There are 6 ways to get from Busan to San Francisco 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.
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 6m$290–863Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TAE - SFO
17h 46m$330–1,248Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PUS - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
19h 27m$433–1,316Train, 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 KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ICN - SFO
16h 26m$382–1,042Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- 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
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
20h 42m$513–1,551Train to Gimpo International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GMP - SFO
18h 14m$603–2,092
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to San Francisco is to train and bus and fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to San Francisco is to fly which takes 15h 6m and costs $290 - $900.
The distance between Busan and San Francisco is 5694 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Busan to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 16h behind Busan. It is currently 2:11 AM in Busan and 10:11 AM in San Francisco.
There are 809+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Korean Air, United Airlines, and five 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $11–16
- First Class
- $15–23
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $30–45
- First Class
- $45–70
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $11–16
- First Class
- $15–23
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $30–45
- First Class
- $45–70
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- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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