There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to San Diego by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)NRT - SAN
12h 28m$517–1,835Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)NRT - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
16h 16m$332–1,245Fly Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)HND - SAN
14h 32m$854–4,105Fly Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)HND - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
16h 8m$409–915
Narita International Airport (NRT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to San Diego is to train and fly and bus which costs $330 - $1,300 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to San Diego is to train and fly which takes 12h 28m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Tokyo and San Diego is 5624 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Tokyo to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 17h behind Tokyo. It is currently 6:15 AM in Tokyo and 1:15 PM in San Diego.
There are 2132+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and San Diego, CA, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
- 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
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $28–40
- Ordinary Car
- $17–22
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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