There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Monterey by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane NRT - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
14h 26m$462–1,495Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Monterey Regional Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane NRT - MRY
16h 48m$330–1,138Fly Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HND - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
15h 22m$459–1,875Fly Tokyo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane HND - MRY
16h 45m$367–1,308Train to Narita International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane NRT - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
15h 31m$352–1,305Fly Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HND - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
17h 12m$549–1,865
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Monterey is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $350 - $1,400 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Monterey is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 14h 26m and costs $460 - $1,500.
The distance between Tokyo and Monterey is 5295 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Tokyo to Monterey, including transfers.
Monterey is 16h behind Tokyo. It is currently 6:52 AM in Tokyo and 2:52 PM in Monterey.
There are 805+ hotels available in Monterey.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Monterey, CA, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–5,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–7,500
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Book at
- jreast.co.jp
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–22
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
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