There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LAX - PUS
18h 3m₩612,214–1,719,751Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane LAX - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 32m₩1,127,214–3,070,951Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BUR - PUS
20h 5m₩861,024–2,214,688Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SAN - PUS
21h 20m₩758,958–2,515,003Fly 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 KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
19h 4m₩669,714–1,425,951Fly Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LGB - PUS
23h 46m₩757,484–2,307,784Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane LAX - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 25m₩619,714–1,724,951
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩650,000 - ₩1500,000 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs ₩600,000 - ₩1800,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Busan is 9649 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Los Angeles to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 16h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 12:05 PM in Los Angeles and 4:05 AM in Busan.
There are 1154+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–5,500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,200,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
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 Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Honolulu, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–5,500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,200,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
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 Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,600,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–2,900,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,700,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,700,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,500,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–5,500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,200,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,700,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,200,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Honolulu, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–6,000,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,400,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,500,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–4,200,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–42,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- 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
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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