There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to San Diego by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)ICN - SAN
15h 44m$603–1,104Fly Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)GMP - SAN
18h 17m$411–1,502Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ICN - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
17h 49m$428–1,314Fly Gimpo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)GMP - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
20h 4m$516–2,412
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to San Diego is to train and fly and bus which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 15h 44m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Seoul and San Diego is 6163 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 44m to get from Seoul to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 17h behind Seoul. It is currently 9:10 AM in Seoul and 4:10 PM in San Diego.
There are 2132+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and San Diego, CA, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 2 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–3,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–2,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,500
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
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- 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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