There are 8 ways to get from Busan to California by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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$292–865Fly 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 49m$383–1,206Fly 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
16h$298–914Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- 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 5m$352–1,250Fly 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
17h 54m$417–1,307Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TAE - SJC
19h 27m$497–1,542Train, 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 KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ICN - SFO
16h 45m$384–1,043Train, 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 KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ICN - LAX
17h 30m$500–1,042
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to California is to train and bus and fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to California is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs $290 - $900.
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 3:25 AM in Busan and 11:25 AM in California.
There are 3387+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and California, USA?
Korean Air, United Airlines, and five 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
- $290–950
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
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 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $11–16
- First Class
- $15–22
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $11–16
- First Class
- $15–22
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $30–45
- First Class
- $45–70
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $30–45
- First Class
- $45–70
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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