There are 8 ways to get from California to Japan by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SFO - HND
14h 47m¥67,244–152,828Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane LAX - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
15h 39m¥45,466–177,621Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane LAX - HND
14h 59m¥57,356–162,941Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SJC - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
15h 1m¥63,494–206,294Fly San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SFO - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
15h 17m¥49,354–207,508Fly San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SAN - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
15h 31m¥83,097–376,293Fly San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SFO - ITM
17h 33m¥72,314–162,808Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane SFO - NGO
17h 45m¥47,474–172,998
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Japan is to fly and train which costs ¥45000 - ¥180000 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from California to Japan is to fly which takes 14h 47m and costs ¥65000 - ¥160000.
The distance between California and Japan is 8345 km.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from California to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 17h ahead of California. It is currently 1:23 PM in California and 6:23 AM in Japan.
There are 10842+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between California, USA and Japan?
United Airlines, Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–170,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–380,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–360,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–430,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–430,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–450,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–430,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–170,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–380,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–360,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–170,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–170,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–100,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–280,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–180,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–170,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–100,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–430,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–220,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–85,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–90,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–260,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–180,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
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