Distance from California to Istanbul

The distance between California, United States and Istanbul, Turkey is 8,425 kilometers (5,235 miles).

California, Maryland, United States

Istanbul, Turkey

From California to Istanbul, the straight-line distance is 8,425 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with California at 36 meters above sea level and Istanbul at 39 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
California, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.3004° N 76.5075° W

Elevation: 36 m (118 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • St Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW)
  • Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK)
  • Webster Nolf Airport (NUI)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Easton Newnam Field (ESN)
Istanbul, Turkey

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Istanbul

Coordinates: 41.0138° N 28.9497° E

Elevation: 39 m (128 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
  • Bursa Airport (BTZ)
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ)

Other distances from California

Distance between cities Kilometers
From California to New York City 344 km
From California to Los Angeles 3,752 km
From California to Chicago 1,028 km
From California to Houston 1,977 km
From California to Phoenix 3,236 km

Other distances from Istanbul

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Istanbul to Ankara 353 km
From Istanbul to Bursa 91 km
From Istanbul to Gaziantep 851 km
From Istanbul to Diyarbakır 1,028 km
From Istanbul to Adana 710 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between California and Istanbul.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Sheffield, United Kingdom San Francisco, United States 8,425 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bristol, United Kingdom 8,425 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Reading, United Kingdom 8,425 km
Mexico City, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,426 km
Bengaluru, India Belfast, United Kingdom 8,426 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fort Worth, United States 8,424 km
Managua, Nicaragua Valladolid, Spain 8,424 km
Kolkata, India Bilbao, Spain 8,426 km
Oslo, Norway Tokyo, Japan 8,427 km
Valencia, Spain Colorado Springs, United States 8,427 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Onitsha, Nigeria 8,427 km
Cali, Colombia Bilbao, Spain 8,423 km
Lisbon, Portugal Nagpur, India 8,423 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,423 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Patna, India 8,423 km
Austin, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 8,428 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Istanbul, Turkey 8,422 km
Córdoba, Argentina Halifax, Canada 8,422 km
Torreón, Mexico Preston, United Kingdom 8,422 km
Recife, Brazil Bucharest, Romania 8,422 km

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