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)PUS - SFO
15h 45m$281–864Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PUS - SAN
16h 5m$803–1,606Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)PUS - LAX
16h 21m$452–1,015Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)TAE - SFO
17h 50m$360–1,347Fly 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)PUS - SJC
16h 42m$477–1,407Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ICN - SFO
16h 14m$398–1,266Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)TAE - SJC
17h 22m$566–1,840Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ICN - LAX
17h 35m$419–1,267
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 $280 - $900 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to California is to fly which takes 15h 45m and costs $280 - $900.
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 6:28 AM in Busan and 1:28 PM in California.
There are 3277+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and California, USA?
Korean Air, Japan Airlines, and six 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
- $290–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- 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
- $650–2,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- 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
- $290–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $11–15
- Non-reserved
- $9–13
- First Class
- $14–21
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–42
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $30–40
- Non-reserved
- $26–40
- First Class
- $40–65
- Economy Class
- $42
- Non-reserved Seat
- $32
- 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
- $19–26
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- $5–6
- Economy Class
- $6
- Economy class
- $13
- Non-reserved Seat
- $11
- 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
- $12
- 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
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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