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Cheapest round-trip
$775
Typical prices: $754-$1,817
Delta
Mon 9/21Tue 10/6
IST - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$469
Typical prices: $606-$871
Multiple Airlines
Mon 9/21
IST - SAN • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $775 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Istanbul and San Diego. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $816 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 18h 04m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 21% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to San Diego (IST-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Istanbul to San Diego 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Istanbul to San Diego

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
Delta Logo
5:20 pm - 11:50 am
IST
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SAN
28h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:40 pm - 4:20 pm
SAN
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IST
16h 40m
1 stop
$775Delta
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
Delta Logo
5:20 pm - 11:50 am
IST
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SAN
28h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:02 am - 1:20 am
SAN
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IST
28h 18m
2 stops
$775Delta
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
Delta Logo
5:20 pm - 11:50 am
IST
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SAN
28h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:02 am - 1:20 am
SAN
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IST
28h 18m
2 stops
$778Delta
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
Delta Logo
5:20 pm - 11:50 am
IST
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SAN
28h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:40 pm - 4:20 pm
SAN
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IST
16h 40m
1 stop
$778Delta
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
British Airways Logo
7:55 pm - 2:55 pm
IST
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SAN
29h 00m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:40 pm - 1:05 am
SAN
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IST
19h 25m
1 stop
$894British Airways
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
British Airways Logo
8:15 am - 9:30 pm
IST
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SAN
23h 15m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
7:40 pm - 1:05 am
SAN
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IST
19h 25m
1 stop
$935British Airways
Sat, Sep 5 - Fri, Sep 11
British Airways Logo
8:15 am - 11:55 pm
IST
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SAN
25h 40m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
7:40 pm - 12:20 am
SAN
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IST
18h 40m
1 stop
$963British Airways
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
United Airlines Logo
5:40 am - 8:45 pm
IST
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SAN
25h 05m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:56 pm - 9:15 pm
SAN
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IST
19h 19m
2 stops
$1,042United Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
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4:30 am - 11:34 pm
IST
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SAN
29h 04m
3 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
3:00 pm - 3:40 am
SAN
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IST
26h 40m
2 stops
$1,063Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 4:12 pm
IST
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SAN
30h 27m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 3:40 am
SAN
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IST
24h 25m
2 stops
$1,091Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to San Diego flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Istanbul Airport to San Diego?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Istanbul Airport to San Diego departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to San Diego from Istanbul Airport usually cost between $780 and $1,158 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $775 on Delta (Oct 14-Nov 12).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to San Diego, 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 Istanbul Airport to San Diego is February, where tickets cost $693 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,022 and $987 respectively.

Good to know

Low season

October

Cheapest flight

$469
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Istanbul to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Istanbul to San Diego flights

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to San Diego was $469 for a one-way ticket and $775 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Istanbul to San Diego.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul to San Diego?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Istanbul to San Diego, Delta or British Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Istanbul to San Diego are Delta and British Airways. With an average price for the route of $780 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. British Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $886 and an overall rating of 6.7.

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

    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 San Diego.

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

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

    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 San Diego with an airline and back to Istanbul with another airline. Booking your flights between Istanbul and SAN 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 Istanbul to San Diego?

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

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Istanbul to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to San Diego. 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 Istanbul to San Diego? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8492 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
8.5Crew
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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
DTW - SAN
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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

The boarding process was terrible especially with an indirect flight Chicago to Seattle to San Diego was terrible talking about we overbooked a flight idk if I’d take this airline ever again we got off our flight from Chicago to Seattle and we traveled for business and they told us our connecting flight was over booked and their was no seats asking people to take a delayed next flight and they don’t tell anyone coughing to wear masks seats 30A-B were terrible during the flight no one wants to sit next to people coughing all around I don’t want to be sick traveling for work or get sick anytime it’s very upsetting the staff doesn’t take this stuff serious to tell them to wear masks when they see people coughing and sneezing

They made us check our bag…. Even though there was plenty of space up top… and then proceeded to shatter by brand new luggage 😞

All service prior to the flight was terrible: online check-in not working, no customer service tel,, multiple airport scanners not working, A huge mess.

Was very bad the cancel the flight after when we arrived to London

They lost my baggage and still waiting an update when I can receive it

Service of the crews were great. Food on flight was very greasy, and salty.

American Airlines is the worst airline to fly. you can’t get on an earlier flight if you don’t have ‘status’, they cancel their flights with no warning, and they lie about why their flights are delayed so they don’t have to pay for meals or hotels. They lost me as a customer after this trip. I’ll be flying Delta or Untied from now on.

The checkin process is always horrendous with this airline. They never have enough people working the desk or people assisting in the lines. Rude and unbothered. I never pick British Airways- I always get swapped in via American Airlines and may need to stop using American Airlines as well. No entertainment in flight. And they seem more concerned about selling food and drinks then they are about customer comfort

Terrible, broken window and the blinded didn’t shut during the entire flight. Nobody could sleep

Terrible service. Stewardess behavior horrible. No sense of customer service. Seats were small, in general very bad experience which is not the case for me on other international flights via BA

Horrible. Crew is not helpful. Lounge is sub standard and overcrowded. Getting to your plane is underwhelming “via a bus”. Worst experience I have had.

TIRED OLD plane. Seat cushion is completely old and NOT cushion at all; after an hour of flying butt hurts. Boarding is a complete disaster. No one respects the boarding groups, and the BA boarding crew care less about boarding groups or Tier status. What is the point of spending all this money on Business Class tickets when no one respects the boarding system? It took 90 minutes since we landed to get our luggage. 20 minutes to show on the screen which belt we are supposed to go to and another 1 hour to get our luggage - not the kind of service you will expect from BA at LHR

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