There are 8 ways to get from California to Busan 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 San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SFO - PUS
17h 38m₩516,319–1,619,780Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LAX - PUS
18h 3m₩501,683–1,318,861Fly San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SAN - PUS
19h 8m₩704,845–1,808,491Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SJC - PUS
19h 48m₩558,191–1,708,491Fly San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SFO - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 50m₩731,319–2,366,980Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SJC - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 36m₩873,191–2,855,691Fly San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SFO - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 59m₩523,819–1,425,980Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LAX - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
19h 9m₩619,183–1,425,061
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩500,000 - ₩1500,000 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from California to Busan is to fly which takes 17h 38m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩1700,000.
The distance between California and Busan is 9127 km.
It takes approximately 17h 38m to get from California to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 16h ahead of California. It is currently 10:54 PM in California and 2:54 PM in Busan.
There are 1191+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between California, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,300,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,000,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
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Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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