Cheap flights from San Francisco to Türkiye (Turkey) from $299

The cheapest month to fly to Türkiye (Turkey) from San Francisco is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $829, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Türkiye (Turkey) in February, then you should wait until April to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $882.

According to our data, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly to Türkiye (Turkey) from San Francisco. The lowest ticket price found for a Sunday departure recently was $1,063. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Türkiye (Turkey) is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,142.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Türkiye (Turkey) is in the evening. Flights from San Francisco to Türkiye (Turkey) during this time can be as low as $962. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,168.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Türkiye (Turkey) from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Türkiye (Turkey) for around $1,086 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Türkiye (Turkey) from San Francisco for as low as $995 on momondo.

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

KLM, United Airlines, and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Türkiye (Turkey)

Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Türkiye (Turkey) from San Francisco according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 75% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Türkiye (Turkey). Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Türkiye (Turkey) on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between San Francisco and Türkiye (Turkey) have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 130 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday 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 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, 1 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Türkiye (Turkey) each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 7:00PM, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

11 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Türkiye (Turkey) as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 27% of flights per week taking off on this day.