There are 8 ways to get from California to Turkey by plane
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane SFO - IST
17h 1m₺27,640–49,759Fly San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Antalya Airport (AYT)plane SFO - AYT
19h 28m₺10,597–28,716Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane LAX - IST
16h 51m₺23,466–48,724Fly Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane LAX - ADB
18h 32m₺13,437–36,720Fly San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane SAN - IST
18h 56m₺13,210–45,335Fly San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane SFO - ADB
18h 57m₺14,611–39,755Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LAX - SAW
19h 13m₺12,469–32,747Fly San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane SFO - SAW
18h 58m₺10,643–28,782
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Turkey is to fly which costs 10.000 ₺ - 29.000 ₺ and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from California to Turkey is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs 23.000 ₺ - 49.000 ₺.
The distance between California and Turkey is 10848 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from California to Turkey, including transfers.
Turkey is 11h ahead of California. It is currently 5:30 AM in California and 4:30 PM in Turkey.
There are 4254+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between California, USA and Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Istanbul Airport (IST) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–60,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–50,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–45,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–46,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–48,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–60,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–43,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–50,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–45,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Antalya Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–32,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–38,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–43,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–29,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–28,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–44,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–43,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–46,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–36,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–39,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–43,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–47,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Istanbul Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
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