SFO - ESB

$616 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Ankara

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 Francisco to Ankara departing on 1/25. 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 Francisco to Ankara, 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 Francisco to Ankara, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$806
Turkish Airlines
Mon 2/16Mon 2/23
SFO - ESB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$474
Multiple Airlines
Sun 1/25
SFO - ESB • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $806 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.3 score
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Ankara (SFO-ESB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Ankara 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 San Francisco to Ankara

Mon, Feb 16 - Mon, Feb 23
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 11:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
17h 20m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 4:45 pm
ESB
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SFO
17h 05m
1 stop
$806Turkish Airlines
Fri, Apr 3 - Sun, Apr 12
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12:55 pm - 4:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
17h 15m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 10:50 am
ESB
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SFO
28h 55m
1 stop
$823Turkish Airlines
Mon, Feb 16 - Mon, Feb 23
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2:40 pm - 10:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
20h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 12:40 pm
ESB
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SFO
39h 00m
2 stops
$857Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 16 - Mon, Feb 23
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2:40 pm - 10:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
20h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 7:35 pm
ESB
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SFO
21h 55m
1 stop
$871Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 12:10 am
SFO
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ESB
18h 20m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
2:55 pm - 12:05 pm
ESB
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SFO
31h 10m
1 stop
$879Turkish Airlines
Sun, Feb 1 - Fri, Mar 13
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8:25 am - 4:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
20h 45m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
8:40 am - 8:35 pm
ESB
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SFO
21h 55m
1 stop
$882Lufthansa
Sun, Feb 1 - Fri, Mar 13
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8:25 am - 4:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
20h 45m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
8:40 am - 9:20 pm
ESB
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SFO
22h 40m
2 stops
$892Lufthansa
Sun, Feb 1 - Thu, Mar 12
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8:25 am - 4:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
20h 45m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
7:00 am - 7:34 pm
ESB
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SFO
22h 34m
2 stops
$893Lufthansa
Sun, Feb 1 - Sat, Mar 7
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 7:10 pm
SFO
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ESB
19h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:55 pm - 11:05 am
ESB
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SFO
22h 10m
1 stop
$894Turkish Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 12:10 am
SFO
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ESB
18h 20m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 5:45 pm
ESB
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SFO
31h 50m
1 stop
$899Turkish Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Ankara flights

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

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Ankara?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Ankara were found on Turkish Airlines ($806) and Lufthansa ($882).

Good to know

Cheapest flight$474
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from San Francisco to Ankara

When to book flights from San Francisco to Ankara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Ankara 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 flights from San Francisco to Ankara

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Ankara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Ankara was $616 for a one-way ticket and $806 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Ankara?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Ankara?

    When flying out of San Francisco you will be using San Francisco. You will be landing at Ankara, also known as Ankara Esenboga.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Ankara?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Ankara?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Francisco and Ankara.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Ankara?

    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 Francisco to Ankara.

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

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

    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 Ankara with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and ESB 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 Francisco to Ankara?

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

Reviews of the top airline flying from San Francisco to Ankara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Ankara. 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 Francisco to Ankara? 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.
7.3
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4200 reviews
7.4Food
7.3Boarding
7.4Entertainment
7.3Comfort
7.8Crew
Airline reviews

Everything about that day was great I was happy with how things went as a first time traveling with the airline thank you for all that you’ve doing by taking us there to our various destinations thanks.

8.0 ExcellentEvans, Jan 2026
EWR - IST
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Everything about that day was great I was happy with how things went as a first time traveling with the airline thank you for all that you’ve doing by taking us there to our various destinations thanks.

Service was slow and checked bag was off last evening when flying business

Turkish Airline canceled our tickets in the very last minute, with our luggage and everything else, all prepared and good to go. It’s clear that they sold the tickets for better money to someone else. Bad, Bad, Bad business!!!

Awful seating. Bad food. Staff only have one bottle of water and no cans.

it was like a banya -so hot... They did provide a great experience with special food. one toilet broke midflight In general it was a peaceful and relaxing flight - for business class it was good.

Chicago to Istanbul was a much better experience than I expected since I’m more accustomed to Qatar Airways business class. The business lounge in the Istanbul airport was amazing - loved the lockers and phone charging stations, and the bathroom was a spa experience in itself. The onward leg from Istanbul to Karachi was utterly disappointing. Terrible plane, and I felt like I was in economy - the seats don’t come near to lying flat and the food was mediocre. What a sad downgrade - it isn’t as though the ticket on that leg was cheaper. So, on that front, there’s no contest with Qatar airways.

Second leg of Turkish Airline with Indigo is disaster for following reason. 1) You have to carry your cabin bags through ladder to boeing 777 because it was parked somewhere in parking lot and was not given a gate to board passengers and this seems to be people traveling to and fro from those flights and is not issue with flight itself. 2) I choose non vegetarian food on Turkish portal way ahead of checkin to entire trip, However the Indigo flight gave me random veg food saying they code veg food code from Turkish. 3) Indigo did not served any alcoholic beverages stating some weird reason which is non nonsensical. 4)Indigo have TV screens in front of you but it displays nothing except "Welcome Onboard" with annoying white black ground in dark flight. This is the most stupidest and annoying part because you are held hostage for 7 hours and only thing you could do is stare back at white screen which does not have entertainment package or even flight tracker. Such a shame.

nice and clean plane but the seats and the comfort was not what i expected. i expected more based on all the ads and reviews that i've read. I guess you get what you pay for in economy.

Overall it was good. Food was bad. I ordered gluten free vegetarian meal. But I got gluten free chicken for my long flight from Seattle to Istanbul. I don’t eat any kind of meat. Second meal I got eggplant with meat which I couldn’t eat. I don’t understand why we can’t get gluten free vegetarian meal for a 12 hour flight. I eat the bread and that was it.

As a big guy the seats are way too small for me. Would prefer more comfortable seats on these long haul flights.

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