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San Francisco (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) flights
There are direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Istanbul New Airport, sold by one airline: Turkish Airlines. The distance is 10,798 km, about 13h 40m in the air. There are also 22 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.
Live fares for SFO → ISTSee all routes on the map10,798 kmdistance
~13h 40mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
22one-stop options
Direct flights from San Francisco to Istanbul
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → IST | Turkish Airlines | 10,798 km | ~13h 40m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Amsterdam | KLM then KLM and Turkish Airlines | 10,996 km | ~16h 5m |
| CDG Paris | Air France and ITA Airways then Air France and Turkish Airlines | 11,198 km | ~16h 20m |
| FRA Frankfurt | Lufthansa and Air New Zealand then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines | 11,012 km | ~16h 5m |
| ORD Chicago | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 11,778 km | ~17h |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 12,456 km | ~17h 50m |
| MUC Munich | Lufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Asiana Airlines | 11,009 km | ~16h 5m |
| LHR London | American Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways | 11,129 km | ~16h 15m |
| ATL Atlanta | Air France and Aeromexico then Turkish Airlines | 12,707 km | ~18h 10m |
| IAH Houston | United Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 12,886 km | ~18h 25m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 12,204 km | ~17h 35m |
| DEN Denver | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then Turkish Airlines | 11,424 km | ~16h 35m |
| YYZ Toronto | Air Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and Turkish Airlines | 11,827 km | ~17h 5m |
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- San Francisco to Dubai (DXB)
- San Francisco to Beijing (PEK)
- San Francisco to Chicago (ORD)
- San Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- San Francisco to Shanghai (PVG)
- San Francisco to Munich (MUC)
- San Francisco to Guangzhou (CAN)
- San Francisco to London (LHR)
- San Francisco to Atlanta (ATL)
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Istanbul
- Paris (CDG) to Istanbul
- Frankfurt (FRA) to Istanbul
- Dubai (DXB) to Istanbul
- Beijing (PEK) to Istanbul
- Chicago (ORD) to Istanbul
- Barcelona (BCN) to Istanbul
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Istanbul
- Madrid (MAD) to Istanbul
- Shanghai (PVG) to Istanbul
- Rome (FCO) to Istanbul
- Munich (MUC) to Istanbul
Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.