There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Los Angeles by train, plane, 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.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ICN - LAX
15h 4m$460–967Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane ICN - LGB
18h 55m$329–1,010Fly Gimpo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GMP - LAX
16h 50m$489–1,215Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ICN - BUR
17h 38m$439–1,314Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane ICN - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
19h 37m$403–1,218Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ICN - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
20h 16m$430–1,202Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ICN - SNA
20h 42m$483–1,422
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Los Angeles is to fly which costs $480 - $1,300 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Los Angeles is to train and fly which takes 15h 4m and costs $460 - $1,000.
The distance between Seoul and Los Angeles is 6069 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Seoul to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Los Angeles is 16h behind Seoul. It is currently 4:40 PM in Seoul and 12:40 AM in Los Angeles.
There are 3367+ hotels available in Los Angeles.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
Korean Air, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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