There are 7 ways to get from California to South Korea by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SFO - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
16h 6m₩571,486–1,427,032Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SFO - GMP
18h 11m₩569,086–1,924,232Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LAX - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
16h 26m₩616,579–1,326,060Fly San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SFO - PUS
17h 56m₩718,186–1,527,032Fly San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SFO - TAE
17h 37m₩825,686–1,432,032Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SJC - TAE
20h 33m₩1,117,083–3,420,083Fly 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
20h 21m₩709,583–2,215,083
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to South Korea is to fly and train which costs ₩550,000 - ₩1500,000 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from California to South Korea is to fly and train which takes 16h 6m and costs ₩550,000 - ₩1500,000.
The distance between California and South Korea is 9185 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from California to South Korea, including transfers.
South Korea is 16h ahead of California. It is currently 12:00 PM in California and 4:00 AM in South Korea.
There are 5261+ hotels available in South Korea.
What companies run services between California, USA and 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
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,100,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,100,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,700,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,700,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–4,600,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,300,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,100,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,000,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,500,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,600,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–4,600,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,600,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–4,800,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,900,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–4,100,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
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