$386 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Istanbul to California departing on 1/14. 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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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$743
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$744
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$743
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$744

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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Istanbul to California 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Istanbul to California

Fri, Jan 16 - Wed, Jan 28
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3:45 pm - 11:45 amSAW-LAX
31h 00m1 stop
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1:45 pm - 9:20 pmLAX-SAW
20h 35m1 stop
$743KLM
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Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Mar 10
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12:55 pm - 11:50 amSAW-SFO
33h 55m1 stop
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2:55 pm - 5:25 pmSFO-SAW
16h 30m1 stop
$744KLM
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Mon, Dec 1 - Sun, Dec 7
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10:15 pm - 9:39 pmSAW-SFO
34h 24m3 stops
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8:25 am - 7:10 pmSFO-SAW
23h 45m3 stops
$747Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Feb 24 - Wed, Mar 4
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8:30 am - 5:05 pmSAW-LAX
19h 35m2 stops
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8:15 pm - 7:15 pmLAX-SAW
36h 00m1 stop
$761Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Jan 13 - Sat, Mar 14
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9:15 am - 3:00 pmSAW-SFO
40h 45m2 stops
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9:40 pm - 6:55 pmSFO-SAW
35h 15m2 stops
$848Iberia
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Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Feb 24
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9:15 am - 12:31 amSAW-LAX
26h 16m2 stops
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10:10 am - 9:05 pmLAX-SAW
23h 55m2 stops
$851Iberia
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Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
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1:40 pm - 5:43 pmSAW-OAK
39h 03m2 stops
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6:30 am - 12:10 pmOAK-SAW
43h 40m2 stops
$1,145Qatar Airways
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Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
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1:40 pm - 5:43 pmSAW-OAK
39h 03m2 stops
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6:30 am - 12:10 pmOAK-SAW
43h 40m2 stops
$1,146Qatar Airways
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Sun, Jan 4 - Thu, Jan 15
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2:20 pm - 8:16 pmSAW-SAN
40h 56m2 stops
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9:55 am - 2:55 pmSAN-SAW
42h 00m2 stops
$12,821Emirates
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Sat, Jan 3 - Wed, Jan 14
Emirates Logo
2:20 pm - 8:16 pmSAW-SAN
40h 56m2 stops
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9:55 am - 1:20 pmSAN-SAW
40h 25m2 stops
$19,788Emirates
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to California 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 Istanbul to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Istanbul to California, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul to California?

    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 Istanbul to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Istanbul to California 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 Istanbul to California?

    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 from Istanbul to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Istanbul to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $600 on average. Morning departures are around 18% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $782.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Istanbul to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to California. 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.
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6.7
British AirwaysOverall score based on 7496 reviews
7.6Crew
6.7Comfort
6.3Food
6.4Entertainment
6.9Boarding
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Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025SFO - PDX
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Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

Not my definition of first class. No leg room and barely any recline. The food was good. The crew was great. The comfort for the price I paid for London to Cairo was highway robbery. The Wi-Fi didn't work for me either.

There might be more food options for people who can't eat so much starch/sugar/bread/rice. Meat, cheese, walnuts/pecans for snack, maybe jerky or other kinds of meat-based snacks would be better than bread and rice and sweets. I had an extra chardonnay, which was fine. The entertainment was great.

Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled because of some sort of emergency over the Atlantic and had to return to London. While I think British Airways made every effort to mitigate the situation, I must say it was still pretty unpleasant. I do appreciate the fact, however, that British Airways put my safety first…and I think the effort to correct a bad situation was very sincere. But I think the process might be handled better in future.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

My bags never made it on the flight and I now have to wait for them to arrive hopefully tomorrow. You can’t even track your bags in the app to see where they are since they didn’t arrive. You have to file a claim and then wait for them to inform you when you will receive your bag. We were already delayed for an hour due to baggage so I don’t understand how my bag didn’t make the flight.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

The crew was very nice and pleasant. We were very reluctant to book our flight with British Airlines because we had bad experience with their flight attendants on the previous trips, they were rude and not helpful.

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