There are 3 ways to get from Busan to San Diego by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)PUS - SAN
15h 53m$443–1,606Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)TAE - SAN
18h 23m$512–1,938Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)PUS - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
19h 10m$486–1,111
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to San Diego is to fly and bus which costs $480 - $1,200 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to San Diego is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Busan and San Diego is 6129 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Busan to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 17h behind Busan. It is currently 2:58 AM in Busan and 9:58 AM in San Diego.
There are 1964+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and San Diego, CA, USA?
Korean Air, Japan Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 4 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Train operators
- 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
- $10–15
- Non-reserved
- $9–13
- First Class
- $14–21
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- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- $4–5
- Economy Class
- $5–6
- Economy class
- $13
- Non-reserved Seat
- $11
Bus operators
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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