There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Silicon Valley by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ICN - SFO
14h 55m$436–972Fly Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GMP - SFO
16h 26m$254–870Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ICN - SJC
17h 28m$431–1,514Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ICN - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
18h 31m$477–1,323Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TAE - SFO
19h 15m$594–1,071Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ICN - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
20h 59m$379–1,027Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ICN - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
21h 19m$500–1,405
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Silicon Valley is to fly which costs $250 - $900 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Silicon Valley is to train and fly which takes 14h 55m and costs $430 - $1,000.
The distance between Seoul and Silicon Valley is 5734 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 55m to get from Seoul to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
There are 517+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–2,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–2,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Incheon International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $25–35
- First Class
- $35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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