There are 8 ways to get from Busan to California by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PUS - SFO
15h 25m$471–714Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TAE - SFO
18h$331–1,249Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PUS - SAN
15h 48m$553–2,106Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PUS - LAX
15h 50m$438–664Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PUS - SJC
15h 55m$607–2,007Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TAE - LAX
17h 30m$358–1,149Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ICN - SFO
16h 34m$369–1,186Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ICN - LAX
17h 19m$446–1,036
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to California is to train and bus and fly which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to California is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs $470 - $750.
The distance between Busan and California is 5704 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Busan to California, including transfers.
California is 16h behind Busan. It is currently 5:25 PM in Busan and 1:25 AM in California.
There are 824+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and California, USA?
Korean Air, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–3,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–3,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $10–15
- First Class
- $14–20
- Economy Class
- $29
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $29–40
- First Class
- $40–65
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $12–27
- First Class
- $18–26
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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