Common Nonstop Destinations from Istanbul and Los Angeles: 51 Shared Routes
IST · SAW — LAX · BUR · SNA · ONT
Looking for somewhere Istanbul and Los Angeles can both fly direct? There are 51 such destinations across 29 countries, from nearby San Francisco to far-flung Sao Paulo.
51
Shared destinations
Meet in the middle
Boston BOS
IST10h 15m4797 miles
LAX5h 44m2604 miles
The most balanced shared destination — roughly equidistant by flight distance from both cities.
Farthest reach
Sao Paulo GRU
IST13h 10m6556 miles
LAX11h 35m6159 miles
29
Countries reachable
What this Istanbul & Los Angeles page shows
This page compares the full metro areas of Istanbul (IST, SAW) and Los Angeles (LAX, BUR, SNA, ONT) and lists every destination both cities can reach on a nonstop flight — 51 in all, across 29 countries and 8 regions. For each one you can see the flight time and distance from IST and from LAX, so the trade-off between the two legs is clear at a glance.
Use the map to see how far your options spread, then check the meet-in-the-middle pick — Boston is the most balanced destination here before opening the full table to sort all 51 shared routes. When you are ready to filter by month and check live fares, open the Midway app with Istanbul and Los Angeles already loaded.
Where you can both fly
Every marker is a destination with nonstop service from both Istanbul and Los Angeles. The spread runs from San Francisco close by to Sao Paulo at the far edge, so you can gauge whether a short hop or a long-haul meet-up makes more sense.
Each row is a destination both cities reach nonstop. The two right-hand columns give the flight time and distance from IST and from LAX — when those two legs are close, the trip splits evenly between Istanbul and Los Angeles. Open the full table in Midway to sort by either leg or filter by month.
Shared destinations grouped by region — 51 in total across 8 regions.
North America
17
Europe
16
East Asia
10
North Africa
2
Middle East
2
Southeast Asia
2
South America
1
Central America
1
Year-round or seasonal
90% of these routes fly year-round, with 5 running only in certain seasons. If your meet-up date is flexible you have the full set to choose from; if it is fixed, lean toward the year-round destinations so you are not counting on a route that may not be flying that month.
