There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco 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 25m₩464,572–1,617,660Fly Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane OAK - PUS
21h 39m₩609,194–2,012,000Fly 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 32m₩729,572–2,364,860Fly 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
19h 6m₩512,072–1,723,860Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SFO - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 7m₩772,072–2,722,860
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩500,000 - ₩1800,000 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Busan is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs ₩460,000 - ₩1700,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Busan is 9111 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from San Francisco to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 16h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:55 PM in San Francisco and 6:55 AM in Busan.
There are 1234+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, United Airlines, and four 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
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,600,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,500,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,200,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,300,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,600,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,700,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–5,500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–3,400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,600,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–3,600,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,600,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,500,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
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 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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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
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
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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