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Find cheap flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport from $714

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Jose to Istanbul departing on 7/21. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Jose to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Jose to Istanbul, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from San Jose to Istanbul (SJC-IST)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Jose to Istanbul that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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10:00 am - 4:30 pmSJC-IST
20h 30m2 stops
7:25 am - 10:51 pmIST-SJC
26h 26m2 stops
$936Delta
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Tue, Oct 22 - Tue, Nov 5
10:25 am - 4:35 pmSJC-IST
20h 10m2 stops
8:05 am - 10:24 pmIST-SJC
25h 19m2 stops
$964British Airways
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Tue, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 6
10:25 am - 12:30 amSJC-IST
28h 05m2 stops
8:25 am - 10:12 pmIST-SJC
23h 47m2 stops
$969American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 9 - Wed, Oct 23
1:25 pm - 12:25 amSJC-IST
25h 00m2 stops
7:55 pm - 10:32 pmIST-SJC
36h 37m2 stops
$997British Airways
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Tue, Aug 6 - Tue, Aug 20
10:55 am - 5:00 pmSJC-IST
20h 05m2 stops
6:10 am - 8:57 pmIST-SJC
24h 47m2 stops
$1,004Lufthansa
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Tue, Oct 8 - Tue, Oct 22
12:55 pm - 9:20 pmSJC-IST
22h 25m2 stops
6:10 am - 8:57 pmIST-SJC
24h 47m2 stops
$1,010Lufthansa
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Sun, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 16
10:41 am - 9:20 pmSJC-IST
24h 39m2 stops
5:55 pm - 8:57 pmIST-SJC
37h 02m2 stops
$1,020Lufthansa
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Tue, Sep 17 - Thu, Oct 3
12:45 pm - 12:25 amSJC-IST
25h 40m2 stops
8:30 am - 9:19 amIST-SJC
34h 49m3 stops
$1,448American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 11 - Fri, Oct 25
9:23 pm - 2:30 pmSJC-IST
31h 07m1 stop
4:15 pm - 8:28 pmIST-SJC
38h 13m1 stop
$1,499Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Aug 6 - Tue, Aug 20
9:23 pm - 2:30 pmSJC-IST
31h 07m1 stop
4:15 pm - 8:28 pmIST-SJC
38h 13m1 stop
$1,726Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Aug 16 - Sun, Aug 25

Flights from San Jose to Istanbul - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Jose to Istanbul to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

The average price of all flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Istanbul Airport on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to fly from San Jose to Istanbul Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport is October, where tickets cost $983 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $2,026 and $1,602 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from San Jose to Istanbul Airport found on KAYAK was with Delta for $714. Delta proposed a round-trip connection from $936 and British Airways from $964.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$714
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 23% lower on average.
Flight from San Jose to Istanbul Airport

When to book flights from San Jose to Istanbul

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Jose to Istanbul based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking San Jose to Istanbul Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Istanbul Airport was $714 for a one-way ticket and $936 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Jose and Istanbul Airport?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Istanbul Airport from San Jose.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Jose and Istanbul Airport, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Jose to Istanbul, Delta or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Istanbul are Delta and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,057 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,342 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Istanbul Airport from San Jose is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Istanbul Airport with an airline and back to San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose and IST can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Jose to Istanbul Airport?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Istanbul Airport from San Jose up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from San Jose to Istanbul

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose to Istanbul. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Jose to Istanbul? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10826 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

We missed the flight to Barcelona because the flight from Baltimore was delayed. We flew on Vueling VW6653. Our luggage didn’t arrive. Please help us get our luggage. We are staying at Hotel Gran Via in Barcelona

The seats were tiny, being of a fairly petite build, I don’t usually expect to feel crammed and cramped in a seat, but I definitely was on this flight. I couldn’t even bend over to get anything out from under the seat in front and getting up to go to the bathroom at night with the seat backs reclined was nearly impossible. I had to do gymnastics to get over and out. For an airline that does long flights overnight, it’s kind of ridiculous.

Not connecting flights. Missed my flight from Dublin to Liverpool because I arrived at Dublin one hour too late. For this mistake, they offered me a flight from Dublin to Manchester. Thats great and all, but I waste time and money to commute to Liverpool. Be sure to check the time of your connecting flights, because they sure don’t when they sell it to you

Excellent! Great flight attendants, good food (in business class, at least), very comfortable. Touchscreen and remote wasn’t great.

In economy and food was ok, but with limited leg space (and I was in a 2 seat configuration) it was difficult to eat with a tiny seat tray. I spilt wine on my trousers. First time on British Air (I usually fly Turkish Air) and in a 777. Heathrow was pleasant but changing terminals awkward.

Starting with the flight Cairo to London the plain was so poor no entertainment at all uncomfortable seats although it’s 5 hours long,then an American airline plain took me from London to Miami it was a bad experience the crew most of flight time not available and they asked us to help our selves for any snacks if we need. From Miami to London actually was perfect flight with a huge plain and perfect crew but from London to Cairo was horrible plain with stiff fixed seats not movable no entertainment or wi fi very poor Menu which is unacceptable for a business class

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

Terrible. Missed my flight to final destination because of delayed British Airways flight. Had to spend 12 hours in airport and $1500 for new plane tickets

Terrible! I missed my flight to my final destination and British airlines and American Airlines keep pointing fingers on each other’s. Nobody wants to take responsibility

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Jose to Istanbul found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/21Sun
2 stopsDelta
24h 15mSJC-IST
$714
7/25Thu
2 stopsDelta
21h 40mSJC-IST
$789
7/19Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
26h 55mSJC-IST
$795
10/4Fri
2 stopsLufthansa
18h 05mSJC-IST
$801
6/4Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
24h 11mSJC-IST
$917
5/13Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
30h 55mSJC-IST
$1,363
7/22Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
31h 07mSJC-IST
$1,378
7/23Tue
1 stop
31h 07mSJC-IST
$1,400
7/21Sun
1 stop
31h 07mSJC-IST
$1,415
6/4Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
24h 35mSJC-IST
$5,677

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Last minute flights from San Jose to Istanbul

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Jose to Istanbul that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/6Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
24h 11mSJC-IST
5/16Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
24h 11mIST-SJC
$1,319
5/6Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
24h 38mSJC-IST
5/20Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
41h 27mIST-SJC
$1,335
5/6Mon
multi-stopDelta
20h 15mSJC-IST
5/13Mon
multi-stopDelta
30h 48mIST-SJC
$1,338
5/8Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
20h 18mSJC-IST
5/16Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
25h 17mIST-SJC
$1,350
5/6Mon
multi-stopAir Canada
36h 40mSJC-IST
5/13Mon
multi-stopAir Canada
35h 07mIST-SJC
$1,359
5/7Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
39h 12mSJC-IST
5/13Mon
multi-stopAir Canada
35h 07mIST-SJC
$1,368
5/10Fri
multi-stop
25h 00mSJC-IST
5/17Fri
multi-stop
26h 14mIST-SJC
$1,400
5/7Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
46h 15mSJC-IST
5/17Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
42h 28mIST-SJC
$1,504
5/9Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
39h 25mSJC-IST
5/15Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
27h 51mIST-SJC
$1,521
5/7Tue
multi-stop
20h 15mSJC-IST
5/14Tue
multi-stop
30h 04mIST-SJC
$1,722

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San Jose - Istanbul Airport Flights

Departure:

San Jose (SJC)United States

Destination:

Istanbul Airport (IST)Türkiye

Return flight deals:

Istanbul Airport - San Jose

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