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Sep 7: €341 €341
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low €331 · high €424
Departure-day prices · August 2029 San Francisco → Istanbul
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Best time to visit Istanbul — climate Jan: ~11°C daytime, 9 rainy days
11°
Jan Feb: ~7°C daytime, 15 rainy days
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Feb Mar: ~17°C daytime, 10 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~16°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Apr May: ~23°C daytime, 9 rainy days
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May Jun: ~29°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~32°C daytime, 0 rainy days
32°
Jul Aug: ~30°C daytime, 2 rainy days
30°
Aug Sep: ~25°C daytime, 4 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~19°C daytime, 12 rainy days
19°
Oct Nov: ~18°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~12°C daytime, 14 rainy days
12°
Dec Best value: Oct — fares from €331 and ~19°C daytime.
Flights from San Francisco to Istanbul start around €328 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €328–358, based on 15 fares found by travellers.
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13h 40m duration
€328–358 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares San Francisco → Istanbul; typically 1 stop (e.g. LH). · Based on 15 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Istanbul Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Oct 15 – Nov 12
Lufthansa · 1 stop · 13h 40m
€415
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Oct 15 – Nov 13
Lufthansa · 1 stop · 13h 40m
€438
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Feb 7 – Feb 13
Air Canada · 2 stops · 15h 15m
€720
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Nov 10 – Dec 2
British Airways · 1 stop · 14h 30m
€747
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Oct 26 – Nov 10
British Airways · 1 stop · 14h 30m
€767
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Dec 10 – Dec 22
Lufthansa · 1 stop · 13h 55m
€777
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Nov 26 – Dec 2
American Airlines · 2 stops · 16h 34m
€790
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Nov 21 – Dec 2
Frontier Airlines · 2 stops · 16h 56m
€801
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Weather in Istanbul
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Wed
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Where to stay in Istanbul 3★+ hotels from €57/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Akgun Istanbul Hotel, WorldHotels Crafted
hotel · Istanbul
from €57/night ★ 5
Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Old City
hotel · Istanbul
from €57/night ★ 4
Ramada By Wyndham Istanbul Pera
hotel · Istanbul
from €66/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency TRY · €1 ≈ 56.3
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Passport/ID checks apply
Time difference +10h
Time in the air 13h 40m
Things to do in Istanbul Top-rated tours and tickets from €50 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Istanbul
Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) is a very large city of fantastic history, culture and beauty. Called Byzantium in ancient times, the city's name was changed to Constantinople in 324 CE when it was rebuilt by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine. The name "Istanbul", perhaps surprisingly, comes from Greek and could be translated as a corruption of "to the city".
Read the full Istanbul guide
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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-07. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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