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Cheap flights from San Francisco to Istanbul

One-way from $381, found by travellers in the last 7 days. Aviasales checks the live price.

Departure
Return
Prices for nearby dates
Sun, Dec 27$446Mon, Dec 28$385Tue, Dec 29Any priceWed, Dec 30$381Thu, Dec 31Any priceFri, Jan 1Any priceSat, Jan 2$731Sun, Jan 3$422

Cheapest one-way tickets

Recent finds on different dates, for 1 adult. Baggage and fare rules are shown on Aviasales, where the price is checked live.

Cheapest
$381
United Airlines, flight UA 58Found 4 days ago, 1 adult
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1:50pmSan FranciscoWed, Dec 30
Travel time 14h 15m, 1 stopSFOIST
3:05pmIstanbulThu, Dec 31
$385
Frontier Airlines, flight F9 1230Found 4 days ago, 1 adult
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6:02amSan FranciscoWed, Nov 4
Travel time 16h 53m, 3 stopsSFOSAW
9:55amIstanbulThu, Nov 5
$385
American Airlines, flight AA 6324Found 5 days ago, 1 adult
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4:03pmSan FranciscoMon, Dec 28
Travel time 16h 16m, 2 stopsSFOIST
7:19pmIstanbulTue, Dec 29
$392
Air Canada, flight AC 571Found yesterday, 1 adult
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5:15pmSan FranciscoMon, Feb 8
Travel time 15h 18m, 2 stopsSFOIST
7:33pmIstanbulTue, Feb 9
$392
Lufthansa, flight LH 459Found 2 days ago, 1 adult
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9:05pmSan FranciscoSun, Mar 28
Travel time 13h 40m, 1 stopSFOIST
8:45pmIstanbulMon, Mar 29

Round trips

The cheapest return tickets found recently, price for the whole trip.

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Price calendar

The lowest one-way fare found for each day over the next 60 days. A dash means no recent fare; you can still pick that day.

October 2026

MoTuWeThFrSaSu1234$7715$4576$6677$6548$7179$72010$60211–12$44313–14$45715$47016–17$48618$65719$49420$42621–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29$73730–31$493

November 2026

MoTuWeThFrSaSu1$5092$4503$4224$3855$4326$4767$4798$4739–10–11$50912$52113$47414–15$44516–17$52618–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29$68130$680

December 2026

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$422 or lessGreen: the cheapest fifth of fares on this route. Lowest in these 60 days: Nov 4, $385.

Lowest fares by month

In the fares found this week, December has the lowest: from $381 one-way, against $534 in September 2027. Pick a month to see its cheapest date.

$0$200$400$600OctNov$381DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
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MonthCheapest one-wayDateStops
October—
November$385Wed, Nov 43 stops
December$381Wed, Dec 301 stop
January 2027$400Sun, Jan 101 stop
February 2027$392Mon, Feb 82 stops
March 2027$392Sun, Mar 281 stop
April 2027—
May 2027—
June 2027—
July 2027—
August 2027—
September 2027$534Thu, Sep 231 stop

Questions travellers ask

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Istanbul?

In the fares found this week, December has the lowest: from $381 one-way, against $534 in September 2027.

Are there direct flights from San Francisco to Istanbul?

None of the fares found recently are nonstop. The cheapest options have at least one stop.

Which day of the week is cheapest to fly?

In the fares we have, Sunday departures are the cheapest, with a typical lowest fare of $446. Thursday is the priciest at about $619.

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