There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Seoul 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.
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Fly Los Angeles to Incheon, train
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Incheon (ICN)
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Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
Fly Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul Gimpo (GMP)
Fly Los Angeles to Daegu, train
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Daegu (TAE)
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Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Station
Fly Los Angeles to Gimhae, bus, train
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Gimhae (PUS)
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Take the bus from Gimhae Airport Int'l Terminal to Dongdaegu
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Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Station
Bus to Santa Barbara, fly to Incheon, train
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Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
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Fly from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Incheon (ICN)
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Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul Gimpo (GMP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Seoul is to fly and train, which costs $490 - $1,700 and takes 14h 25m.
The quickest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Seoul is to fly and train which costs $490 - $1,700 and takes 14h 25m.
The distance between Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Seoul is 9583 km.
It takes approximately 14h 25m to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Seoul, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Los Angeles Airport to Incheon Airport is the direct flight which takes 13h 20m.
Seoul is 16h ahead of Los Angeles Airport (LAX). It is currently 3:14 AM in Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and 7:14 PM in Seoul.
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, United Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Los Angeles Airport to Incheon Airport.
There are 1070+ hotels available in Seoul. Prices start at ₩115,000 per night.

- Distance: 9583.2 km
- Duration: 14h 25m
What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Seoul, South Korea?
All Nippon Airways, American Airlines and six other airlines fly from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Seoul hourly.

- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000 - ₩5000,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000 - ₩1100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000 - ₩1100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000 - ₩5000,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1500,000 - ₩3800,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1400,000 - ₩4100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1400,000 - ₩4100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Honolulu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1500,000 - ₩4200,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000 - ₩2300,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000 - ₩1300,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000 - ₩1400,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000 - ₩2800,000

- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000 - ₩5000,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000 - ₩1100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Incheon, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000 - ₩2100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Incheon, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000 - ₩2200,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000 - ₩2200,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1500,000 - ₩3800,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Honolulu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1500,000 - ₩4200,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1400,000 - ₩4100,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000 - ₩2300,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Incheon, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000 - ₩2500,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1000,000 - ₩2400,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000 - ₩2800,000

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000 - ₩5000,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000 - ₩5000,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000 - ₩2000,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via Los Angeles, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000 - ₩2100,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000 - ₩2200,000

- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000 - ₩4700,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Incheon, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000 - ₩1800,000

- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Incheon via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000 - ₩4100,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Incheon via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1100,000 - ₩2100,000

- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1200,000 - ₩6500,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1200,000 - ₩6500,000

- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Seoul Gimpo via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000 - ₩1900,000
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Tokyo Haneda, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000 - ₩2200,000

- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Gimhae via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1000,000 - ₩2900,000

- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Daegu via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1300,000 - ₩3300,000

- Phone
- +82 1599-7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,200 - ₩6,500
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/

- Phone
- (82) 1544-7788 + 7
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩27,000 - ₩41,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com
- Standing
- ₩27,000 - ₩37,000
- Economy
- ₩29,000 - ₩41,000
- First Class
- ₩43,000 - ₩65,000

- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae Airport Int'l Terminal to Dongdaegu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩11,600
- Schedules at
- bustago.or.kr

- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000 - ₩100,000
- Schedules at
- centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- ₩90,000 - ₩100,000
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- ₩80,000 - ₩95,000
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