Stopovers between San Francisco and Seoul
San Francisco to Seoul is about 9,086 km. 8 cities sit close enough to the route to add a night or two, and Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing have airline stopover programs. Pick your dates to see what each one really costs.
Cities on the way
Tokyo
5% extra distance · hotel ~$180/night
Haneda is 20 minutes from the city; a top stopover on the way to Asia.
Osaka
5% extra distance · hotel ~$140/night
Street-food capital with Kyoto 15 minutes away by bullet train.
Vancouver
4% extra distance · hotel ~$230/night
Canada Line train to downtown; mountains and ocean together.
Seattle
4% extra distance · hotel ~$220/night
Light rail from the airport to downtown.
Los Angeles
12% extra distance · hotel ~$230/night
Beach towns are 15 minutes from the airport.
Beijing
14% extra distance · hotel ~$110/night
Great Wall within a day trip; visa-free transit for many passports.
Shanghai
18% extra distance · hotel ~$120/night
Visa-free transit is available to many passports when you fly onward to a third country.
Honolulu
23% extra distance · hotel ~$300/night
Hawaiian adds a stopover for a small fee on multi-city tickets.