Cheapflights users have booked flights from San Francisco to Istanbul round-trip from $874. Another airline that can offer you cheap pricing is Lufthansa. Delta is priced at 28% lower than the current average price of a flight leaving 3 months from now.

American Airlines, Air Canada and Air France are the most popular airlines when flying from San Francisco to Istanbul.

Looking for the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Istanbul? While on average our users pay $1,884, our data indicates the cheapest price to be $534. The most popular route (San Francisco - Istanbul), is priced around $742.

SFO and IST are unique codes to identify airports used in the aviation industry. They are defined by IATA (International Air Transport Association) and are commonly called IATA codes. SFO to IST refers to a flight route from San Francisco Airport to Istanbul Airport. This flight route has multiple associated airports, so we think it might be helpful to learn the name and codes of them as well. They are Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW), Bursa Yenişehir Airport (YEI), Tekirdağ Corlu Airport (TEQ), İzmit Cengiz Topel Airport (KCO).