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KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to South Korea.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to South Korea is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from California to South Korea with an airline and back with another airline.

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from California to South Korea up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Asiana Airlines connects California to South Korea with 35 flights per week. United Airlines also offers 35 flights per week, while Delta follows with 21 flights per week.

There are 14 airports in South Korea. The busiest airport is Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN), with 57% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Korea is Incheon Intl Airport (ICN), with an average flight price of $453.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Korea is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $800. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $934 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Korea is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $810 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Korea is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $968.

The cheapest ticket to South Korea from California found in the last 5 days was to Incheon Intl Airport, at $628 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Incheon Intl Airport (ICN) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $628.

The cheapest month for flights from California to South Korea is August, when tickets cost $444 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $889 and $772 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to South Korea, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to South Korea from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 136 direct flights each week.

There are around 31 direct flights from within California to South Korea every day. Most flights (51%) depart at night.

Each week there are around 211 direct flights from within California to South Korea. The most common day for departures is Wednesday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to South Korea takes 22h 01m, covering a distance of 5829 miles. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Incheon Intl Airport (ICN) with an average flight time of 12h 30m.

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to South Korea. Instead, there are 211 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Seoul (98% of total searches to South Korea). The next most popular destinations are Busan (1%) and Daegu (0%). Searches for flights to Jeju City (0%) are also popular.