Cheap flights from Istanbul Airport to San Francisco from $450

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of January, then flying in December is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $718.

The cheapest day to depart from Istanbul Airport to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $790. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,078.

Our data shows that the cheapest Istanbul Airport to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times at noon. Our users have found flights to San Francisco at noon for as low as $864. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $887.

Fly from Istanbul to San Francisco for the best Istanbul - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Istanbul Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $813 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Istanbul Airport for as low as $584 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Istanbul to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 27% on your flight if you consider stops on a Istanbul Airport to San Francisco flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Istanbul Airport to San Francisco flights are approximately 1% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

British Airways, Qatar Airways, and Lufthansa are the most popular carriers operating from Istanbul to San Francisco

Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Istanbul Airport according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Istanbul and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 89 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Turkish Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 20% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 41% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Paris (CDG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $568.

Flights connecting via Warsaw (WAW) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 30m.

Warsaw (WAW) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 00m.

As of April 2026, 3 flights take off from Istanbul Airport and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 1:00PM, with 70% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

21 flights are operational weekly from Istanbul Airport to San Francisco as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.