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2 stops
Wed, Jul 30
San Francisco SFOIstanbul SAW

£249
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2 stops
Wed, Jul 30
San Francisco SFOIstanbul SAW

£249
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2 stops
Wed, Jul 30
San Francisco SFOIstanbul IST

£265
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2 stops
Sat, Jul 26
San Francisco SFOIstanbul SAW

£281
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Direct
Mon, Jul 28
San Francisco SFOIstanbul IST

£348
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Direct
Mon, Jul 28
San Francisco SFOIstanbul IST

£359
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2 stops
Sat, Jul 26 – Wed, Jul 30
San Francisco SFOIstanbul SAW

£834
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2 stops
Wed, Jul 30 – Mon, Aug 4
San Francisco SFOIstanbul SAW

£863
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2 stops
Wed, Jul 30 – Mon, Aug 4
San Francisco SFOIstanbul SAW

£902
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2 stops
Wed, Jul 30 – Mon, Aug 4
San Francisco SFOIstanbul IST

£932
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Direct
Fri, Aug 1 – Mon, Aug 4
San Francisco SFOIstanbul IST

£1,039
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Fri, Aug 1 – Mon, Aug 4
San Francisco SFOIstanbul IST

£1,044
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Key info about flying to Istanbul

Depart from
San Francisco International
Arrive to
Istanbul Airport
Average flights per week
400
Flight distance
10777 km
Worth visiting
Topkapi Palace - Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia) - Blue Mosque, Istanbul

Weekly direct flights

Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from San Francisco to Istanbul in the next month. You’ll find the number of daily direct flights per airline in the chart.

AirlineMon 30.06Tue 01.07Wed 02.07Thu 03.07Fri 04.07Sat 05.07Sun 06.07
---------2444
---------------22
Weekly flights: 18 totalDaily flights: 2.57 averageMost flights: Friday 4 flights
AirlineMon 07.07Tue 08.07Wed 09.07Thu 10.07Fri 11.07Sat 12.07Sun 13.07
4222334
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Weekly flights: 22 totalDaily flights: 3.14 averageMost flights: Monday 4 flights
AirlineMon 14.07Tue 15.07Wed 16.07Thu 17.07Fri 18.07Sat 19.07Sun 20.07
4221444
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Weekly flights: 21 totalDaily flights: 3 averageMost flights: Monday 4 flights
AirlineMon 21.07Tue 22.07Wed 23.07Thu 24.07Fri 25.07Sat 26.07Sun 27.07
4222444
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Weekly flights: 22 totalDaily flights: 3.14 averageMost flights: Monday 4 flights

Check-in for a flight from San Francisco to Istanbul

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during booking
PegasusPGTPCNo
Turkish AirlinesTHYTKNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHALHANo
Frontier AirlinesFFTF9No
Norse Atlantic AirwaysNBTN0No

Weather in Istanbul

Average Weather

MonthAverage monthly max temperatureAverage monthly min temperature
January9°C5°C
February9°C5°C
March11°C7°C
April15°C9°C
May20°C14°C
June25°C19°C
July28°C22°C
August28°C23°C
September25°C20°C
October19°C15°C
November15°C12°C
December11°C8°C
Hottest Month
28°C
July
Coldest month
5°C
January
Sunny days
304
days per year
Snow days
2
days per year

14 day forecast

Saturday
5 Jul
30°C20°C
12 Jul
28°C20°C
Sunday
6 Jul
31°C21°C
13 Jul
31°C21°C
Monday
7 Jul
32°C22°C
14 Jul
31°C22°C
Tuesday
8 Jul
32°C21°C
15 Jul
30°C22°C
Wednesday
9 Jul
33°C21°C
16 Jul
31°C22°C
Thursday
10 Jul
24°C22°C
17 Jul
32°C23°C
Friday
11 Jul
24°C21°C
18 Jul
33°C24°C
Book your trip to arrive at Istanbul Airport, or Sabiha Gökçen International. The distance between San Francisco and Istanbul is 10777 km. The most popular airlines for this route are Pegasus, Turkish Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Norse Atlantic Airways. San Francisco and Istanbul have 400 direct flights per week. When you arrive at Istanbul, consider visiting Topkapi Palace, Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia), and Blue Mosque, Istanbul.

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