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Scan through all non-stop flights from Istanbul to San Francisco. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from IST to SFO, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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San Francisco is best explored from mid-spring to summer, specifically between April and September, as most rainfall occurs from October to February.
Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Istanbul IST to San Francisco SFO, which is Turkish Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from IST to SFO are operated 10 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 07:20 - 13:50. The earliest flight departs at 07:20, the last flight departs at 13:50. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Istanbul to San Francisco takes 13 hours and 25 minutes. The flight distance between Istanbul and San Francisco is 6,686 miles (or 10,760 km).
There are 2 airports in San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
There are 10 flights per week flying from Istanbul to San Francisco (as of April 2026).
13 hours and 25 minutes is the average flight time from Istanbul to San Francisco.
The distance from Istanbul to San Francisco is 6,686 miles (10,760 kilometers).
Turkish Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Istanbul to San Francisco.
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Istanbul to San Francisco.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Istanbul to San Francisco:
The earliest flight departs at 07:20 from Istanbul and arrives at 10:50 at San Francisco.
The latest flight departs at 13:50 from Istanbul and arrives at 17:45 at San Francisco.
6,686 miles (10,760 km) · 13h 25m
07:20
10:50
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 289
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
07:20
10:50
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 289
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
07:20
10:50
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 289
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
13:15
16:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 79
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
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