Common Nonstop Destinations from Istanbul and San Francisco: 46 Shared Routes
IST · SAW — SFO · OAK · SJC
Looking for somewhere Istanbul and San Francisco can both fly direct? There are 46 such destinations across 25 countries, from nearby Los Angeles to far-flung Manila.
46
Shared destinations
Meet in the middle
Boston BOS
IST10h 15m4797 miles
SFO5h 44m2696 miles
The most balanced shared destination — roughly equidistant by flight distance from both cities.
Farthest reach
Manila MNL
IST11h 55m5672 miles
SFO14h 00m6973 miles
25
Countries reachable
What this Istanbul & San Francisco page shows
This page compares the full metro areas of Istanbul (IST, SAW) and San Francisco (SFO, OAK, SJC) and lists every destination both cities can reach on a nonstop flight — 46 in all, across 25 countries and 6 regions. For each one you can see the flight time and distance from IST and from SFO, 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 46 shared routes. When you are ready to filter by month and check live fares, open the Midway app with Istanbul and San Francisco already loaded.
Where you can both fly
Every marker is a destination with nonstop service from both Istanbul and San Francisco. The spread runs from Los Angeles close by to Manila 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 SFO — when those two legs are close, the trip splits evenly between Istanbul and San Francisco. Open the full table in Midway to sort by either leg or filter by month.
Shared destinations grouped by region — 46 in total across 6 regions.
North America
17
Europe
14
East Asia
9
Southeast Asia
3
Middle East
2
Central America
1
Year-round or seasonal
91% of these routes fly year-round, with 4 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.
