There are 6 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 45m$252–915Fly 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
16h 4m$353–1,206Fly 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 15m$258–914Train, 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$314–943Train, 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 20m$480–1,042Train 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 30m$312–1,150
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 fly which costs $250 - $950 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to California is to fly which takes 15h 45m and costs $250 - $950.
The distance between Busan and California is 5704 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from Busan to California, including transfers.
California is 17h behind Busan. It is currently 10:38 PM in Busan and 5:38 AM in California.
There are 3420+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and California, USA?
Korean Air, Japan Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New Chitose, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New Chitose, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New Chitose, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–2,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
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
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
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- $13–29
- First Class
- $20–28
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- $6–7
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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