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There are 8 ways to get from California to Japan by plane or train

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeSFO - HND
    14h 52m
    ¥67,216–132,795

  2. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Narita International Airport (NRT)planeLAX - NRT
    2. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
    15h 39m
    ¥44,437–167,586

  3. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeLAX - HND
    15h 9m
    ¥52,327–142,906

  4. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)planeSFO - NRT
    2. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
    15h 22m
    ¥48,326–197,475

  5. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Narita International Airport (NRT)planeSJC - NRT
    2. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
    15h 11m
    ¥53,480–166,280

  6. Fly San Diego International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Narita International Airport (NRT)planeSAN - NRT
    2. Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
    15h 31m
    ¥83,090–326,280

  7. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)planeSFO - ITM
    17h 33m
    ¥82,286–202,775

  8. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)planeSFO - NGO
    17h 50m
    ¥48,446–172,965

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration13h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket¥47,965Cheapest Price
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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.

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