There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Busan by train, plane, subway, shuttle, 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.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SFO - PUS
18h 4m₩472,888–1,628,260Fly 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 6m₩604,815–2,005,115BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane OAK - PUS
22h₩613,011–2,016,991Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SFO - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
19h 12m₩737,888–2,375,460Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MRY - PUS
22h 33m₩621,159–2,081,404Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- 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 45m₩520,388–1,734,460Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- 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 47m₩780,388–2,733,460
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Busan is to Caltrain and fly and bus and train which costs ₩500,000 - ₩1800,000 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Busan is to Caltrain and fly which takes 18h 4m and costs ₩470,000 - ₩1700,000.
The distance between San Jose and Busan is 9145 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from San Jose to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 16h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 4:43 AM in San Jose and 8:43 PM in Busan.
There are 1239+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Delta, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
- 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,500,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
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 55m
- 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 Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
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
- delta.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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,500,000
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 55m
- 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 Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
- 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
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 Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
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 Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
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
- 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
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
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- 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
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- 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
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
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
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–13,000
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ₩10,000–13,000
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–13,000
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ₩10,000–13,000
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–13,000
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ₩10,000–13,000
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–13,000
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ₩10,000–13,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–12,000
- Website
- BART
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–80,000
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- ₩65,000–80,000
- 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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