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 45m$471–764Train 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
16h 25m$321–1,248Fly 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 23m$553–2,206Fly 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 20m$468–1,414Fly 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 30m$607–2,007Train, 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 14m$369–985Train 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
18h 5m$767–2,441Train, 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 9m$436–985
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 fly which costs $460 - $1,500 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to California is to fly which takes 15h 30m and costs $600 - $2,100.
The distance between Busan and California is 5704 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from Busan to California, including transfers.
California is 16h behind Busan. It is currently 10:13 AM in Busan and 6:13 PM in California.
There are 2794+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and California, USA?
Korean Air, Japan 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
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- 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
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
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 43m
- 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 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- 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
- $250–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–3,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- 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
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
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 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- 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
- $250–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–3,900
- 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
- $340–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–700
- 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
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $28–40
- First Class
- $40–60
- 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
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $12–26
- First Class
- $18–25
- 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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