There are 2 ways to get from San Diego to Seoul by plane or train
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Fly from San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SAN - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
16h 4m₩899,935–1,711,424Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- 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
19h 38m₩672,775–1,443,488
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Seoul is to train and fly which costs ₩650,000 - ₩1500,000 and takes 19h 38m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Seoul is to fly and train which takes 16h 4m and costs ₩900,000 - ₩1800,000.
The distance between San Diego and Seoul is 9860 km.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from San Diego to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 16h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:52 AM in San Diego and 11:52 PM in Seoul.
There are 5275+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Seoul, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Seoul. However, you can fly to Incheon International Airport (ICN), walk to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, then take the train to Seoul Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Los Angeles, walk to Los Angeles Union Station, take the bus to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, walk to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) airport, fly to Incheon International Airport (ICN), walk to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, then take the train to Seoul Station.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,300,000
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
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–4,000,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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